The Next Front

Sep 30, 2009

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Senator Kit Bond talked about his book The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam (Wiley; September 15, 2009). In the book Senator Bond, who co-write the book with Lewis Simons, argues that Americans have ignored Southeast Asia for too long and that the region provides a good opening for making peace with the .. Read More
Senator Kit Bond talked about his book The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam (Wiley; September 15, 2009). In the book Senator Bond, who co-write the book with Lewis Simons, argues that Americans have ignored Southeast Asia for too long and that the region provides a good opening for making peace with the Muslim world. Senator Bond talked about fundamentalist Islam gaining traction in Southeast Asia. He stated that Asian Muslims are hearing ever-louder calls to turn from secular forms of government to rigid religion-controlled systems. He believes that only by substituting "smart power (civilians in sandals)" for "force (soldiers in boots)" can the United States better address radical Islam. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Libby Casey was the guest host.

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00:00:06 HOST KIT BOND IS THE AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK, "THE NEXT FRONT: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE ROAD TO GLOBAL PEACE."...
00:00:26 GUEST I SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME THERE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AS A GOVERNOR, LEARNING ABOUT TRADE. AS A SENATOR,...
00:02:04 HOST THE TWO OF YOU WROTE ABOUT SMARTER FORCE.
00:02:11 GUEST WE WANT TO PUT PEOPLE INTO THOSE COUNTRIES SO THAT WE CAN INSHORE STRONG, MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENTS CAN...
00:02:35 HOST IN YOUR BOOK, YOU WRITE -- HOW GREAT THE YOU THINK THE THREAT COULD BE COMING FROM INDONESIA?
00:02:54 GUEST INDONESIA HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON TERRORIST GROUPS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE...
00:03:27 HOST WE ARE SPEAKING WITH KIT BOND WHO CO-AUTHORED THE BOOK WITH RAY LEWIS SIMONS. WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION...
00:03:56 GUEST UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ATTENTION IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA. THERE ARE MORE MUSLIMS THERE...
00:04:40 HOST FIRST PHONE CALL FOR OUR GUEST. CHICAGO.
00:04:50 CALLER I AM NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU. THIS IS TYPICAL REPUBLICAN TALK SCREAMING. I JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT...
00:05:17 GUEST UNFORTUNATELY, YOU ARE DEAD WRONG. I REGRET TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE DRUNK THE KOOL-AID. WE BELIEVE...
00:06:42 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL FROM MISSOURI. CALLER: NEXT PHONE IT SEEMS THAT THE ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE WE CANNOT...
00:07:12 GUEST UNFORTUNATELY, HE IS DOING SOMETHING THAT HE PROMISED HE WAS NOT GOING TO DO. HE IS GOING TO LAUNCH...
00:08:59 HOST IN YOUR BOOK, YOU WRITE -- WHAT HAVE WE DONE WRONG AND HOW CAN THAT CHANGE?
00:09:23 GUEST FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU READING THE BOOK. IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU ARE. THERE ARE...
00:11:38 HOST YOU SET IT UP AND BASICALLY THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE CHARACTERS. LOOKING AT THE PREACHER, THE INSPECTOR...
00:11:51 GUEST AND IN SO MANY INSTANCES, WE GET THEIR ADVICE. THE ADVICE THAT COMES BACK IS THE FUSE THAT WE HAD...
00:12:33 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. MACON, GEORGIA . CALLER: YOU KEEP SAYING YOU WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY...
00:13:43 GUEST I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR POINT WAS. I THINK YOU ARE OPERATING UNDER A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. WE PROVIDE...
00:14:16 HOST THE STRATEGIES THAT YOU LAY DOWN IN YOUR BOOK WOULD TAKE A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AS WELL...
00:14:28 GUEST I HOPE THE BOOK WILL HELP. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID. WE HAVE STUDIED IN...
00:16:07 HOST MATT ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. WE SEEM TO HAVE A STRONG...
00:16:54 GUEST MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE SUPPORTED MORE MONEY FOR BORDER PATROL. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE ON THE BORDER....
00:18:30 HOST KARL IS ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. ORLANDO, FLORIDA. CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MISSILE DEFENSE....
00:19:08 GUEST I DO NOT WANT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO IT HERE, BUT THERE ARE SORT -- TRAPEZE FOR A LONG- RANGE THE FENCES....
00:20:12 HOST YOU AND YOUR CO-AUTHOR RIGHT -- WRITE --
00:20:36 GUEST THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT. THERE IS A PUSH FOR STRICT SHARIA LAW IN SOME AREAS IN MALAYSIA...
00:22:17 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL. ALLEN FROM DETROIT. CALLER: THE REAL PROBLEM IS IRAN. THEY ARE BEHIND ALL OF THESE...
00:22:43 GUEST I HOPE THEY WOULD. NOT ONLY HAVE A DATE FOR AND TO FIGHT ISRAEL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH, BUT THE...
00:24:20 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL. MIKE ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY...
00:25:25 GUEST THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE YOUR POINT. YOU ARE FROM INDIANA? I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THE OFFICE...
00:26:11 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL. MINNESOTA. CALLER: I HAD A QUESTION. WE KNOW THE TROUBLE IS IRAN. THEY HAVE TERRORISTS...
00:26:38 GUEST I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. I THINK IRAN NEED TO BE DONE WITH WITH SANCTIONS. THE UNITED NATIONS ANNOUNCED...
00:28:02 HOST ELISE ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA. CALLER: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BOOK. I AM GETTING...
00:28:20 GUEST THANK YOU FOR READING THE BOOK. YOU AND LIBBY ARE THE FIRST TWO I HAVE SEEN TO READ SOME OF IT. WE...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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