September 29, 2016 - "President Obama fielded some difficult questions on his role as Commander in Chief during a town hall hosted by CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday night.
At one point, Gold Star mother Tina Houchins asked President Obama why he refuses to use the term "radical Islamic terrorist" to describe the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations that have organized attacks against Americans.
"The truth of this matter is that this is an issue that has been sort of manufactured," Obama said.
Several political opponents, including Republican nominee Donald Trump, have criticized Obama for not using the term radical Islamic terrorism, and have said it indicates the president is soft on terrorism.
Obama said he objects to the term because the U.S. must be careful not to lump "murderers" in with billions of peaceful Muslims around the world.
"These are people who killchildren, killMuslims, take sex slaves — there's no religious rationale that would justify in any way any of the things that they do," Obama said."
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