Kerry: We Must 'Put Real Islam Out There'

weeklystandard.com ^ | Jeryl Bier

[RoosterRedux]

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that to counter the ideology of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its claim of a "religious foundation" for its actions, part of the strategy of the international coalition he is attempting to assemble must be to "begin to put real Islam out there." Kerry, in Paris for talks with various world leaders to build that coalition, further said that all of the Arab leaders he had spoken with earlier concurred about their focus on "real Islam and how important the Friday sermons are." The secretary of state recently said that ISIL's ideology "has nothing to do with Islam" and President Obama echoed these words, saying that "ISIL is not 'Islamic.'"

Kerry's remarks about "real Islam" came during a "roundtable discussion" with the press after the secretary met with representatives from twenty-six countries to discuss how to confront the threat posed by ISIL. In recent days Kerry has alternated between calling the action against ISIL "war" and "counter-terrorism," but in any case he downplayed the military aspect of the operation. The military piece, he said, is a "critical component", but "probably far more important" will be the effort to "start drying up this pool of jihadis who get seduced into believing there’s some virtue in crossing into Syria to fight or to join ISIL."

[Sans-Culotte]

[GreenHornet]

I found out everything I need to know about “real Islam” on 9-11.

[Rummyfan]

Infidel John knows what the real islam is? For myself, I've seen plenty of the real islam from September 11, 2001, to the present.

[slumber1]

Since when is it the job of the US Secretary of State to promote a particular interpretation of any religion?

[CatherineofAragon]

You stupid slab-faced idiot, the “real Islam” has been “out there” since its beginnings.

[Capt. Tom]

...further said that all of the Arab leaders he had spoken with earlier concurred about their focus on "real Islam and how important the Friday sermons are."

The real Islam as practiced by Allah's prophet Muhammed, can be found in the Hadiths. Or observing how ISIS, Boko Haram Al Qaeda etc. operate today.

That is why most Muslims are not going to go against the practitoners of Islam as written in the Koran and Hadiths. -Tom

[dforest]

Please someone, make it stop!

If that sounds like desperation, it is.

[PghBaldy]

FWIW, CodePink just interrupted the Senate hearings. Funny how they always tend to get in when Democrats are in charge.

[D.A.Veteran]

Your descript is about the best one I have ever seen. Can’t get any plainer than that. A few years back, when CAIR was, nationally, spewing their rhetoric about Islam to the Nation, a Muslim poll was made. In the poll, there was a question asked “...would you support a Caliphate Islamic State in America?” 80% of the respondents answered YES.

[Jack Hammer]

Put REAL Islam out there?

ISIS has already done that.

[Interesting Times]

NASA’s stated mission is to make Muslims feel good about their scientific accomplishments. Apparently the job of the Secretary of State is to promote a sanitized version of Islam.

[blackdog]

John Kerry, thinking he is the Pope of Islam?

[rod1]

Promotion of a specific religion is not the “job” of the US federal government.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Lurch wouldn’t know real Islam if it bit him on his arse...

[RoosterRedux]

[logi_cal869]

He’s beginning to sound just like GW on this ‘peaceful religion’ BS...

[Rome2000]

Kerry sure is stuck on stupid.

Stupid voters = Stupid leaders

[RightField]

No one will confront a Muslim on what he means by 'peace.'
It's certainly not what we think is the definition of the word.

[a fool in paradise]

Where is the ACLU? Where is the Freedom From Religion Foundation?

FUJK

[vpintheak]

I don’t know what’s more pathetic. Idiots like Kerry, or the people who believe them.