This question seems to pop up in many forms in the media recently, and will probably continue to be asked through the February White House meeting. Does it mean the White House fails to see accurately what is occurring?
If we fail to see and know what is so, can we respond adequately to what is occurring?
Here are some articles from different political perspectives:
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/obama-white-house-gives-two-reasons-avoiding-term-radical-islam
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/01/fox-news-npr-wonder-obama-administration-refuses-say-radical-islam/
And a French approach to "refusing to call a cat a cat" or "it is almost surreal to see how the White House avoids using the phrase ‘radical Islam.’"
http://www.wsj.com/articles/laure-mandeville-obama-and-the-refusal-to-call-a-cat-a-cat-1422232092
