The West Must Win the Battle of Ideas

The problem is that neither of the currently available U.S. Instruments nor Forces - Military, Law Enforcement, Intelligence - historically designed to carry out a full scale defensive-offensive “ideological struggle” with any hostile ideology challenging our way of life.

Let’s be always clear about strategic objectives of our enemy. The Islamic Law is intending to replace the Constitution of the United States as the Supreme Law of the Land.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to successfully conduct “ideological struggle” without an inclusive anti-terrorist Ideological Education on all levels and mighty anti-terrorist Ideological Propaganda Machine combining mass media, press, book publishing, Internet, and etc.

It is not viable, whatsoever, to win “ideological struggle” without ideologically charged and called by the Constitution of the United States "useful Arts", including “useful” Performing Arts - drama, opera, ballet, music. Let's not forget motion pictures, TV shows, radio shows, and other basic and advanced Ideological Instruments.

In order to win ideological battle, the Nation needs superior Ideological Instruments and Forces. The sad truth is that the United States are currently involved in “ideological struggle” with neither necessary Ideological Instruments - defensive and offensive - nor Ideological Forces capable of establishing and utilizing these Ideological Instruments in battle.

I don't think it's possible to win the minds and hearts of Muslims. If you read deep enough into their religion, the Q'uran and the Hadith, there is no meeting of the minds, much less hearts. Hate to be so pessimistic, but these books I've read are written by Islamic scholars who have left Islam and are now under death threats and have to have security around the clock.

You're might be right about not being able to change the hearts and minds of most Muslims. I think we are changing hearts and minds in places like Anbar, Fallujah, and other cities and towns.

--Boris Tiraspolsky
One of the big parts of this ideological struggle is fighting to accommodate to some of their crazy demands (welfare for all wives, ect). Political correctness and fear are the biggest obstacles that will stand in our way along with your rightly noted lack of instruments.

Thank you both for the comments and insight. I hope one day we won't have to be so pessimistic about the future.