[Vision2020] Iraq Invasion, Saddam & PNAC

[Ted Moffett]

Sunil, Roger et. al.

Why do Iraq war supporters seem to avoid a careful study of the "Project For
A New American Century" web site?  The neo-cons are rather honest in this
web site about their strategy and rationale for what has become the Bush
administration Middle East policy.  Though falsehoods and fearmongering were
used to drag the American public and the US Congress into supporting the
invasion and occupation of Iraq, I do not think the content at PNAC
revealing the neo-con plans for using US military economic global hegemony
to remake the Middle East, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, is an
attempt to deceive anyone.  No smoked filled back room hidden agendas here!
Read all about it!

>From page 17 (page 29 in the pdf numbering), focusing on the Persian
Gulf, from a lengthly report titled "Rebuilding America's Defenses," from
September 2000, we find a frank admission that our military presence in the
Gulf is not primarily about Saddam.  There are references to "longstanding
American interests in the region."  Iran is mentioned as a potential threat
as great as Iraq.  This is a pdf document that blocks cut and paste, or I
would include more text from this document:

"From an American perspective, the value of such bases would endure even
should Saddam pass from the scene."

And from page 22 (34 in the pdf numbering):

"Elements of US Army Europe should be redeployed to Southeast Europe, while
a permanent unit should be based on the Persian Gulf region."

The problems with positioning our forces in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are
mentioned.  Is it a stretch to think that Iraq became the the logical choice
for a location to reposition our "permanent" military forces in the Gulf?
Especially after 9/11 provided the "new Pearl Harbor" that PNAC mentions
was needed to mobilize support for the global military agenda outlined at
PNAC before 9/11?

http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

Ted Moffett
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