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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Video: Obama Administration Has No Idea Whether America is ‘At War’ Or Not
September 12, 2014 - 3:06 PM
By Curtis Kalin
Within the space of 24 hours, the Obama Administration has both denied the
United States is “at war” with ISIS (ISIL) and confirmed it.
In an interview with CNN yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry was asked,
“Is the United States at war with ISIS?” Kerry rebuffed the notion of “
war,” calling it the “wrong terminology.” Instead, Kerry dubbed it, “A
very significant counter-terrorism operation.”
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest also refused to call the effort
announced by President Obama Wednesday a “war.”
Today, however, Earnest reversed vocabulary, saying the U.S. was indeed “at
war” with ISIS. This was backed up by a Pentagon acknowledgement saying
the same thing:
ALERT: Pentagon acknowledges that the U.S. is "at war" with ISIS.
— CNBC Politics (@CNBCPolitics) September 12, 2014
All of this as the Obama White House insists it maintains authority to
strike ISIS without further action from Congress. It cites the post-9/11
Authorization of Military Force that Congress passed in 2001 and allowed
President Bush to declare a “War on Terrorism.”
White House says IS roots as al-Qaeda in Iraq, possible ongoing contacts
, reverence for bin Laden, use of AQ tactics mean 2001 AUMF applies
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) September 11, 2014
As much as President Obama intended to send a message of strength and
resolve in the wake of his speech Wednesday night by laying out the ISIS
threat, the ensuing muddle as to whether the nation is actually “at war”
has completely erased any credibility the president may have won back. He’s
gone from “no strategy” to “strategy.” But, he’s now completely
confused the country about what the strategy constitutes. | T*********I
发帖数: 10729 | 2 它不是搞不清。而是搞得很清楚。
的确是at war。但是不能说成是at war。否则民主党08年和12年竞选的时候抨击共和党
打仗的说法不是自打耳光么。所以，说成什么都可以，但是绝对不能说成是at war。 | A*****a
发帖数: 52743 | 3 需要指鹿为马
【在 T*********I 的大作中提到】
: 它不是搞不清。而是搞得很清楚。
: 的确是at war。但是不能说成是at war。否则民主党08年和12年竞选的时候抨击共和党
: 打仗的说法不是自打耳光么。所以，说成什么都可以，但是绝对不能说成是at war。
| b*****e
发帖数: 53215 | 4 reinvent at war就好了嘛
【在 A*****a 的大作中提到】
: 需要指鹿为马
| j********8
发帖数: 2201 | | l******a
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: Video: Obama Administration Has No Idea Whether America is ‘At War’ Or Not
: September 12, 2014 - 3:06 PM
: By Curtis Kalin
: Within the space of 24 hours, the Obama Administration has both denied the
: United States is “at war” with ISIS (ISIL) and confirmed it.
: In an interview with CNN yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry was asked,
: “Is the United States at war with ISIS?” Kerry rebuffed the notion of “
: war,” calling it the “wrong terminology.” Instead, Kerry dubbed it, “A
: very significant counter-terrorism operation.”
: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest also refused to call the effort
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