Note to conspiracy theorists — the neo-conservatives aren’t Zionists: Spengler

Asia Times ^ | February 29, 2016 | David P. Goldman

[OddLane]

The betting markets on the American primary elections show an 87% probability that Hillary Clinton will head the Democratic ticket and a 76% probability that Donald Trump will lead the Republicans. Between the two, Trump is the pro-Israel candidate. First, his daughter Ivanka is an observant Orthodox Jew after her conversion and marriage to Jared Kushner, the scion of a prominent family of Jewish philanthropists.

Second, and most decisive, Trump feels no obligation to win favor among Muslims, proposing a temporary ban against any Muslim entering the United States. Hillary Clinton, by contrast, surrounded herself with advisers openly hostile to Israel and pondered covert funding for Palestinian civil disobedience to pressure the Israeli government.

Rarely have Americans had such a clear choice between pro-Israel and not-so-pro-Israel candidates. Remarkably, the neo-conservatives prefer Hillary Clinton. That should confuse the conspiracy theorists. A Google search produces 400,000 hits for the search terms “neoconservative” and “Zionist.” Yet the leading neo-conservatives say they won’t vote for Trump under any circumstances, and one prominent neocon, Robert Kagan, has already declared for Hillary against Trump. Bill Kristol, the editor of the Weekly Standard and head of the Emergency Committee for Israel, has declared that he would never vote for Trump under any circumstances, and so has long-time Republican official Peter Wehner. Kristol has said that he won’t support Hillary, but threatens to mount a third-party effort if Trump is nominated–which would draw Republican votes away from Trump and help Clinton.

[baltimorepoet]

Probably because NeoCons have drunk the Free Trade KoolAid.

[PGR88]

Spengler mentions Robert Kagan first among neocons in his article

FYI - Kagan’s wife is Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for EU and Eurasian affairs, who has worked under Clinton, Bush and Obama. She was the one caught on a leaked telephone call in Feb. 2014 with Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, infamously saying “F*** the EU!,” and discussing how they were going to push to install Arseny Yatsenyuk as the new Ukraine President.

Remember - these people are working in your name and the name of the USA.

[spintreebob]

Most Neo-Cons are more pro-bi-partisan-establishment than anything else. They are BobMichel/RayLaHood Republicans who openly back Democrats who will advance the establishment. In short, they are the DC Cartel.