[Vision2020] Project For A New American Century
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:07:26 -0800
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<P>Did anyone else hear Terry Gross' interview on Fresh Air yesterday? Her second interview was with William Kristol, who is the chair of the Project for the New American Century. He has an abundance of arrogance and belief in a radical approach that has not been tried before, and has no history to support it. He really does seem to believe that we can create a democracy in Iraq after this war. Apparently he doesn't seem to believe that the fact that no real democracy has existed there before, or that we are currently killing them, will be a problem.</P></DIV>
<P>The first interviewee, Joseph Cirincione, Senior Associate and Director, Non-Proliferation Project, pointed out that the national defense plan Paul Wolfowitz submitted during the Administration of Bush I was considered too radical at the time. Now Wolfowitz is surrounded by like-minded people, and his plan for attacking anyone else who we might consider a threat fits right in. The folks who used to be on the fringe are now running the show. Cirincione pointed out that this is hardly a conspiracy, since they're all out in the open, and haven't kept their opinions secret. </P>
<P>As you say, Iraq is just the beginning for these people. </P>
<P>Sunil<BR></P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Ted Moffett" <TED_MOFFETT@HOTMAIL.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>To: vision2020@moscow.com
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Vision2020] Project For A New American Century
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<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 19:08:54 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>>It's all here folks, or nearly so:
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<DIV></DIV>>http://www.newamericancentury.org
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<DIV></DIV>>http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm
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<DIV></DIV>>If you want to look at the thinking behind the War on Iraq and
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<DIV></DIV>>This conservative think tank, that has been around since 1997, with
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<DIV></DIV>>the involvement of Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfowitz, etc., is
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<DIV></DIV>>critical in determining Bush administration policy. The current
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<DIV></DIV>>foreign policy orientation of the Bush administration was in the
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<DIV></DIV>>works long before 9/11, though 9/11 provided the "new pearl harbor"
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<DIV></DIV>>to justify implementation of the plan: The emphasis on US military
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<DIV></DIV>>world dominance and increased military spending, the doctrine of
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<DIV></DIV>>preemptive military action, the justifications for the US to use
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<DIV></DIV>>it's position as the world's sole superpower to reshape the world's
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<DIV></DIV>>political and economic structure, etc. These conservatives were
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<DIV></DIV>>drooling over the chance to oust the Democrats from the White House
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<DIV></DIV>>to be able to place themselves in power and implement their plan.
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<DIV></DIV>>I feel like a citizen of the Roman empire.
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<DIV></DIV>>Afghanistan and Iraq are just the beginning.
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<DIV></DIV>>Ted
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