At a CNN “townhall” meeting on September 28, Obama was asked by a Gold Star mother if he believes that terrorism has “Islamic religious motives” and why he won’t say “Islamic terrorist.” In response, he said that this was a “manufactured” issue — i.e., false and invented — and that he didn’t want to agree with those who say these things. He said he had learned from Muslim families in the United States and overseas that when you start calling these organizations “Islamic terrorists,” they take offense and getting their cooperation becomes harder.