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The 'War on Terror' vs. 'Radical Islam': What’s in a Name?
Military.com | 14 Mar 2017 | by Joseph V. Micallef
Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter@JosephVMicallef.
On February 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress uttered two words that no American president has ever spoken publicly: "radical Islam." Previous presidents had opted to use the expression "war on terror." The statement was a political victory for administration hardliners like Trump advisor Steve Bannon and his protégé on the National Security Council Sebastian Gorka. Is there really a difference between the two terms? Does it matter? The fact is, neither term is particularly instructive or useful.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/03/14/war-terror-vs-radical-islam-whats-name.html