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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.
When US commanders in Iraq in 2006 were trying to figure out the best way to approach the burgeoning insurgency, two points of view emerged from the debate.
