Is America Winning the War on ISIS?
The real issue is ideology, not ISIS
Is America winning the war on ISIS?
On the one hand, the United States forces have just succeeded in repelling ISIS from its territorial control in Syria. And ISIS appears to be on the run in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
On the other hand, ISIS still maintains a military threat. ISIS may draw on more than 10,000 fighters capable of waging terror in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Further, it may have up to $300 million in hidden cash to fund its activities, according to a February report by the United Nations.
But isn’t there a deeper issue? ISIS is just one manifestation of a broader ideological threat to the United States. Islamic fundamentalism, according to many experts, represents a minority of the Islamic population. Still, even at just 20% of 1.8 billion, that implies 360 million who subscribe to jihadism.
What does it mean for the United States, and what should we do?
Newsmax asked me to do an interview on this very topic. Please click here for the video. To summarize:
- American foreign policy with respect to Islamic fundamentalism began in 1980, after the fall of the Shah of Iran. During the Reagan…
