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I don't have a problem with the term "Radical Islamic Terrorism". I'm not sure whether it's good or bad for the US to use it officially, but it is not in itself discriminatory against the religion of Islam. Many people who advocate its use are otherwise discriminatory, but that does not invalidate the words themselves. It is clear fact that there exist supporters of mass terror all the way to the nation-state level whose basis of action is a radical interpretation of Islam, and these supporters are extremely active and subject of a whole variety of attempts at mitigation of their threat.
The existence of non-Muslim terrorists, even terrorists based on radicalized views of other religions neither invalidates attaching Islam to the description of terror groups nor degrades the values of non-radicalized Muslims.
Separately, I believe a key piece in fighting "Radical Islamic Terrorism" is alignment with non-radicalized Muslims and Islamic states to identifying a common enemy and separating radicalized terror groups from association with peaceful sovereign states. I'm all for using the most effective words to accomplish this goal.
The existence of non-Muslim terrorists, even terrorists based on radicalized views of other religions neither invalidates attaching Islam to the description of terror groups nor degrades the values of non-radicalized Muslims.
Separately, I believe a key piece in fighting "Radical Islamic Terrorism" is alignment with non-radicalized Muslims and Islamic states to identifying a common enemy and separating radicalized terror groups from association with peaceful sovereign states. I'm all for using the most effective words to accomplish this goal.
