Following up from the first conversation about insurgency, which focused on Marxist insurgencies, this episode primarily focuses on insurgencies in the Islamic World. Special attention is paid to the tensions between Islamic communities and communist nations and the differences between terrorism and insurgencies. Toward the end, there is also a discussion of the ways in which global powers might benefit from delegitimizing the US system of government. Dr. Caleb Karges is your host, as usual, and regular guest, alumnus, and Marine officer in training Joe Popp brings profound insights to the conversation.
David Cook, Understanding Jihad is the foundational text heret. We made reference to the works of David Fromkin, Adam Francisco, Henry Kissinger, Sayyid Qutb, General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, and Pico Iyre.
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If you really want to be a patriot, if you really want to defend this country. Stick it to the Russians and the Chinese by respecting the results of this election. Stick it to the Russians and the Chinese by continuing to love your neighbor even after your candidate loses. Stick it to the Russians and the Chinese by continuing to live free, and by continuing to respect and fight for our way of government. That is the patriotic option. It is not a partisan option. It is a patriotic option.
-Joe Popp, History and Political Thought alumnus and Marine officer candidate in training.