6:05 PM PT: President Obama, noting that ISIL calls itself "The Islamic State," says: "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic”" and "It is not a state." Instead, "ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple." He says
6:05 PM PT: President Obama, noting that ISIL calls itself "The Islamic State," says: "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic”" and "It is not a state." Instead, "ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple." He says
6:05 PM PT: President Obama, noting that ISIL calls itself "The Islamic State," says: "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic”" and "It is not a state." Instead, "ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple." He says
The announcement in Saudi Arabia was carefully choreographed, coming hours after the president told the American people that he would expand US air strikes against the militants, promising that Isil would ultimately be “vanquished from the Earth”.
During his nationally televised speech on Wednesday night, Barack Obama told the entire nation that “ISIL is not Islamic”. Well, then what in the world are they?