"We
are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who are perverted
Islam." President Barack Obama says this in his summit on countering
violent extremism Wednesday. He says that Muslim leaders “need to do more to
discredit the notion that our nations are determined to suppress Islam.” Before
the summit, Obama when to lengths to begin avoid linking extremism to the
Muslim faith. He wanted to avoid giving Islamic State or al Qaeda terrorist
credence. He wanted to explain his wording, declaring al Qaeda and ISIS “desperate
for legitimacy.” For more information, check out this story on CNN News. This
article was found on CNN News on Wednesday, February 18th.
