07 December, 2015

Obama's Terrorism Speech: Does the President Take the ISIS Threat Seriously? - The Atlantic

Obama's Terrorism Speech: Does the President Take the ISIS Threat Seriously? - The Atlantic: "The other unforced error America must avoid, according to Obama, is “letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam. That, too, is what groups like ISIL want.” Because the GOP candidates see violent jihadism as a powerful, seductive ideology, they think that many American Muslims are at risk of becoming terrorists, and thus that the United States must monitor them more aggressively. Because Obama sees violent jihadism as ideologically weak and unattractive, he thinks that few American Muslims will embrace it unless the United States makes them feel like enemies in their own country—which is exactly what Donald Trump risks doing.

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