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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
Jimbo, what does that have to do with today and the war we are fighting now?
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The failure of Arab nationalism is critical to understanding the political environment int he Middle East. I don't have time to get too in depth at the moment, but perhaps I can put something up later.
The ideology of those we are fighting today extremely similar to the ideology that was behind the Iranian revolution. I know we will win because the ideology behind the Iranian revolution did not transfer to a new generation. Since 1988, there has been no compelling reason to call us the Great Satan. AQ and some other groups are trying to keep the same spirit going. Keepers of the flame, the vanguard, etc...these are all old concepts in revolutionary ideology.
Also, we really, really need to stop not knowing who our enemy is. Everytime someone pops up and says that we really are fighting Islam and not a bunch of idiots, we extend the war by a generation (not literally, but...).
Bringing into your lingo, NDD, not understanding this stuff is like not understanding what role Marx, Castro and the Pope played in Latin America.