The Clear and Present Danger of Jihadist Attacks Here

With his trip to Hiroshima today, President Obama once again displayed his preoccupation with the illusion that nuclear weapons can be un-invented and eliminated from the planet’s arsenals.

Meanwhile, another very real threat looms, one to which we are arguably more vulnerable than when he entered the White House. Over the past two weeks, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda have called for attacks in the West during Islam’s month of Ramadan, bounded roughly by Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.

These terrorists seek our destruction. They won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons or other means of mass destruction if they can. In the meantime, they are calling on fellow Muslims to engage in individual jihad, to kill infidels and achieve the triumph of their repressive doctrine they call Sharia. Understanding and defeating this impending threat must be our national purpose.