Ryan: US can't 'ignore' radical Islam
House Speaker Paul Ryan
Paul RyanRyan: US can't 'ignore' radical IslamThe emerging fundraising rebellionGOP senator: Trump doesn’t expect Obama to resign MORE (R-Wisc.) said Tuesday the U.S. cannot "ignore the threat" posed by radical Islam, hours after President Obama rebuked Republicans for trying to insist he use the term to describe terrorists.
"We are at war with radical Islamic terrorism,” Ryan told reporters. “And, yes, there is a very important distinction that needs to be made from the millions of moderate Muslims, who are our allies, our brothers, our sisters, who are helping us in this fight. But that does not mean we should ignore the threat that is facing us. We need to call this threat for what it is if we’re going to fully confront it.”
Then, Ryan abruptly cut off questions about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"I’m not going to spend my time commenting about the ups and downs and the in between by the comments,” Ryan said. "I am not going to get into the day-to-day habit of commenting on what the president says and what our nominee says."
"I’m not going to do it every day, or every hour,” he added.
In a speech earlier Tuesday, Obama defended his handling and description of the war on terror, denying that extremists speak for Muslims at large.
"What exactly would using this label accomplish? What exactly would it change?” Obama asked.
“Would it make ISIL less committed to trying to kill Americans? Would it bring in more allies? Is there a military strategy that is served by this?” he continued, using another name for ISIS. "The answer is none of the above. Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. This is a political distraction.”
Source:The Hill
Paul RyanRyan: US can't 'ignore' radical IslamThe emerging fundraising rebellionGOP senator: Trump doesn’t expect Obama to resign MORE (R-Wisc.) said Tuesday the U.S. cannot "ignore the threat" posed by radical Islam, hours after President Obama rebuked Republicans for trying to insist he use the term to describe terrorists."We are at war with radical Islamic terrorism,” Ryan told reporters. “And, yes, there is a very important distinction that needs to be made from the millions of moderate Muslims, who are our allies, our brothers, our sisters, who are helping us in this fight. But that does not mean we should ignore the threat that is facing us. We need to call this threat for what it is if we’re going to fully confront it.”
Then, Ryan abruptly cut off questions about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"I’m not going to spend my time commenting about the ups and downs and the in between by the comments,” Ryan said. "I am not going to get into the day-to-day habit of commenting on what the president says and what our nominee says."
"I’m not going to do it every day, or every hour,” he added.
In a speech earlier Tuesday, Obama defended his handling and description of the war on terror, denying that extremists speak for Muslims at large.
"What exactly would using this label accomplish? What exactly would it change?” Obama asked.
“Would it make ISIL less committed to trying to kill Americans? Would it bring in more allies? Is there a military strategy that is served by this?” he continued, using another name for ISIS. "The answer is none of the above. Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. This is a political distraction.”
Source:The Hill
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