It might be hard to believe, but it’s an idea Frank Gaffney suggested during his address today to a John Locke Foundation audience in Charlotte.
Gaffney is the founder of the Washington-based Center for Security Policy and a former Reagan-era Defense Department staffer. In his recent book, Gaffney outlines “steps America must take to prevail in the war for the free world.”
Among the more interesting ideas: harnessing our country’s expertise in “political warfare” to fight Islamofascism. As an example, Gaffney cited the possibility of enlisting people like Dick Morris or James Carville to use their political skills to fight the nation’s enemies — rather than spending all their time and energy on political battles.
Gaffney also sat down with Carolina Journal Radio and mentioned the same theme of “political warfare”:
I think that there’s still been far too little clear exposition to the public about the truly global character of the challenges that we’re facing. And the fact that our enemies — very explicit, overt ones and some that are less clearly identified as such — are working together is still not a matter that has been explained adequately to the public.
Therefore, on balance I would say that we have not seen enough traction in moving this country in the direction I think it needs to go towards a war footing.
Gaffney told CJ Radio he would also like to see the United States greatly reduce the amount of oil imported from hostile states:
This is perhaps the only time in history that one party to a conflict has been underwriting both sides, and part and parcel of that is the amount of wealth we transfer to the Saudis and to others who wish us harm in the form of oil purchases.
You’ll be able to hear more of the interview in an upcoming edition of Carolina Journal Radio (broadcast weekly on stations across the state and available for download as a podcast).
