[The_Reader_David]

But the root of salam and islam is the same: slm. Roots in Semitic languages are the consonants, related words have the same root. And therein lies the problem: in the Mohammedan conception, peace (salam) and submission (islam) are essentially identified. There are no negotiated peaces between adversaries, only hudnat, pauses or ceasefires in fighting (which Muslims regard it as their right to break whenever it is to their advantage). There is no Islamic analogue of the peace of God which passes all understanding, only servile submission. The only peace Islam knows is the peace between victor and vanquished, between master and slave.

[Chaguito]

So, the prevarication on Obama’s part has to do with the definition of the word “peace,” rather than the Arabic root of the two arabic concepts. Maybe he didn’t know that he was misrepresenting the islamic concept. I’m sure that’s it....

[lentulusgracchus]

Thank you for your learned post. So Obama was threading a needle with his lie, which was partially true.

When dealing with the Left, it always pays to know what the meaning of "is", is.