Do the NeoCons Have an Endgame in Mind?
by Steve I think this story in Newsweek is noteworthy for several reasons. First, the fact that one of the two major newsmagazines is casting doubt on the Bushies’ foreign policy in general and the NeoCons in particular shows just how much the landscape has changed since the realities of the Iraqi occupation, failed WMD search, and continued Al Qaeda activity have materialized. Second, the story’s tone and quotes indicate not only doubts about the success of the NeoCons and their agenda, but posits the theory that Iraq was a one-shot deal, and not the first stage of a PNAC agenda. This is either a misdirection game by the Bushies to tampen down concerns about where they are headed next, or an admission that not only was Iraq a one-shot deal, but that there is no well thought-out endgame with these guys after all. And in some ways, that is more worrisome than the PNAC line of argument. At least with the PNAC line of argument, you could see an intellectual argument for what they wanted t
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- Do the NeoCons Have an Endgame in Mind?
