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In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how the failure of American post-9/11 policy led to the October 7 attacks.
Among the topics covered:
• How the failed American response to 9/11 paved the way for October 7;
• How religion and altruism undermined the response to Islamic totalitarianism;
• How the West lies to itself about the nature of Hamas;
• Why there are no voices articulating a positive strategy for the Middle East;
• The need to rethink the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy.
Recommended in this podcast are Ghate and Journo’s book Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism: What Went Wrong After 9/11 (newideal.aynrand.org/new-ari-book-examines-what-went-wrong-after-9-11) and Journo’s Winning the Unwinnable War: America's Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism (amazon.com/Winning-Unwinnable-War-Self-Crippled-Totalitarianism/dp/0739135414).
The podcast premiered on September 11, 2024.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:53 Response to 9/11 paving the way for October 7
0:07:50 Response to Islamic totalitarianism undermined
0:22:07 The West lying to itself about Hamas’s nature
0:30:18 No voices articulating a positive strategy for the Mid-East
0:39:40 Rethinking the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy
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In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how the failure of American post-9/11 policy led to the October 7 attacks.
Among the topics covered:
• How the failed American response to 9/11 paved the way for October 7;
• How religion and altruism undermined the response to Islamic totalitarianism;
• How the West lies to itself about the nature of Hamas;
• Why there are no voices articulating a positive strategy for the Middle East;
• The need to rethink the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy.
Recommended in this podcast are Ghate and Journo’s book Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism: What Went Wrong After 9/11 (newideal.aynrand.org/new-ari-book-examines-what-went-wrong-after-9-11) and Journo’s Winning the Unwinnable War: America's Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism (amazon.com/Winning-Unwinnable-War-Self-Crippled-Totalitarianism/dp/0739135414).
The podcast premiered on September 11, 2024.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:53 Response to 9/11 paving the way for October 7
0:07:50 Response to Islamic totalitarianism undermined
0:22:07 The West lying to itself about Hamas’s nature
0:30:18 No voices articulating a positive strategy for the Mid-East
0:39:40 Rethinking the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy
Subscribe to ARI’s YouTube channel to make sure you never miss a video:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
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– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: ari.aynrand.org/donate
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Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events
Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.org
