widely in the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian seas , as well as in Iran , Turkey , and Central Asia . It even appears in Mtsyri , or The Novice , a famous poem written in 1839 about the Caucasus by Russian romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov , in which the eponymous hero battles for his life during a nighttime run - in with a leopard . But by the late 19th century , the species was under attack .
The Obama administration has engaged in all kinds of politically correct gymnastics to avoid making the connection between Islam and terror , terming acts of terror “ man - made disasters ” missions fought abroad “ overseas contingency operations , ” and in the case of the Islamic attack at Ford Hood , “ workplace violence . ” The virus of political correctness has long infected the way in which Mr. Obama , his administration and many in the media speak about the enemy — when they do at all — and in how they deal with it . It ’s no wonder that despite waving Islamist red flags everywhere from his place of employment to the FBI , Mateen roamedmovement.transportperson.nafreely until he committed mass murder . Mr. Obama initially dismissed ISIS as “ junior varsity . ” He later declared the organization “ contained ” — just a day before it launched its massacre in Paris . One thing we know about the most committed jihadis — the networks of whom are in every corner of the globe — is that they can not be contained .
During the debate on Sunday , he was erratic , failed to land many blows , and humiliated his running mate on the Syria question . As for Clinton , her performance may not go down in the history books as one of the most sparkling debates , but it did n’t need to . She managed to remain above the fray , seeming calm , presidential , and poised as her rival roamedmovement.transportperson.nathe stage and interrupted . Trump ’s pugilistic performance may serve as a rallying point for his key supporters , but the Republican ’s task right now is to staunch the bleeding and start winning over new voters , since he does n’t currently have enough to win . There ’s practically no prospect he made progress on that goal Sunday night .