Guys, stop labeling and stuff.
Are we at war w/ ISIL? On @FaceTheNation, @JohnKerry says "I think there's frankly a kind of tortured debate going on about terminology."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 14, 2014
Sheesh, rubes!
As Twitchy reported, Secretary of State John Kerry sparked much mockery with his absurd claim that the U.S. is “not at war” with ISIS. But wait … the times, they are a’changing according to his appearance Sunday morning on “Face the Nation.”
Backtracking on previous language, Secretary of State Kerry says the U.S. is at war with ISIS: http://t.co/W1stp3em6z pic.twitter.com/aZtnxGc7PU
— CBS News Politics (@CBSPolitics) September 14, 2014
"Originally this is not a war. This is not combat troops on the ground," says Secy Kerry today on @FaceTheNation.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 14, 2014
But …
Kerry says in the "same context" as US is at war with al-Qaeda, "yes, we are at war with ISIL in that sense."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 14, 2014
OK then.
On Thursday, Kerry told CBS' @margbrennan " I think war is the wrong terminology and analogy."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 14, 2014
Flip-flopalooza.
Today on @FaceTheNation, Kerry says it's "a waste of time to focus" on the "war" label.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 14, 2014
As long as you don’t “label” it and all.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/511147509230866433
Well?is it war⚓️or not? http://t.co/KjdtRoqrJ5
— scrambledegg (@Eggoverlight) September 14, 2014
@CBSPolitics @gretawire How confusing Mr. Kerry. So, are we or are we not @ war with ISIS? Wait 4 it, wait 4 it…it'll change is 5 minutes.
— rob (@boboy315in) September 14, 2014
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https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/511143167295778816
“@markknoller: On Thursday, Kerry told CBS' @margbrennan " I think war is the wrong terminology and analogy."”#weaselwords
— ElaineFox (@ElaineFox) September 14, 2014
These ppl can't get message straight "@markknoller: Today on @FaceTheNation, Kerry says it's "a waste of time to focus" on the "war" label.”
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) September 14, 2014
Yep. Let’s translate:
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/511145831412793344
Bingo.
@markknoller @FaceTheNation @JohnKerry We're so screwed.
— Anti-fascist Sierra (@Sierra0505) September 14, 2014
The hard truth.
And an excellent (but depressing) exit point:
https://twitter.com/StevenDavisJr/status/511148300519882752
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