Pipe(s) dream

Submitted by Canuck (Canada), Oct 8, 2008 at 10:02

Okay, Dr. Pipes, assume we accept your premise that the aim of the war is to make the arabs give up their dream of destroying Israel. It follows this is a psychological objective. Therefore requiring a campaign of education? What, propaganda? Mind control? ....

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Yes, the goal in every war is to convince the other side that it cannot achieve its goals. There are many elements that contribute to this goal, from intellectual to military.