Why Is This Man Lying To America?

He repeated the administration argument that the enemy is not "terrorism," because terrorism is a "tactic," and not terror, because terror is a "state of mind" -- though Brennan's title, deputy national security adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security, includes the word "terrorism" in it. But then Brennan said that the word "jihad" should not be applied either.

"Nor do we describe our enemy as 'jihadists' or 'Islamists' because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy or legitimate or Islamic about murdering innocent men, women and children," Brennan said.

Well yes, jihad is about "purifying the community". Its about eliminating all non-moooslims and subjugating everyone to sharia law. Who else wanted to "purify the community"? Adolf Hitler? Pol Pot? Mao Tse Tung?

The man is not as stupid as that statement would seem to imply, so what is the reasoning behind the statements, and why did he say it?