First he talked about the "moderate elements" of Hezbollah. Then he referred to Jerusalem as "al Quds." Boy, President Obama's National Security Adviser, John Brennan, is sure on a roll. Here is his latest disaster, from Fox News:
The president's top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a "legitimate tenet of Islam," arguing that the term "jihadists" should not be used to describe America's enemies.
During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, John Brennan described violent extremists as victims of "political, economic and social forces," but said that those plotting attacks on the United States should not be described in "religious terms."
He repeated the administration argument that the enemy is not "terrorism," because terrorism is a "tactic," and not terror, because terror is a "state of mind" -- though Brennan's title, deputy national security adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security, includes the word "terrorism" in it. But then Brennan said that the word "jihad" should not be applied either.
"Nor do we describe our enemy as 'jihadists' or 'Islamists' because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy or legitimate or Islamic about murdering innocent men, women and children," Brennan said.
How can you defeat the enemy if you are not even permitted to utter its name? And hey, John: I'm assuming you have never read the Koran other than a few harmless little snippets online via Google. Your definition of jihad flies in the face of Islamic history and texts.Try telling this guy that jihad does not mean violent conquest. Good luck, chief.