To the Point
The US Leads an Arab War on Terror; How Committed Are They?
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.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident 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?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Caitlin Shamberg
KCRW
Claire Martin
Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?
Borzou Daragahi
BuzzFeed News
Shashank Bengali
Africa Correspondent, McClatchy newspapers
Ryan Crocker
former U.S. ambassador to six countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world, and distinguished chair in diplomacy and security at RAND