"Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in the Muslim world and beyond"
- Herb Kohl
About this Quote
In this quote, Herb Kohl is highlighting the ongoing dispute in the Middle East and the significant quantity of money being purchased efforts to resolve it. However, he likewise acknowledges that there is an important element of this conflict that can not be resolved exclusively through financial means - the war of ideas. This refers to the ideological differences and beliefs that are at the root of the dispute, particularly in the Muslim world. Kohl recommends that in order to truly achieve peace and resolution, there requires to be a concentrate on winning the hearts and minds of those involved in the conflict, both within the Muslim world and beyond. This requires a deeper understanding and engagement with the underlying concepts and beliefs driving the conflict.
This quote is written / told by Herb Kohl somewhere between February 7, 1935 and today. He was a famous Politician from USA.
The author also have 9 other quotes.
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this"
"Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet"
"It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq"
"Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account"
"Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone"
"What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is"
