Could someone point me to an explanation of why "neocons" believe essentially that America is exempt from history? That Islam has somehow changed its collective mind about its repeated attempts to conquer all non-Muslims?
The USA being the leading non-Muslim country, it seems natural that jihadis would target America.
Some of these neocons seem smart. They must have answered these questions. Anyone know where?
Could someone point me to an explanation of why "neocons" believe essentially that America is exempt from history? That Islam has somehow changed its collective mind about its repeated attempts to conquer all non-Muslims?
WorldNetDaily: Is Islam a religion of peace? What does President Bush think of this bashing of Islam by his Christian friends? He rejects it. "Islam is a religion of peace."
It's a complicated issue, but I'll give it a shot. Neocons (who can come from any ethnic group) are basically those who would be described as "right-liberals" in political science terms. The neocons consist mainly of former liberal Democrats (of the FDR variety) who were expelled from the Democratic Party in the late 1970s for wanting to resist Soviet expansionism - the date when the hard-left siezed control of the Democratic Party. Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson was sort of the prototype of today's neocon.
While these people are believers in many of the basic tenets of liberalism (big government, pro-abortion, pro-gay agenda, anti-2nd amendment, etc., the do believe in a strong defense for the US and its allies (like Israel). That is why, starting in the late 70s early 80s, many left the Democrats to join the Republicans, because the viewed a strong defense as the top priority. (Against the Soviet Union then, against the Jihadis now.) I think of them as the truly loyal opposition (they still at least believe in defending the country - despite the fact that they often resort to the sort of iberal Wilsonian and Internationalist arguments mentioned in the article. Patriotic liberals, really.