How can we understand our commander in chief’s complete refusal to describe terrorists accurately as Islamic radicals instead of just “extremists” or terrorist acts in America as “workplace violence” and his refusal to acknowledge their real threat to the world? Recently, in a speech, Obama first said “our objective is clear, and that is: Degrade and destroy ISIL so that it’s no longer a threat.” Pressed on whether he was talking about the elimination of the Islamic State, Obama suggested he was seeking instead to limit the group’s reach.