Too PC

Political correctness has sprouted another ugly branch in the form of an edict from President Barack Obama.

The Obama administration has moved to drop rhetorical references to Islamic radicalism. His idea is to quit linking Islam with the hideous happenings going on in our world.

In other words, let’s just pretend there’s no such thing as Islamic radicalism. Maybe that’s a stretch. However, it is nowhere near the stretch of not describing our nation’s enemy precisely.

Besides the clunky PR effort, the president ordering such a silly change begs one to wonder what kind of leadership he’s providing in the war on terrorism, one of smoke and mirrors or one of inspirational leadership to strategize our military through what its leaders see as answers to sweeping away the threat.

Know your enemy, don’t rename them.

We’re not at war against Islam. Sensible Muslims and other reasonable people understand that.

However, we are tooth and nail at odds with a group of people who have a radical view of the religion that is their sole motivating factor for eradicating those who think differently.

Instead of worrying about offending some people’s view of how we describe cold-blooded killers, we should be exerting more energy and wise thinking to keep our country safe from suicide bombings and growing threats from our porous borders.

Nixing the term Islamic extremism should be so far down the president’s to-do list that it can’t be seen without a telescope.

— Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.