U.S President Barack Obama has finally explained why he doesn't ever use
the term 'Islamic Terrorism' when describing deadly terrorist attacks
carried out by ISIS, saying ISIS' activities affect all including
Christians and Muslims.
Obama has been criticized by a lot of political observers and even
Donald Trump for purposely refusing to refer to ISIS as Islamic
terrorists, saying the U.S president has refused to acknowledge that the
terror group use Islam to defend their wicked acts.
At a CNN presidential town hall meeting today, Obama was then asked to
defend why he refused to say "Islamic" terrorism to a Gold Star mother.
"My son gave his life for acts of terrorism," audience member Tina
Houchins told Obama at the meeting. "Do you still believe that the acts
of terrorism are done for the self-proclaimed Islamic religious motive?
And if you do, why do you still refuse to use the term ... Islamic
terrorist?"
"There is no doubt, and I've said repeatedly, where we see terrorist
organizations like al Qaeda or ISIL -- They have perverted and distorted
and tried to claim the mantle of Islam for an excuse for basically
barbarism and death," Obama explained.
"These are people who've killed children, killed Muslims, take sex
slaves, there's no religious rational that would justify in any way any
of the things that they do," he said. "But what I have been careful
about when I describe these issues is to make sure that we do not lump
these murderers into the billion Muslims that exist around the world,
including in this country, who are peaceful, who are responsible, who,
in this country, are fellow troops and police officers and fire fighters
and teachers and neighbors and friends. If you had an organization that
was going around killing and blowing people up and said, 'We're on the
vanguard of Christianity.' As a Christian, I'm not going to let them
claim my religion and say, 'you're killing for Christ.' I would say,
that's ridiculous," Obama said.
"That's not what my religion stands for. Call these folks what they are, which is killers and terrorists," he added.
Obama then said that the danger of using the term 'Islamic Terrorism'
stems from when "a president or people aspiring to become president get
loose with this language." to which CNN moderator Jake Tapper
interjected saying he was referring to Donald Trump, but Obama denied
that was the case.
Tapper interjected:
"You were clearly talking about the Republican nominee Donald Trump just then --"
"No, I wasn't," Obama dismissed Tapper swiftly. "It's not unique to the
Republican nominee. Look, I'm trying to be careful, we're on a military
base, I don't insert partisan politics into this. I think that there
have been a number of public figures where you start hearing commentary
that is dangerous. Because what it starts doing is it starts dividing us
up as Americans."
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U.S President Barack Obama has finally speak about terrorism
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