The book is nothing more than what hundreds have written before in theory.
This article is a loopy exercise in "neocon" spotting and weak connect the dots conspiracy theorizing without the examining issues and interests of countries and whether they are a threat to our interests, what passes for lefty international understanding these days. Basically the writer wants to say Bush's policy is a Jewish plot.
"Why is Sharansky’s influence so deep?"
It's not. But he's a "neocon" wink, wink. Bush didn't say anything different than what Wilson, Kennedy, Reagan, etc. said. I almost expect the writer to gush that Soviet expansionism was a myth. He wants to say jihadism is so too.
At the very least, Bush’s rhetoric strengthens the hand of hardliners from the Pentagon and the office of Vice President Dick Cheney who see no way around the use of force or covert activity against such tyrannical regimes.
Lefty fantasizing. Bizarre.