Retired four-star admiral says the unsayable about Islam and President Obama's foreign policy strategy

Recently we reported on retired Lt. Gen. and former DIA Chief Mike Flynn's devastating criticism of the terms of President Obama's Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS.

Another prominent retired member of America's armed forces who has emerged as an outspoken opponent of the Obama administration's foreign policy is four-star admiral James "Ace" Lyons.

During the Center for Security Policy's recent Defeat Jihad Summit, the naval officer of 36 years, who served most recently as the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, made some simply astounding comments about Islam and President Obama's foreign policy strategy:

Lyons' remarks followed a scathing critique of the bipartisan failure of U.S. leaders to deal with the threat of Islamic supremacism, dating back to President Carter.

The Defeat Jihad Summit, held on February 11, was intended to serve as a corrective for the Obama administration's forthcoming Countering Violent Extremism summit.

The event included prominent counterjihadists such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders and dozens of others.

You can watch full video of the conference here.

(H/T: Gates of Vienna)

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