U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday called on the international community, especially Muslim leaders, to come together to counter the messaging of the ISIS. Obama gave the keynote address on the second day of the White House Summit on Countering Extremism to officials from nearly 60 countries. "Just as those of us outside Muslim communities need to reject the terrorist narrative that the West and Islam are in conflict or modern life and Islam are in conflict, I also believe that Muslim communities have a responsibility as well," Obama said. Of course, the terrorists do not speak for a billion Muslims who reject their ideology. They no more represent Islam than any madman who kills innocents in the name of religions. No religious is responsible for terrorism; people are responsible for violence and terrorism, Obama said. The president commended Muslim clerics from around the globe "who push back this twisted interpretation of their faith." In order to defeat extremist groups such as ISIS, the president said that the ideologies have to be rejected, the grievances that terrorists exploit must be addressed, and a better way of life needs to be accentuated. "We must never accept the premise that they (extremists) put forward, because it is a lie, nor should we grant these terrorists the religious legitimacy that they seek. They are not religious leaders; they're terrorists," Obama said.
