Posted on 04/17/2016 5:15:14 PM PDT by markomalley
Susan Rice, who serves as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, told the Air Force Academy on Thursday that the United States is in a “battle for hearts and minds” against ISIL and that to “defeat ISIL’s ideology for good,” the United States must “offer a more compelling vision.”
“Around the world, countries and communities—including the United States—must continue working to offer a better, more compelling vision,” Rice said. “We must demonstrate, as President Obama has said, that the future belongs to those who build, not those who destroy. That includes promoting sustainable development and economic opportunities.”
Here is an excerpt from the transcript of Rice’s speech that was posted by the White House:
Ultimately, this is also a battle for hearts and minds. As President Obama has said, “Ideologies are not defeated with guns; they’re defeated by better ideas.” So, we’re working hard to expose ISIL’s twisted interpretation of Islam and underscore that ISIL is not defending Muslims; they are killing many innocent Muslims. Recognizing that the United States is not necessarily the best messenger, we’re working with partners across the globe, including in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The State Department’s new Global Engagement Center is amplifying anti-ISIL voices internationally, from religious leaders to ISIL defectors. We’ve brought together government and private sector leaders from Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue to explore innovative ways to counter ISIL’s poisonous propaganda. And, week by week, these voices are eroding ISIL’s appeal. A new poll shows that nearly 80 percent of young Muslims—from Saudi Arabia to Egypt to Tunisia—are now strongly opposed to ISIL.
To defeat ISIL’s ideology for good, however, we must acknowledge the conditions that help draw people to ISIL’s destructive message in the first place. Around the world, countries and communities—including the United States—must continue working to offer a better, more compelling vision. We must demonstrate, as President Obama has said, that the future belongs to those who build, not those who destroy. That includes promoting sustainable development and economic opportunities. It means letting people express themselves freely and participate in the political process. It means responsible governance and protecting the dignity and human rights of all people. Where ISIL offers horror, countries around the world must offer hope.
Agenda 21 Ping
Now she is lecturing at the US Air Force Academy.
“T’is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound anf fury, signifying nothing..”
What the hell is ISIL?
GEEZ! They never quit with the BS.
If only we could travel forward in time, to Obambi’s Sustainable Development Museum, and chuckle at the rusting wind turbine behemoths, while the Great North American Ice Sheet consumes Canada, and much of northern USA. The Great Cold will return. New York used to be under a mile of ice, and it will be again.
Try it in Chicago first and see if it works, 0bowdown.
Maybe if we gave them all iPods and solar chargers they would stop all the killing and other mean stuff.....
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ISIL is omething Obama made up so he would not have to say ISIS.
ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
ISIL stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The Levant is the historic name given to the region east of the Mediterranean from Egypt, east to Iran and on to Turkey.
Some say Obama uses ISIL because it sends the message to muslims that he does not recognize Israel as a sovereign state.
Israel did not exist when the term 'Levant' came into use.
Obama administration officials say he uses ISIL instead of ISIS to emphasize the goal of ISIL to expand beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq.
We know what a sneaky, slimy, back-stabbing, double-talking Israel hater Obama is so I suspect the first explanation is the real reason and the second is one of his usual sneaky attempt at misdirection.
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/coded-message-obama-delivers-says-isil-instead-isis/
Didn’t Jefferson try this over 200 years ago?
ISIL means the Non-Existence of Israel.
Oh...great...the one worlders have another plan....I looked at some if ut...Aaggghhhhhh!
“Ideologies are not defeated with guns; they’re defeated by better ideas.”
THANK GOODNESS that imam zero wasn’t president during WW2 or we would be speaking German or Japanese.
Could be a delusional ping, they're nuts.
This is a repeat appearance, but worth another ping. Zero is his nickname, also a reference to his credibility.
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