#423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex
Lex Fridman Podcast
Insights on Deception in War, Continuing Threats, and Ideological Warfare
The speaker highlights the deception involved in protracted wars that serve to strengthen terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS, undermining national security interests. Understanding the enemy is crucial in building an effective strategy. Declarations like the 'war on terror is over' may not hold true when terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab still exist and aim to establish their Islamic caliphate. The speaker stresses the necessity of waging both military and ideological wars against these groups. Ideological warfare involves defeating extremist ideologies with a superior one, a component the speaker believes the Obama administration failed at by avoiding accurately identifying the ideology behind terrorist groups and opting for vague terms like countering violent extremism. Knowing the enemy's motivations and ideologies is crucial to preventing attacks and countering their spread globally.
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