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Rumors of neoconsâ demise greatly exaggerated
via Houston Chron - EFLLogin if needed: reg@mailinator.com / bugmenot June 17, 2004, 10:54PM By JACOB HEILBRUNN Neoconservatism is finished. According to the conventional wisdom, the Pentagonâs top neocons, like Paul D. Wolfowitz, Douglas J. Feith and William J. Luti, have been discredited by the insurgency in Iraq, by Abu Ghraib and by growing public discontent with the war. The United Nations has been invited back â begged, really â while the organizationâs chief opponent, Richard Perle, has been marginalized. The exposure of Iraqi exile leader Ahmad Chalabi as a charlatan, and possibly as an Iranian spy, has delivered the knockout punch. The neocons have lost President Bushâs confidence, it seems, and will be abandoned if he wins a second term. Thatâs the way the story goes, anyway. In Washington, it is widely believed, easy to understand and fun to pass along. But it is also wrong. ...more... Wishful thinking, willful ignorance, criticism from voyeurs - will the obscenities never cease? Lol! Posted by: .com 2004-06-18 |
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