Are Jihadists A National Security Threat? Not According To The Top U.S. Counterterrorism Adviser

President Obama and John Brennan

Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad As 'Legitimate Tenet of Islam' -- FOX News

The president's top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a "legitimate tenet of Islam," arguing that the term "jihadists" should not be used to describe America's enemies.

During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, John Brennan described violent extremists as victims of "political, economic and social forces," but said that those plotting attacks on the United States should not be described in "religious terms."

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My Comment: In the same breath of saying that Jihadists are not America's enemies .... John Brennan conveniently ignores to label Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad in the same manner as Al Qaeda and its affiliates.

Sighhh .... and John Brennan is the President's top counterterrorism adviser.