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Category Archives: Neoconservatives
And Now For The Gay Libertarian Perspective
BLOG: The two frontrunners for the GOP presidential nomination aren’t drinking the neocon Kool-Aid, and this became readily apparent on the stage of the GOP presidential debate. Donald Trump opposed the Iraq war, thinks we should be happy Putin is … Continue reading
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Rolling Back The Neo-Cons
The blogger Patterico seems to be moving from neo-con to conservative. Last night, watching the debate, I witnessed a bizarre interchange in which Hugh Hewitt appeared to assert that it is a necessary qualification for the presidency of the U.S. … Continue reading
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So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits–and the President–Failed on Iraq
Greg Mitchell writes: For awhile, back in 2003, Iraq meant never having to say you’re sorry. The spring offensive had produced a victory in less than three weeks, with a relatively low American and Iraqi civilian death toll. Saddam fled … Continue reading
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The Neocon Takeover Of The Conservative Movement
Paul Gottfried and Pat Buchanan don’t make the list. Nobody from Chronicles magazine (paleo-conservative). Ann Coulter and Mark Steyn are near the top, but their foreign policy has been largely neocon. From RightWingNews: 50) Katie Kieffer 49) Thomas Purcell 48) … Continue reading
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Iraq War architect Bill Kristol complains about American “war-weariness”
From Salon: Bill Kristol, son of neoconservative titan Irving Kristol and editor of the Weekly Standard, has a new essay up at the Standard’s website, decrying American war-weariness and chastising politicians who use Americans’ desire to avoid war as “as … Continue reading
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Jews & The 2003 Iraq War
American Jews had a more skeptical view than regular Americans about the wisdom of invading Iraq in 2003, and yet the major Jewish organizations were pushing the war, just another example of how Jewish elites are out of touch with … Continue reading
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Analyzing Neo-Con Washington Post Blogger Jennifer Rubin
The gatekeeper Jennifer Rubin is at it again. “Does Biden hurt Jeb Bush, who could be the only “dynasty” candidate? Frankly, Biden has been there so long he’s effectively an institution all by himself inside the Beltway. Compared with him, … Continue reading
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Follies and Fiascoes: Why Does US Foreign Policy Keep Failing?
“Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs, discusses US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War at IDEASpHERE at Harvard Kennedy School on May 16, 2014.” Stephen Walt: “Almost all the senior members of … Continue reading
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Jewish Loathing Of Southern Racism
Paul Gottfried writes: Since the Charleston shootings, GOP officials have been scrambling to comply with Leftist demands that Southern Whites be stripped of visible signs of their Confederate heritage. The GOP has actually been downplaying the Confederacy for years—Jeb Bush … Continue reading
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How Many People Would You Be Willing To Kill For The Safety Of Your Own People?
Every group nurses resentments. For instance, Jews hate Nazis because of the Holocaust (the murder of six million European Jews during WWII). On the other hand, many Ukrainians and other Europeans hate Jews because of the Jewish role in carrying … Continue reading
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