I hope going into the 2008 general election we do not forget how the USA got into the mess she is in today. I also hope the American people take a very close look at John McCain to ensure he is not a Neoconservative, or someone that could be easily manipulated by Neocons.
In the article at the end of the link below, it is interesting the Neocons originally back John McCain in the 2000 elections. That was before it became obvious the GW Bush would be the republican nominee and Dick Cheney would be closely involved with the GW Bush Administration. #----------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: How did the neocon defense intellectuals – a small group at odds with most of the U.S. foreign policy elite, Republican as well as Democratic – manage to capture the Bush administration? Few supported Bush during the presidential primaries. They feared that the second Bush would be like the first – a wimp who had failed to occupy Baghdad in the first Gulf War and who had pressured Israel into the Oslo peace process – and that his administration, again like his father's, would be dominated by moderate Republican realists such as Powell, James Baker and Brent Scowcroft. They supported the maverick senator John McCain until it became clear that Bush would get the nomination. #--------------------------------------- I can't remember if the following, which I paraphrase, originated with Leo Strauss who was the father of Neoconservatism, or was taught by Leo Strauss form the works of Nicolo Machiavelli, but it goes something like this: Don't tell the people you want to exterminate them. Campaign with a message that will bring you the people's vote. Then, after you are elected you can fulfill the desires of your heart. #-------------------------------------- http://www.antiwar.com/orig/lind1.html Regards, LelandJ --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
