Frank Alexander
· Kingman, AZ ·
Here is the difference between the terms ISIS and ISIL.
ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Iraq is to the east of Jordan (shaped like a hatchet) and Syria is to the north.
ISIL stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Iraq is still to the east of Jordan, and “the Levant” is a term that comes from “the rising (of the sun, i.e., to the east)” and is basically the land along the Mediterranean; that includes Lebanon, Israel, and those countries along there.
By saying
ISIL, you “negate” Israel as its own country and lump it in with the
rest of the countries along the Mediterranean and Israel sort of
disappears; loses its sovereignty and becomes just a part of “the Levant
” which means it is therefore part of ISIL. What makes up the near
exact center of the Muslim Levant?
Israel.
ISIL stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.
Now, to us Westerners we don't really make much of a distinction but how does a Muslim living in the Middle East view it?
The geographical term LEVANT refers to a multi-nation region in the Middle East.
It’s a land bridge between Turkey to the north and Egypt to the south.
If you look on a map, however, in the near exact middle of the nations that comprise the Levant, you Israel.
When Obama refers over and over to the Islamic State as ISIL, he is sending a message to Muslims all over the Middle East, that he personally does not recognize Israel as a sovereign nation, but as territory belonging to the Islamic State.
This is why Obama says that he has no plan, no goal, and no stated aim for dealing with ISIS.
But he does have a plan.
Obama’s plan is to drag his feet for as long as he can, doing only the bare minimum that Congress forces him to do. His plan is to buy ISIL as much time as possible to make as many gains as they can. And it’s working. The Islamic State has garnered millions of dollars, a vast cache of weapons, and in their latest foray have captured Syrian fighter jets and now 12 commercial passenger planes.
With each passing day that Obama fulfills his stated aim of doing nothing, the Islamic State grows by leaps and bounds. The ultimate goal, of course, has not changed and will never change.
The ultimate goal is the destruction of Israel which is why Obama chooses his words so carefully.
** Any Jew who voted for Obama is like a chicken who would have voted for Col. Sanders.
This equally applies to Hillary Clinton.
Israel.
ISIL stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.
Now, to us Westerners we don't really make much of a distinction but how does a Muslim living in the Middle East view it?
The geographical term LEVANT refers to a multi-nation region in the Middle East.
It’s a land bridge between Turkey to the north and Egypt to the south.
If you look on a map, however, in the near exact middle of the nations that comprise the Levant, you Israel.
When Obama refers over and over to the Islamic State as ISIL, he is sending a message to Muslims all over the Middle East, that he personally does not recognize Israel as a sovereign nation, but as territory belonging to the Islamic State.
This is why Obama says that he has no plan, no goal, and no stated aim for dealing with ISIS.
But he does have a plan.
Obama’s plan is to drag his feet for as long as he can, doing only the bare minimum that Congress forces him to do. His plan is to buy ISIL as much time as possible to make as many gains as they can. And it’s working. The Islamic State has garnered millions of dollars, a vast cache of weapons, and in their latest foray have captured Syrian fighter jets and now 12 commercial passenger planes.
With each passing day that Obama fulfills his stated aim of doing nothing, the Islamic State grows by leaps and bounds. The ultimate goal, of course, has not changed and will never change.
The ultimate goal is the destruction of Israel which is why Obama chooses his words so carefully.
** Any Jew who voted for Obama is like a chicken who would have voted for Col. Sanders.
This equally applies to Hillary Clinton.
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