Obama’s critics argue that he is ineffective in cordoning off the violent nihilists of radical Islam because he doesn’t understand the threat. He does resist refracting radical Islam through the “clash of civilizations” prism popularized by the late political scientist Samuel Huntington. But this is because, he and his advisers argue, he does not want to enlarge the ranks of the enemy. “The goal is not to force a Huntington template onto this conflict,” said John Brennan, the CIA director.
"Clash" has haunted Bush43 and Obama.
LOVE that man.
"Clash" has haunted Bush43 and Obama.
Obama doesn't want to talk about it, nor did Bush43, because the enemy is Islam and they can't conceive of having another Crusade against Islam.