I am shocked that some here, and our own president, are hesitating to call this terror. According to all definitions of terror I could find, it is without a doubt a terror attack. Whether to blame Islamists varies on one’s love of them or the subscribing to their values. Perhaps, we have become conditioned to equating terror with Islam. That’s not an indication of racism or Islamophobia – it’s what Islam generated by its behavior for the past many decades. And if our president doesn’t see that, then he once again proves he lacks the intellect and value system to serve as our leader.
The country looks to Obama’s words to determine if he is being presidential. If we were a bit smarter, we would examine his actions. And that is yet to be determined. I don’t trust him, but he has not personally asked to borrow money from me.