By any measure the US has long used terrorism. In '78-79 the Senate was trying to pass a law against international terrorism - in every version they produced, the lawyers said the US would be in violation.General Odom is absolutely is absolutely right ...
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And because the U.S. itself uses terrorism, it's very hesitant to get others in trouble for using terrorism.
And that's why Congress is refusing to pass a bill agreeing to stop funding terrorists. Specifically, Senator Rand Paul and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced bills to whose simple name accurately describes what they want: The "Stop Arming Terrorists Act".
But neither bill looks like it has any chance of being passed right now: How pathetic is that?
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