BUT OBAMA SEES THEM AS FRIENDS WE JUST HAVEN’T PROPERLY MET YET: Republicans Want Tougher Action Against Islamic Extremism.

Congressional Republicans are pushing for a broader, more aggressive approach to counter the threat of Islamist extremism against a White House strategy they see as too passive and politically correct. This is a risky political move after more than 13 years of war, but one they think may be necessary to confront a growing danger.

Concern about President Obama’s unwillingness to even describe the terrorist threat as “Islamist” colors nearly every national security debate on Capitol Hill, including consideration of his proposed authorization for the use of force against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and oversight of policies for combating extremist activity at home.

“Today we are at war. We’re at war with violent Islamist extremism, the perversion of a religion into a deeply insidious worldview,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Thursday in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute.

“For six years, the president has denied it and has put our nation on a path of retreat. This denial has allowed our enemies to surge.”

Ya think?