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To: upchuck
The word "neocon" has lost all meaning since 9/11. Today, if you support Israel or the war in Iraq, you are labelled a "neocon". But, for the real meaning of what neoconservatism, you should read this:

Wikipedia : Neoconservatism (United States)
7 posted on 01/02/2005 3:14:47 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative
I was once accused of being a neo-con. Here's the paragraph from your neo-con wiki reference that I would agree with:
"Also particularly galvanizing to the movement was George H.W. Bush and Colin Powell's decision to leave Saddam Hussein in power and what neoconservatives viewed as a betrayal of the Iraqi Kurds. Neoconservatives were also members of the blue team, which argued for a confrontational policy toward the People's Republic of China and strong military and diplomatic support for Taiwan. Early in the George W. Bush administration, neoconservatives were particularly upset by Bush's non-confrontational policy toward the PRC and Russia and what they perceived as Bush's insufficient support of Israel, and most neoconservatives perceived Bush's foreign policies to be not substantially different from the policies of Clinton. Following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon, however, the influence of neoconservatism in the Bush administration appears to have increased. In contrast with earlier writings that emphasized the danger from a strong Russia and the PRC, the focus of neoconservatives shifted from Communism to the Middle East and global terrorism."

However, reading further, I am a cross between an ideolistic conservative (75%) and neo-con(20%) and Libertarian (5%).

56 posted on 01/03/2005 7:26:35 AM PST by Sensei Ern
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