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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWH: Trump was 'exhausted' when he said 'Islamic extremism'
Washington (CNN)The difference between "Islamic extremism" and "Islamist extremism"? One exhausted President.
President Donald Trump's substitution of the slightly different terms during his highly anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia on Sunday might go unnoticed by the average US listener.
But the subtle change -- or slip, as the White House called it -- could mean the difference between offending Middle Eastern allies and not, a concern for any president looking to create a good first impression with a key ally on a first trip abroad.
Using the word "Islamic," a reference to the religion, in the same breath as "terrorism" could be seen by Muslims as an affront to their faith and actually play into the terrorists' "clash of civilizations" narrative -- reasons why President Barack Obama assiduously avoided the combination during his presidency.
President Donald Trump's substitution of the slightly different terms during his highly anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia on Sunday might go unnoticed by the average US listener.
But the subtle change -- or slip, as the White House called it -- could mean the difference between offending Middle Eastern allies and not, a concern for any president looking to create a good first impression with a key ally on a first trip abroad.
Using the word "Islamic," a reference to the religion, in the same breath as "terrorism" could be seen by Muslims as an affront to their faith and actually play into the terrorists' "clash of civilizations" narrative -- reasons why President Barack Obama assiduously avoided the combination during his presidency.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/trump-islamic-islamist/index.html
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WH: Trump was 'exhausted' when he said 'Islamic extremism' (Original Post)
spanone
May 2017
OP
Did he not boast about his 'Stamina' during the campaign and said Hillary did not have it?
Le Gaucher
May 2017
#2
underpants
(182,823 posts)1. Low energy! SAD!
Le Gaucher
(1,547 posts)2. Did he not boast about his 'Stamina' during the campaign and said Hillary did not have it?
What a shameless excuse for a human!!
spanone
(135,841 posts)4. turning out his entire campaign was a fraud. a total fraud.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)3. "Medically unfit to serve"
"Where are her medical records?"
"Will she live?"
MFM008
(19,814 posts)5. Is he dead yet?