The "radical Islam" phrase, fwiw, has been a very strong distinction between Obama and Bush's administrations. Bush was very direct about it, and Obama's administration has been far more hesitant to rhetorically place so much emphasis on Islam.
I feel like this is a important exchange between the two viewpoints. Many Republicans want the focus to be on "radical Islam" while Democrats (including myself) would rather the phrase rhetorically focus on "radical Islamic beliefs that are inconsistent with mainstream interpretation of the Koran."
And, the fact that we're even having this debate shows how stupid we all are.
Obama is hesitant and indirect because he wants people to forget we're at war since he has no solution or plan to win.
The best plan to "win" would be to bring all of our troops home and secure our borders and points of entry. We aren't going to win the indefinite War on Terror by bombing supposed rogue states and drawing more people into Al Qaeda's ranks.
Which terrorists involved in plots haven't crossed our borders legally?
