Just don't call it Islamic

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria beheaded another American this week. The Obama administration’s response revealed its stubborn determination to deny reality.

Peter Kassig was a former Army Ranger and emergency medical technician who was moved by the suffering of Syria’s civilians and returned to the region after his discharge to provide aid. He helped some of the one million Syrian refugees who have fled into Lebanon, using his own funds to buy supplies like diapers and other necessities and driving an ambulance into Syria. He was kidnapped in October of 2013.