“Barack Obama’s closing remarks at the summit on Countering Violent Extremism on Wednesday were notable not only for the president’s avoidance of words like ‘Islamic’ and Muslim,’ but also for their emphasis on ISIS. The terrorist group merited a dozen mentions, more than double that of its rival, al Qaeda. ‘ISIL is terrorizing the people of Syria and Iraq, beheads and burns human beings in unfathomable acts of cruelty,’ Obama said. ‘We’ve seen deadly attacks in Ottawa and Sydney and, Paris, and now Copenhagen.’ “
Source: For the First Time, Americans Support Ground Troops Against ISIS – The Atlantic
