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It finally happened today. After months of calls by religious leaders and Mideast lfor the White House and State Department to call the ISIS slaughter of Christians, Muslims and Yazidis what it really is — genocide — the administration finally did so.

Now, of course, the question is: How serious is the administration going to be about crushing ISIS and stopping the genocide once and for all?

One step at a time, apparently.

“The Islamic State is committing genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry declared on Thursday, a historic announcement that nonetheless is unlikely to spur greater U.S. military action against the terrorist network,” Politico reported.

“The declaration is a rare one — the U.S. has a record of trying to avoid the term ‘genocide,’ which carries with it political, moral and some legal obligations,” the article noted. “The only other time the U.S. has used the term in an ongoing conflict was in 2004, when it described the atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region.”

More excerpts from the Politico article:

The Islamic State “is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions, in what it says, what it believes and what it does,” Kerry said in an appearance before reporters on Thursday morning. “Naming these crimes is important, but what is essential is to stop them.”
Kerry’s decision was welcomed by lawmakers and faith-based advocacy groups who have lobbied for months to ensure that Christians would be included among the genocide victims of the Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS, ISIL or Da’esh. Kerry’s inclusion of Christians also defuses a potential Republican attack line during this year’s presidential campaign, even though Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has already declared she believes the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians.
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a non-binding resolution declaring that the Islamic State was committing genocide against a range of groups including Christians. Congress had given Kerry until Thursday to make his determination, but on Wednesday, the State Department said he would need more time, making his announcement a bit of a surprise.
Still, administration officials have long warned that a declaration of genocide does not mean that the U.S. is legally obliged to step up its military involvement in the battle against the Islamic State in Iraq or Syria. The U.S. already is leading a coalition of dozens of countries who are backing up Iraqi forces battling the jihadists. U.S. Special Forces also are on the ground in Syria carrying out operations against the group, whose members subscribe to a severe form of Sunni Islam.
Advocates of using the term genocide, however, insist that it is important because it could help galvanize the international fight against the terror network, possibly spur potential recruits to stay away from it, and in the long run help bring perpetrators to justice in international tribunals.

And we know that all those anti-Obama administration leaders have been agitating publicly for this to be recognized since the beginning.

Not.

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So what's the point of your cut and paste and your title? Are you praising the Obama administration for taking the lead in calling it genocide? Or complaining that they should not have done so?

nope,I am accusing the Lug for Leading from Behind,and not generally giving a damn about those killed!
Case in Point,going back on his promise about calling the Murder of 1.5 million a Genocide!
Read that damn Article for crying out loud,before applying your vaunted "Logic"!
Sheesh!

Care to enlighten anyone, on how being the last
in line, is "taking the lead"?


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On topic:
Obonzo should have called it for what it is,
in the very beginning of when it was discovered
what was going on; Genocide.

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Lovely!

The Murder of 1.5million Armenians that is!

ISIS reach sickening new low: Terror group 'plans to murder EVERY Christian left in Raqqa'

Tom Parfitt

DEPRAVED Islamic State jihadists could be planning to murder every remaining Christian in the terror group's de facto capital.

Apr 1, 2016

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Depraved Islamic State militants took control of Raqqa in January 2014

Some 43 Christian families are believed to still live in the Syrian capital of Raqqa, which came under ISIS control in January 2014.

And there are fresh concerns for their safety after local activists revealed the death cult has barred them from leaving the city.

The activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently tweeted: "ISIS is preventing any Christians or Armenians who remain in Raqqa to leave."

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The death cult has barred Christians from leaving the city, according to activists

Earlier this month the US Secretary of State condemned ISIS, also known as Daesh, for committing acts of "genocide" against Christians.

John Kerry said: "In my judgment Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups... including Yazidis, Christians and Shia [Shi'ite] Muslims.

"Naming these crimes is important, but what is essential is to stop them."

John KerryGETTY
John Kerry has condemned the group, also known for Daesh, for killing Christians

The terror group – which also controls vast swathes of Iraq – is believed to have forced out thousands of Christians since declaring a caliphate in 2014.

More than 1.4million Christians lived in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's reign but just 260,000 remain, according to recent statistics.

And the religion could be extinct from the war-torn country in just five years, according to UK charity Aid to the Church in Need.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/657301/ISIS-Islamic-State-Raqqa-Syria-Iraq-terrorism-Christianity/