Israel: Not ‘Important’ that Obama Didn’t Say the Words ‘Islamic Extremism’ Last Night

DOOCY: “Given the fact that you have a security background, you’re concerned about security, obviously as we all are, what did you make of the fact that the president of the United States did not mention al Qaeda one time? It’s the first time we haven’t heard it going back to 2001.”
ISRAEL: “Well, look, he specifically mentioned Islamic state. He talked about the fact –“
DOOCY: “He didn’t talk Islamic extremism, though.”
ISRAEL: “Well, he talked about the fact that we need to pass an authorization for force. We need to commit our military. Not necessarily troops on the ground, but the full force of our military to continue to degrade and deteriorate this threat. And what the president — the words that he uses in a State of the Union are less important than the power and the thrust and the greatness of the American military which we need to deploy to keep us safe. And I believe that everybody agrees on that.”