“The primary transnational threats Americans face are from jihadist terrorists and transnational criminal organizations.”
At last, reality begins to return to the U.S.’s counterterror strategy, after its removal in 2011, which I detail at length in my book Arab Winter Comes to America. Obama, at the behest of Muslim groups linked to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, removed all mention of Islam from counterterror training, rendering law enforcement and intelligence officials ignorant of the motives and goals of the people they were trying to counter.
But now, finally, all that is beginning to be rolled back.
“Trump national security strategy restores reference to ‘jihadist’ terror threat,” by Judson Berger, Fox News, December 18, 2017:
President Trump’s national security strategy, set to be unveiled in a major address Monday afternoon, restores references to the “jihadist” terror threat – in a tacit rebuke to the Obama-era decision to avoid such language.
The president is expected to detail his administration’s strategy at 2 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C.
Trump is expected to discuss threats he’ll deem as “rogue regimes,” like North Korea, and “revisionist powers,” like Russia and China, who aim to change the status quo.
But notably, the document repeatedly refers to “jihadist” terror groups, in a break from the Obama administration.
“The primary transnational threats Americans face are from jihadist terrorists and transnational criminal organizations,” the document states, according to excerpts released ahead of the speech.
Another section calls for strengthened missile defense and homeland security, vowing to “pursue threats to their source, so that jihadist terrorists are stopped before they ever reach our borders.”
Sebastian Gorka, a former Trump White House adviser, drew attention to the term in an interview Monday morning with “Fox & Friends.”
“The political correctness of the last eight years is gone,” he said. “You haven’t seen anything like this for 20-25 years.”
Then-President Barack Obama stirred controversy when he first removed terms like “Islamic extremism” in the 2010 security document, effectively scrubbing language used by the George W. Bush administration. The shift came on the heels of Obama’s visit to Egypt, where he vowed a “new beginning” in the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
The administration’s 2015 strategy also did not contain the word “jihadist.”…
Kris T says
If Mohammad was a stock, I’d sell short today!! Mohammad is going to be a junk bond pretty soon!
mike9a says
🙂 good one!
kessler says
Bravo – a glimmer of hope in a world of cowardice and defeatism
Shane says
Yes, and this means that General McMaster, the Jihad-denier will be fired very soon! I hope this means that our counter-terrorism manuals will state the obvious motivation that Islam is to Islamic terrorists. We should routinely investigate the Mosques that Islamic terrorists attended and close Mosques that preach Jihad against the USA.
Gary says
C.A.I.R. & The Muslim “Brotherhood” have been put on notice…
AMERICA!
LAND OF THE FREE!! HOME OF THE BRAVE!!
william says
!! Locked & Loaded!!
Andy says
Get behind President Trump!! Stop the Islamization of America and the western world!!
Andy says
Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone here on JW.
A Big Thank You to Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller and all freedom fighters who have eyes to see and ears to hear at what is happening to our world with Islam.
Thank you JW for allowing me to give my 2 cents worth and a lot of you-tube video’s on your site.
We are all freedom fighters in the world in which we live and can try to help people understand what is happening with the Islamization of our world.
God bless you and keep you with the great work you our doing.
Baruch Hashem בעזרת השם AMEN
P.S. Lets hope and pray we will have a peaceful, terrorist free New Year for 2018!
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, Andy.
Same to you and yours!
CRUSADER says
Besiyata Dishmaya
Aramaic phrase, meaning “with the help of Heaven”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Emilie Green says
The rate of attacks by Muslims apparently exceeds the rate at which McMaster can try to explain them away.
pfwag says
Great except the “primary transnational threats Americans face” is ISLAM itself.
mike9a says
Time to invite Robert Spencer to the WH and offer him job on the spot. Up to RS to consider it.
roberta says
+1 Robert Spencer has proven that he has absolutely zero quit. Its rumored that he knows almost as much about Islam as Joe Bidden. 😉
C T says
Truth always wins out eventually.
Tim says
This a great development.
Ren says
Truth restores truth on islamic terror and jihad.
Thomas Kimball says
“Rendering law enforcement and intelligence agencies ignorant of the motives and goals of the people they are trying to counter”are you sh1tting me! Without a statement in a friggin manual these a- holes can’t recognise a f—ing threat? God help us all! The wrong people are in positions of responsibility. I need a nap. Well by.
David Stephenson says
Just finished watching the speech. Hooray!!!
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Trump is by far the closest leader we’ve had to understanding Islam. But even his take is messed up. It all goes back to Prez Dubya’s national TV speech just after 9/11, wherein he declared “Islam is a religion of peace” and that “Islam” translates to peace in the Arabic.
It’s the Submission, stupid. Submit or else. Trump needs to advance his understanding on this central point, a point so central that it’s the fulcrum that must be pushed to correctly steer near term events in world history.
PRCS says
Wonder how many people realize that’s Uncle Nihad standing behind him during that speech.
gravenimage says
APF, there is no doubt that Trump is *far* from perfect in his understanding of the Jihad threat. Still a great step in the right direction, though.
PRCS says
“Obama, at the behest of Muslim groups linked to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, removed all mention of Islam from counterterror training, rendering law enforcement and intelligence officials ignorant of the motives and goals of the people they were trying to counter.”
While they’ve been limited/prohibited from including Islam and jihad in their official capacities, it’s hard to imagine law enforcement and intelligence officials are too lazy or stupid to learn about these things on their own.
If that is the case…..
gravenimage says
Winning: Trump national security strategy restores reference to ‘jihadist’ terror threat
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Good common sense. Glad to see it.
Matthieu Baudin says
The man seems to be finding his feet again in relation to the International Jihad Menace.
George says
Robert, it must be gratifying to know that they are listening to you. It’s time to get you a sponsor who has the president’s ear and have you put in a special position near the oval office..
Joe says
After 14 centuries the religion of pieces should be cut into these.
CRUSADER says
Religion of Pieces (cut and paste from Biblical references and Arabian tribal lore) along with cutting people into pieces in order to conquer and control….yeah, Islam ain’t no Religion of Peace…certainly Pieces….
But only we “Deplorables” would perceive that!
Kasey says
For some real awareness of the evils within Islam and Islamic ideology, check out:
https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/?s=ibn+wirriq
https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/the-real-consequences-of-islamic-indoctrination-mind-set-and-logic-with-24-items-for-discussion-and-debate/
https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/the-heart-of-islamic-extremism-lies-in-specific-quranic-tenets-says-an-ordinary-aussie/
https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/reforming-islamic-doctrines-radical-action-needed/
Kasey says
Only a fool would ignore the fact that 99.9% of all terrorist attacks around the World are Islamic terrorist attacks! Some by organized jihadists and others, by lone-wolf actuators with tacit supporters.
Aussie Infidel says
I noticed that in his speech, the President referred to “radical Islamic terrorism AND IDEOLOGY.” Let’s hope he’s gradually realising the truth that Islamic ideology is the primary motivation for all jihadist violence. Actions by the US or other countries which ‘offend’ Muslims, are simply the triggers for the jihadis to act.
CRUSADER says
Finally!
Time to bring back General Flynn and Sebastian Gorka into the ring.
Credit is due to the men in the arena, said Teddy Roosevelt.
Now, being among our Darkest Hours, what would Winston Churchill council?