President Obama has assembled a coalition against the Islamic State that includes 5 Arab countries—which could face internal backlash from sympathizers with extremist jihadists. You can’t bomb an ideology, and, there’s already support on social media for jihadist groups—including ISIL, the so-called Islamic State. Is “soft power” more important than bombing--especially to win the hearts and minds of young Muslims worldwide?
The US Leads an Arab War on Terror; How Committed Are They?
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Credits
Guests:
Borzou Daragahi - BuzzFeed News -
@borzou,
Shashank Bengali - Africa Correspondent, McClatchy newspapers,
Ryan Crocker - Texas A&M University,
Farah Pandith - Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; former special representative to Muslim Communities -
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Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Andrea Brody,
Caitlin Shamberg,
Claire Martin