Obviously, Jacob Heilbrun doesn't know what the definition of a "Neo-Con" is.....
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:25 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > > - JACOB HEILBRUNN <http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn> > > Share on > email<http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/john-mccains-neocon-manifesto-7404#>Share > on > twitter<http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/john-mccains-neocon-manifesto-7404#>Share > on > facebook<http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/john-mccains-neocon-manifesto-7404#>Share > on > digg<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300&winname=addthis&pub=nationalinterest&source=tbx-300&lng=en-US&s=digg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnationalinterest.org%2Fblog%2Fjacob-heilbrunn%2Fjohn-mccains-neocon-manifesto-7404&title=John%20McCain%27s%20Neocon%20Manifesto%20%7C%20The%20National%20Interest%20Blog&ate=AT-nationalinterest/-/-/52d8b033af094f77/2&frommenu=1&uid=52d8b033050151f3&ct=1&pre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&tt=0&captcha_provider=nucaptcha> > |More Sharing > ServicesMore<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=nationalinterest> > [image: Printer-friendly > version]<http://nationalinterest.org/print/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/john-mccains-neocon-manifesto-7404> > Jacob Heilbrunn <http://nationalinterest.org/profile/jacob-heilbrunn> > | > August 29, 2012 > > It's no secret that John McCain, once a prominent realist, has steadily > converted to neoconservatism over the past two decades. He is now the > movement's most visible champion, which is to say that McCain has been at > the forefront of championing almost every bad idea of the past decade, > including serving as a cheerleader for the war in Iraq. > > McCain's vision of American power and influence around the globe is so > open-ended that it constitutes an invitation for hegemony, something that > China is bound to reject. One thing that is missing in McCain's essay is > that the Iraq War forms the origins of much of the current mess. The Bush > administration expended trillions of dollars—with more to come in the form > of payments to veterans over the next decades—trying to use Iraq as a > demonstration shot for freedom in the rest of the Middle East. > > Another flaw in McCain's analysis is that he exaggerates the Obama > administration's passivity abroad. McCain suggests that Obama has alienated > allies such as Israel. He writes, > > This is the feeling in Israel and the Gulf, where the threat of a > nuclear-armed Iran is existential, but trust in America's willingness to > address the problem has never been lower. > > Really? Israel itself is experiencing a vigorous debate over whether it > makes sense to bomb Iran—something that McCain does not demand that Obama > accomplish, saying rather that there needs to be a realistic > national-security threat. But it's difficult to discern how Obama could be > much more accommodating to Israel, short of giving it carte blanche, which, > I guess, is what would amount to a realistic threat for McCain. > > On Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:49:21 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > >> Not an opinion Plain Ol. Fact: Neither Graham or McCain are former >> registered Democrats. >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:41 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> opinion noted. >>> they will all sacrifice American interests for israel. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:14:35 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>> >>>> By definition, neither McCain nor the "Chinless Wonder" Lindsey >>>> Graham are "Neo-Cons". Fatalists? Most definitely, but not Neo-Cons. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:52 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> McCain, Graham, Menendez >>>>> --- >>>>> 3 zionists who must be removed from our government asap by any means >>>>> necessary. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:34:31 PM UTC-6, MJ wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *McCain and Graham Go To Work Against Iran Agreement *Written by Daniel >>>>>> McAdams<http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/congress-alert.aspx?author=Daniel+McAdams> >>>>>> Tuesday January 14, 2014 >>>>>> >>>>>> Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continue to >>>>>> pull out all stops in attempt to scuttle the six-month interim agreement >>>>>> between the P5+1 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P5+1> and Iran. The >>>>>> agreement is meant to provide some space for negotiations to continue >>>>>> between the two sides while allowing for some confidence to be built in >>>>>> place of a decades-long hostile relationship. >>>>>> >>>>>> The six month water-testing agreement is not meant as a permanent >>>>>> agreement nor is it a legally-binding Chapter VII UNSC resolution. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nevertheless, the neocons, led by Messrs McCain and Graham, are >>>>>> determined to plant as many IEDs along the road to diplomatic resolution >>>>>> as >>>>>> possible. >>>>>> >>>>>> Today McCain and Graham issued another joint >>>>>> release<http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=abac1126-8b42-478c-bbc6-a12d053bcc85>, >>>>>> this time raising the red flag over a rumor they heard that the agreement >>>>>> included some implementation language to which they had not yet been >>>>>> privy. >>>>>> >>>>>> What has the Senators so concerned? Rumors that for the next six >>>>>> months: Iran will be permitted to keep all of its nuclear facilities >>>>>> open, continue its enrichment of uranium, and maintain and even expand >>>>>> its >>>>>> nuclear research, including into next-generation centrifuges. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even if this "nonpaper <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/non-paper> " >>>>>> has been included as part of the six-month deal, it is hardly the >>>>>> revelation that the Senators would have us to believe. All of these >>>>>> activities are already permitted by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty >>>>>> of >>>>>> which Iran is a signatory. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, Iran is already allowed to engage in these activities according >>>>>> to existing international treaty to which the US is also a party, meaning >>>>>> the US recognizes this existing right. >>>>>> >>>>>> But the Senators are trying to make something of nothing to push >>>>>> their pet project: passage of Sens. Menendez and Kirk's green light to >>>>>> war >>>>>> legislation, the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act. >>>>>> >>>>>> They conclude their hyperactive press release by pushing their real >>>>>> agenda: these reports only add greater urgency to the calls from an >>>>>> increasing number of members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to >>>>>> pass >>>>>> new bipartisan sanctions legislation as soon as possible. >>>>>> >>>>>> As Patrick Buchanan points >>>>>> out<http://original.antiwar.com/buchanan/2014/01/13/a-blank-check-for-war-on-iran/>today: >>>>>> When >>>>>> the interim agreement was reached, it was denounced by neocons as >>>>>> �worse >>>>>> than Munich.� Now the War Party piously contends this Senate bill is >>>>>> simply an �insurance policy� to ensure that the terms of the deal are >>>>>> met and a final deal reached. It is nothing of the sort. This bill >>>>>> is a project of AIPAC, the Israeli lobby, designed to sabotage and >>>>>> scuttle >>>>>> the Geneva talks by telling Tehran: Either capitulate and dismantle all >>>>>> your enrichment facilities, or face more severe sanctions which will put >>>>>> us >>>>>> on the road to war. What terrifies AIPAC and Bibi is not an American >>>>>> war on Iran, but an American rapprochement with Iran. Who are the >>>>>> leaders of the push for S.1881? Sens. Mark Kirk and Robert Menendez, the >>>>>> biggest recipients of AIPAC campaign cash. >>>>>> >>>>>> Expect more hysterics from McCain, Graham, Menendez, and the rest of >>>>>> the neocons. For a handy guide to which of them is likely to scream the >>>>>> loudest, please consult Professor Michael Rozeff's list >>>>>> here<http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/u-s-senators-are-nearly-all-stooges-for-israel/>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/congress-alert/2014/jan >>>>>> uary/14/mccain-and-graham-go-to-work-against-iran-agreement.aspx >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>> >>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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