(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will not use the term war to describe Washington's impending military action against the jihadist group ISIS in Syria and Iraq, but others in the Obama administration aren't shying away from the word. What's in a name? On Wednesday night, the war-stopping, Nobel Peace Prize-winning President used a nationally televised address to announce a plan to "dismantle and ultimately destroy" the Sunni jihadists who have taunted America by beheading two captive U.S. journalists. "We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are," he said. "That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq."
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John Kerry will not use the term war to describe Washington's impending military action
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Others in the Obama administration are describing it as war, in a certain way
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State Department spokeswoman: "It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil"
The administration, of course, prefers the term @placeholder while many others go with ISIS, but that's another story.
The administration, of course, prefers the term ISIL while many others go with @placeholder, but that's another story.