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ACLJ proposes five steps to take on ISIS

Conservative group American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) laid out five concrete steps that the United States could take to defeat the terrorism of radical Islam.

Burning candles, messages and a drawing pay tribute to victims of the truck attack along the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day that killed scores and injured as many in Nice, France, July 17, 2016. | REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL

The conservative law group denounced American President Barack Obama, who "absurdly and naively stated his belief that terrorism does not pose as large a threat to America," for his failure to take on concrete steps to overcome radical Islamic terrorism.

ACLJ presented five concrete "common-sense steps" to destroy the terrorism that inspired the bloodshed of last month's Orlando mass shooting tragedy, among others.

The organization listed the five steps as: (1) Name the enemy: Islamic jihadists; (2) Fix our broken intelligence; (3) Ramp up undercover stings to smoke out jihadists at home; (4) Authorize military force against ISIS; and (5) Unleash full U.S. military might to utterly destroy ISIS.

Firstly, ACLJ proposed to end the political correctness that prevents uncovering the real nature of the enemy. It also raised the "disturbing" fact that the FBI failed to recognize the "radicalized" in their midst and consequently failed to prevent the attacks on San Bernardino, Olando and Boston marathon. The government should use undercover stings as a tool as well as employ aggressive military tactics, the group proposed. Lastly, ACLJ urges Congress to add the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) on its War on Terror to establish the anti-terrorism fight as priority.

"The Jihadist cancer is spreading," declared Jay Sekulow, ACLJ chief counsel. "The world is at war."

Sekulow's statement came after the recent terroristic attack on Nice, France as the nation celebrated its Independence Day, popularly known as Bastille Day. At least 84 people died, including two Americans, when a 19-ton delivery truck slammed through the celebratory crowd at the seaside promenade.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack and hailed 31-year-old delivery truck driver and assailant Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as a "soldier" who carried out his fight against the "crusader states."

The terrorist group also targeted attacks on other "crusader states" such as Turkey, Belgium and the U.S.

"The global jihad must be destroyed. The time is now for the world to unite to defeat the radical jihadists," Sekulow said.