After 7 (?) years I'm still not entirely sure what defines the term "neocon," or how to distinguish clearly whether a particular individual is a "neocon" or is not a "neocon" . . .
(I have some comments on the remainder of jon louis's post but they are going to take more time than I have had to spend on a reply the past few days.) -- Ronn! :) boy am i in trouble!~) AFAIK neoconservatism goes at least as far back as the 60s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism i could try to put it in a nutshell and say it was the transition from a foreign policy of containment (of communism)... http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cwr/17601.htm ... to a preemptive strategy (terrorism) http://www.cdi.org/news/law/preemptive-war-031606.cfm it was pitched to several republican administrations before it found a home with junior. jon louis :{ Knowledge is Power ____________________________________________________________________________________Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l