Pro-war neocons

Extracted Attributes

• Origin

  United States

• Criticism

  Aggressive militarism, neocolonialism, lack of awareness of unintended consequences in foreign policy

• Core Tenets

  Unilateral promotion of democracy, interventionism in international relations, peace through strength, militaristic, realist approach

• Movement Type

  Political movement

• Emergence Period

  1960s

• Intellectual Roots

  Commentary magazine

• Historical Opposition

  Communism, radical politics

• Influential Ideologues

  Bernard Lewis, Lulu Schwartz, Richard Pipes, Daniel Pipes, David Horowitz, Robert Kagan

• Predicted Future (2025)

  Decline in influence

• Later Associated Figures (2020s)

  Marco Rubio, Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley

• Key Figures (Bush Administration)

  Paul Wolfowitz, Elliott Abrams, Richard Perle, Paul Bremer, Douglas Feith

• Associated Collaborators (Bush Administration)

  Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld

Timeline

• Political movement began in the United States among liberal hawks. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1960-01-01

• Americans moved from the anti-Stalinist left to conservatism. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1960-01-01

• Played a major role in promoting and planning the invasion of Iraq during George W. Bush's presidency. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2003-03-20

• Predicted to see a decline in influence in the political landscape. (Source: Related Document: 2de1674f-a7ac-4372-8a9f-9221aa26a8f2)

  2025-01-01

Neoconservatism

Neoconservatism (colloquially neocon) is a political movement which began in the United States during the 1960s among liberal hawks who became disenchanted with the increasingly pacifist Democratic Party along with the growing New Left and counterculture of the 1960s. Neoconservatives typically advocate the unilateral promotion of democracy and interventionism in international relations together with a militaristic and realist philosophy of "peace through strength". They are known for espousing opposition to communism and radical politics. Many adherents of neoconservatism became politically influential during Republican presidential administrations from the 1960s to the 2000s, peaking in influence during the presidency of George W. Bush, when they played a major role in promoting and planning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Prominent neoconservatives in the Bush administration included Paul Wolfowitz, Elliott Abrams, Richard Perle, Paul Bremer, and Douglas Feith. Although U.S. vice president Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had not self-identified as neoconservatives, they worked closely alongside neoconservative officials in designing key aspects of the Bush administration's foreign policy; especially in their support for Israel, promotion of American influence in the Arab world and launching the war on terror. The Bush administration's domestic and foreign policies were heavily influenced by major ideologues affiliated with neoconservatism, such as Bernard Lewis, Lulu Schwartz, Richard and Daniel Pipes, David Horowitz, and Robert Kagan. Critics of neoconservatism have used the term to describe foreign policy and war hawks who support aggressive militarism or neocolonialism. Historically speaking, the term neoconservative refers to Americans who moved from the anti-Stalinist left to conservatism during the 1960s and 1970s. The movement had its intellectual roots in the magazine Commentary, edited by Norman Podhoretz. They spoke out against the New Left, and in that way helped define the movement.

Web Search Results

• Neoconservatism - Wikipedia

  Neoconservatism (colloquially neocon) is a political movement which began in the United States during the 1960s among liberal hawks who became disenchanted with the increasingly pacifist Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)") along with the growing New Left and counterculture of the 1960s. Neoconservatives typically advocate the unilateral promotion of democracy and interventionism "Interventionism (politics)") in international relations together with a militaristic and realist [...] Critics of neoconservatism have used the term to describe foreign policy and war hawks who support aggressive militarism or neocolonialism. Historically speaking, the term neoconservative refers to Americans who moved from the anti-Stalinist left to conservatism during the 1960s and 1970s. The movement had its intellectual roots in the magazine Commentary "Commentary (magazine)"), edited by Norman Podhoretz. They spoke out against the New Left, and in that way helped define the movement. [...] From the 2020s onward, several U.S. neoconservatives, such as Marco Rubio, Mike Pompeo,[page needed] and Nikki Haley, among others, have supported highly punitive and militaristic measures in the context of the war on cartels. In the 2020s, the escalating opioid crisis, particularly due to fentanyl, has intensified the debate over these measures. The designation of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) has been a key step, paving the way for counterterrorism measures. Marco Rubio, a

• Neoconservatism | US Foreign Policy, Conservative Ideology & History

  Neoconservatives have been especially influential in the formulation of foreign and military policy, particularly in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. They contend that power—military, economic, or political—that is unused is for all practical purposes wasted. The military might of the United States should be employed around the world to promote American interests. And it is in the interests of the United States, they say, to promote the [...] George W. Bush administration, neoconservative officials in the Pentagon and the Department of State helped to plan and promote the Iraq War (2003). [...] Critics also take note of an apparent contradiction between neoconservatives’ views on domestic and foreign policy. With respect to domestic policy, neoconservatives are acutely aware of the possible unintended consequences of well-intended programs. But with respect to foreign policy, such skeptical awareness, according to critics, is almost entirely absent. In the months leading up to the Iraq War, for example, neoconservative planners seemed completely unaware that the invasion and

• Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Scholars, Think Tanks, and Influence on ...

  as ‘defending the homeland and fight[ing] and win[ning] multiple, simultaneous major theater wars,’ may as well have been taken directly from his playbook.”56)Ibid. PNAC also had close ties to many in the Bush administration, such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz; Irve “Scooter” Libby, Cheney’s chief of staff; and Jeb Bush, the then governor of Florida and the President’s younger brother. [...] For a scholarly idea to become institutionalized as a governing principle in U.S. foreign policy, it needs to find adherents on both sides of the political aisle. The part played by neoconservative thinkers such as Frank Fukuyama, William Kristol, and Robert Kagan, along with Joshua Muravchik and the American Enterprise Institute were important in expanding the concept and helping it gain credence and support among conservative Republicans.20)Ibid. Fukuyama’s 1992 bestseller _End of History_ [...] Once the United States adopted a more evenhanded approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and abandoned its imperialist goals, the threat of terrorism would be significantly reduced.”54)Ibid. For rightwing think tanks, rather than coddling terrorists and the states that support them, what was needed, according to many conservative policy experts, was a forceful demonstration of American resolve.55)Ibid.

• Who were the neocons? : r/USHistory - Reddit

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• Neoconservative Think Tanks & Lobby Groups | Better World Info

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