Posted on 08/20/2014 12:36:31 PM PDT by upchuck
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. won't back down from ISIS, the militant terror group that released a video Tuesday showing one of its militants beheading and American photojournalist.
'Today, the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley by the terrorist group, ISIL,' said Obama, calling the group by the White House's preferred name.
'No just God would stand for what they did yesterday, and for what they do every single day,' he said.
'ISIL speaks for no religion,' he said, aiming his words at the Islamist faction that claims to have established a Muslim caliphate in portions of Syria and Iraq. 'Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents.'
Foley stood 'in stark contrast' to his captors and executioners, he said, blaming them for a series of 'cowardly acts of violence.'
Americans 'are all heartbroken at their loss and join them in honoring Jim,' he said, somber but not wearing a necktie, as has been his practice during his extended family holiday.
Secretary of State John Kerry released a statement 90 minutes later, saying that Foley 'was brave and bold, and no masked coward can ever steal the legacy of this courageous American.'
Kerry noted that Foley had been held in captivity once before – in Libya – ultimately winning his release.
'The sheer unfairness and unlikely odds that this young journalist would again find himself in captivity in another conflict was almost unimaginable,' he said.
'It is impossible to express how much we all wanted this latest horror to end with his family reunited, as it had been the first time.'
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What’s Obama gonna do? Stamp his little girlie foot in a tantrum?
Not because they beheaded Foley; nope, because they interrupted his T time.
Sternly worded letter to be delivered forthwith!
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That might be a little harsh for JV team.
Amen.
Did Obama just find out that they’ve had him for two years? Must have picked up a paper again.
The murder of one journalist brings the big 0 out. Buth the death of the thousands takes a back seat!
New red line no Murdered Journalists! One thing for sure the Child has plenty of options to play CIC on if he ever decides to become one!
I wish no ill will to any and all but Mr Obama 911 is on the horizon.
Lets hope your inaction does not come home to roost!
Hey obammy,
Ya got NOthing,
NOthing, Punk
I believe in DA old hood its
Chickens coming homes to roost.
> Reggie Love has seen Obama’s “Wrath” I don’t think he’s impressed
Maybe uts rpthe reason he took up golf...or to get a suntan to mke sure he at least looked black...: )
“For what it’s worth, Taliban and ISIS are not the same”
I’m aware of that,but as a woman I don’t think I’d be too comfortable with either one.
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Of course, he just had to hold Islam guilt free, as he always does when Islam is more responsble for the behavior of murderous savages than anything else.
Nothing at all to do with Islam, whose prophet carried out more than a few beheadings himself.
Oh yes, Obama is now searching for the “real” killers!
America should be ashamed to elect this piece of crap.
Put your hand in a bucket of water.
Quickly remove it.
The amount of time the “hole” stays in the water is the time span of Obama’s promises and vows...especially if there is a golf course nearby
The NYT’s original headline on This today was, “Obama outraged over beheading; vows to stay on course”.
I’m sure he made that statement at the turn before he hit the tees on the back nine.
I can’t believe that the NYT let that one slip.
With the House of Saud in danger from IS, (their stated ambition is to destroy the kaaba) the master to whom he bowed is still being served.
I’m happy to say I came back with all my appendages from a month in Jeddah and Saudi Arabia and Egypt way back in the 80s.. I Doubt it has changed much..
The Sauds know what is at stake, ..
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