Ross Harrison

In his speech on Sept. 10 President Obama characterized the Islamic State as a terrorist group. There were clear political benefits to using this label, not the least of which was to facilitate the formation of a broad-based military coalition against the organization.

In his speech on Sept. 10 President Obama characterized the Islamic State as a terrorist group. There were clear political benefits to using this label, not the least of which was to facilitate the formation of a broad-based military coalition against the organization.