ISIS stands for the "Islamic State in Iraq and Syria," and, ISIL for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant." How is it that the words are seemingly so interchangeable as President Obama seems to indicate in his speeches and information releases? First off, by most accounts, the two are vastly different from each other. ISIS is a group of terrorists who claim to have established a “califate” (or sheikdom) where Sharia law rules. According to americanthinker.com, “anyone who fails to adhere to strict Muslim guidelines has his head removed. Obama's contrary assertions aside, ISIS is by no means contained. In fact, the savage group (which prefers to be called the "Islamic State" or "IS") has metastasized on maps like immense pools of blood covering the ancient borders that once divided parts of Syria and Iraq.”
ISIL on the other hand, according to glaphyridae.com, "[t]he Levant in its geographical sense comprises the following political entities: the west part of Syria, Lebanon, west part of Jordan, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip), Israel, and Sinai (Egypt)." Others claim it includes parts of Turkey too. These locations all accept Islam, except Israel of course. There is some concern that Obama’s comments reflect a political position towards Israel – further reflected by comments he has made about considers Israel and its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. American Thinker also reports: “Israel has proven itself a tried and true friend since its return to its ancient homeland in 1948. Despite some disagreements between the U.S. and the Jewish state, no previous president has shown such a hideous and blatant disregard for Israel's head of state as has Obama. Nor has any previous president ever considered (to our knowledge) or suggested in a way bordering on insistence that Israel relinquish the land it now controls by contracting to its pre-1967 borders. Obama wants just that. Why? For Israel, a return to those boundaries would be suicidal, shrinking the country to a width of a very svelte nine miles and making it essentially indefensible.” Many of the countries in the area pay lip service to the need to get rid of ISIS, and though they do not actively support ISIS, they also don’t want to be involved in any battle against them. However, Jordan's King Abdullah II and the Kurds, a strong and fierce fighting force of people in the area are ready to help in the fight against ISIS and all terrorism in the Middle East. Both have petitioned President Obama and the U.S. for help with weapons and strategic planning to rid the area of terrorism in all forms. Many have asked the question before and likely will continue, but these words are not as interchangeable as President Obama indicates. Jonah Engler is a financial expert from NYC.
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