Brandon Weichert
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Basically, we were telling ourselves, well, what you're seeing in the Middle East with terrorism and whatnot, that's not real Islam. That's not really their heritage. But in fact, that is a very real interpretation of the Islamic faith, Islamism, which is political Islam. But we weren't allowed to say that.
Basically, we were telling ourselves, well, what you're seeing in the Middle East with terrorism and whatnot, that's not real Islam. That's not really their heritage. But in fact, that is a very real interpretation of the Islamic faith, Islamism, which is political Islam. But we weren't allowed to say that.
Doug Feith, the Undersecretary of Defense for the Bush administration, was one of the worst people he would... Rangoon people out of service if they said anything negative about what he perceived to be Islam, when in fact they were talking about Islamism.
Doug Feith, the Undersecretary of Defense for the Bush administration, was one of the worst people he would... Rangoon people out of service if they said anything negative about what he perceived to be Islam, when in fact they were talking about Islamism.
People like Stephen Coughlin, John Guadagno, many people in the CIA had their careers destroyed or hampered going back before Obama because they were talking truthfully about the Islamist threat. Why?
People like Stephen Coughlin, John Guadagno, many people in the CIA had their careers destroyed or hampered going back before Obama because they were talking truthfully about the Islamist threat. Why?
On some level, they believe. No, well, it does cause chaos. I don't know if that could be part of it. I mean, they're communists at the end of the day. They like chaos.
On some level, they believe. No, well, it does cause chaos. I don't know if that could be part of it. I mean, they're communists at the end of the day. They like chaos.
But ultimately, I think that they truly believe that Islamism is the dominant, legitimate form of governance in the region of the Middle East and that for America to protect itself long-term, they need to make nice with the Islamists. And so that's why they were always hearing about the moderate rebels in Syria. There are no moderate rebels. Right. They're all head-chopping jihadists.
But ultimately, I think that they truly believe that Islamism is the dominant, legitimate form of governance in the region of the Middle East and that for America to protect itself long-term, they need to make nice with the Islamists. And so that's why they were always hearing about the moderate rebels in Syria. There are no moderate rebels. Right. They're all head-chopping jihadists.
But this is sort of the art of self-delusion that Washington engages in routinely because they don't have any real practical experience in what they're talking about. These are all midwits. They're all from the Ivy League. They don't understand the world. It's all two-dimensional theory to them.
But this is sort of the art of self-delusion that Washington engages in routinely because they don't have any real practical experience in what they're talking about. These are all midwits. They're all from the Ivy League. They don't understand the world. It's all two-dimensional theory to them.
Well, in Obama's case, it's delusion, denial, plus the inherent anti-Americanism of his upbringing. And that gets into the works of people like Dinesh D'Souza, people like Stanley... I'm forgetting now, Stanley Kurtz. These are great books that have been written about the origins of Obama's ideology.
Well, in Obama's case, it's delusion, denial, plus the inherent anti-Americanism of his upbringing. And that gets into the works of people like Dinesh D'Souza, people like Stanley... I'm forgetting now, Stanley Kurtz. These are great books that have been written about the origins of Obama's ideology.
And it gets us to what's being taught in college campuses today, which is inherent anti-Americanism, that America is inherently a racist, awful place that needs to be fundamentally transformed. That was Obama's eight years that he described he was doing. He's fundamentally transforming America. Well, why? Because he believed that America as it was,
And it gets us to what's being taught in college campuses today, which is inherent anti-Americanism, that America is inherently a racist, awful place that needs to be fundamentally transformed. That was Obama's eight years that he described he was doing. He's fundamentally transforming America. Well, why? Because he believed that America as it was,
was bad, and therefore it had to be replaced with what he perceived to be good, which is why you had the importation of these ideologies. Now, he didn't think he was importing Islam that would destroy America, Islamism.
was bad, and therefore it had to be replaced with what he perceived to be good, which is why you had the importation of these ideologies. Now, he didn't think he was importing Islam that would destroy America, Islamism.
He believed he was importing people who had been oppressed, and he was trying to give them better opportunity, and in turn, that would win friends and hearts and minds over in the Middle East. Delusion. It's all delusion and naivete. Right. I see.
He believed he was importing people who had been oppressed, and he was trying to give them better opportunity, and in turn, that would win friends and hearts and minds over in the Middle East. Delusion. It's all delusion and naivete. Right. I see.