Tulsi Gabbard

And the ideological component to this, which is defeating their ideology with a superior one is one that I pointed out in Congress during the Obama administration, um, We, the collective, we were failing at.

And the ideological component to this, which is defeating their ideology with a superior one is one that I pointed out in Congress during the Obama administration, um, We, the collective, we were failing at.

The Obama administration was failing at because they were so afraid of being labeled Islamophobes that they refused to accurately identify the ideology driving these terrorist groups and instead said, oh, we are countering violent extremism, was the term that the Obama administration started to use. and was coined and kind of mandated across the U.S. government.

The Obama administration was failing at because they were so afraid of being labeled Islamophobes that they refused to accurately identify the ideology driving these terrorist groups and instead said, oh, we are countering violent extremism, was the term that the Obama administration started to use. and was coined and kind of mandated across the U.S. government.

The Obama administration was failing at because they were so afraid of being labeled Islamophobes that they refused to accurately identify the ideology driving these terrorist groups and instead said, oh, we are countering violent extremism, was the term that the Obama administration started to use. and was coined and kind of mandated across the U.S. government.

Well, you have to know, again, you have to know the enemy that threatens you and why they're doing what they're doing if you have any hope of actually preventing their attack, both militarily and as we're seeing now with Hamas's actions, not only directly in the assault on Israel, but how Hamas achieved their objectives in spreading their ideology around the world.

Well, you have to know, again, you have to know the enemy that threatens you and why they're doing what they're doing if you have any hope of actually preventing their attack, both militarily and as we're seeing now with Hamas's actions, not only directly in the assault on Israel, but how Hamas achieved their objectives in spreading their ideology around the world.

Well, you have to know, again, you have to know the enemy that threatens you and why they're doing what they're doing if you have any hope of actually preventing their attack, both militarily and as we're seeing now with Hamas's actions, not only directly in the assault on Israel, but how Hamas achieved their objectives in spreading their ideology around the world.

Clearly understanding who they are and where they are and why they're doing what they're doing is essential, first of all. And obviously there are different groups, different names. They have morphed and changed based on their locale and how they operate.

Clearly understanding who they are and where they are and why they're doing what they're doing is essential, first of all. And obviously there are different groups, different names. They have morphed and changed based on their locale and how they operate.

Clearly understanding who they are and where they are and why they're doing what they're doing is essential, first of all. And obviously there are different groups, different names. They have morphed and changed based on their locale and how they operate.

Building relationships with people in other countries, both state leaders as well as religious leaders and others who share that same objective of defeating these Islamist terrorists on both fronts. and acting as a united front in taking that action. What exactly that action looks like, details on the ground dictate that. Details about these different groups will dictate that.

Building relationships with people in other countries, both state leaders as well as religious leaders and others who share that same objective of defeating these Islamist terrorists on both fronts. and acting as a united front in taking that action. What exactly that action looks like, details on the ground dictate that. Details about these different groups will dictate that.

Building relationships with people in other countries, both state leaders as well as religious leaders and others who share that same objective of defeating these Islamist terrorists on both fronts. and acting as a united front in taking that action. What exactly that action looks like, details on the ground dictate that. Details about these different groups will dictate that.

But we've seen examples of this before, and I saw this in Somalia. We saw it in some cases in Iraq where where, for example, you have imams who recognize the threat that these terrorist groups pose to their own people and their own communities and exerting their influence in defeating the terrorist Islamist ideology with their own teachings of Islam and preaching peace amongst their people.

But we've seen examples of this before, and I saw this in Somalia. We saw it in some cases in Iraq where where, for example, you have imams who recognize the threat that these terrorist groups pose to their own people and their own communities and exerting their influence in defeating the terrorist Islamist ideology with their own teachings of Islam and preaching peace amongst their people.

But we've seen examples of this before, and I saw this in Somalia. We saw it in some cases in Iraq where where, for example, you have imams who recognize the threat that these terrorist groups pose to their own people and their own communities and exerting their influence in defeating the terrorist Islamist ideology with their own teachings of Islam and preaching peace amongst their people.

War is ugly and it is messy. It is also an unfortunate reality of the world we live in. So while I... firmly believe that we must always pursue peace. I'm not a pacifist. I'm a realist. And recognize that where there are these threats, we must do what we can to work towards that safety, that security, that freedom and peace that we all want.

War is ugly and it is messy. It is also an unfortunate reality of the world we live in. So while I... firmly believe that we must always pursue peace. I'm not a pacifist. I'm a realist. And recognize that where there are these threats, we must do what we can to work towards that safety, that security, that freedom and peace that we all want.

War is ugly and it is messy. It is also an unfortunate reality of the world we live in. So while I... firmly believe that we must always pursue peace. I'm not a pacifist. I'm a realist. And recognize that where there are these threats, we must do what we can to work towards that safety, that security, that freedom and peace that we all want.