Do Republicans really believe this? Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld to.
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I know there's a lot of smart and patriotic Republicans out there. I
also know there are a lot of Republicans that are worried about the
direction their party is going. Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld are
all proponents of a think tank known as New American Century. If you
are a Republican and are concerned about the idea of American becoming
an empire that forces its will upon the world, you should familiarize
yourself with this organization - because it is the organization that
guides our current administration. In fact, I'd argue that you should
vote Republican unless you AGREE with this organization.
Here's the URL to the think tank: http://www.newamericancentury.org/
Core views and beliefs
PNAC's website clearly states the groups "fundamental propositions":
"That American leadership is good both for America and for the
world; that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic
energy and commitment to moral principle; and that too few political
leaders today are making the case for global leadership.
In September 2000, the PNAC issued an 80-page report entitled
Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces, And Resources For A
New Century (http://newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf).
The report has been the subject of much analysis and criticism.
The group states that when diplomacy has failed, military action is an
acceptable and necessary resort. PNAC advocates the installation of
permanent military bases around the world for the establishment of a
United States Global Constabulary. This global police force would have
the power to keep law and order around the world in accordance with
rules that the United States would establish as being proper and just.
It also advocates the United States government should capitalize on
its military and economic superiority to gain unchallengeable
superiority through all means necessary, including military force.
The PNAC and its members had long called for the United States to
abandon the ABM Treaty. The PNAC also proposes to control the new
"international commons" of space and "cyberspace" and pave the way for
the creation of a new military service - U.S. Space Forces - with the
mission of space control. In 1998, Rumsfeld chaired a bipartisan
commission on the US Ballistic Missile Threat towards advancement of
these goals.
Controversy
The PNAC has been the subject of considerable criticism and
controversy.
Many, particularly those on the left and American isolationists,
dispute the premise that American world leadership is desirable for
the world or even for America. The PNAC's harshest critics argue that
it represents a broad, borderline imperial agenda of global US
military expansionism and dominance. Supporters reply that the PNAC's
goals are not fundamentally different than what has long been proposed
by other conservative foreign policy analysts, and that the PNAC is
the target of unfair conspiracy theories.
Much of the basis for its critics' arguments is derived from the text
of Rebuilding America's Defenses. PNAC critics suggest that portions
of the document call into question the true motives behind the 2003
invasion of Iraq, although the document does not explicitly call for
an invasion.
A line frequently quoted out of context from Rebuilding America's
Defenses famously refers to the possibility of a "catastrophic and
catalyzing event — like a new Pearl Harbor" (page 51). Conspiracy
theorists argue this is suspiciously prescient of the 9/11 terrorist
attacks, with some going so far as to suggest complicity of the PNAC
in the attacks. Many also incorrectly claim that this "new Pearl
Harbor" is stated to be needed to justify war on Iraq. In fact,
however, the quote is part of a discussion about military use of
information technologies, where the report is simply guessing that
full transformation to new technologies is likely to be a slow process
unless some "catalyzing" event causes the military to upgrade more
quickly. Despite the easy availability of the whole document, the
quote provokes spirited - and often partisan and ill-informed -
debate.
Bush Administration
After the election of George W. Bush, many of PNAC's members were
appointed to key positions within the new President's administration:
Name Department Title Other remarks
Elliott Abrams National Security Council Representative for Middle
Eastern Affairs President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center
Richard Armitage Department of State Deputy Secretary of State
John R. Bolton Department of State Undersecretary for Arms Control
and International Security Affairs
Dick Cheney Bush Administration Vice President PNAC founder
Seth Cropsey Voice of America Director of the International
Broadcasting Bureau
Paula Dobriansky Department of State Undersecretary of State for
Global Affairs
Francis Fukuyama President's Council on Bioethics Council Member
Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins
University
Bruce Jackson U.S. Committee on NATO President
Zalmay Khalilzad U.S.-Afganistan Embassy in Kabul Ambassador
Lewis Libby Bush Administration Chief of Staff for the Vice
President
Peter W. Rodman Department of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense
for International Security
Donald Rumsfeld Department of Defense Secretary of Defense PNAC
founder
Randy Scheunemann U.S. Committee on NATO, Project on Transitional
Democracies, International Republican Institute Member Founded the
Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
Paul Wolfowitz Department of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense
Dov S. Zakheim Department of Defense Comptroller
Robert B. Zoellick Office of the United States Trade Representative
U.S. Trade Representative
Please consider the above before you vote.
Ivan Marsh
> Hello,
>
> I know there's a lot of smart and patriotic Republicans out there. I also
> know there are a lot of Republicans that are worried about the direction
> their party is going. Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld are all proponents
> of a think tank known as New American Century.
New American Century (PNAC) http://www.newamericancentury.org
AKA: The New World Order
Picking up where the Nazi's left off.
I find it very hard to believe that the majority of republicans think this
is a good idea.
--
i.m.
The USA Patriot Act is the most unpatriotic act in American history.
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Ric Trexell
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> On 18 Oct 2004 10:03:58 -0700, city_upo...@yahoo.com
> (city_upo...@yahoo.com) wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I know there's a lot of smart and patriotic Republicans out there. I
> >also know there are a lot of Republicans that are worried about the
> >direction their party is going. Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld are
> >all proponents of a think tank known as New American Century.
This sounds like the same goals that the Council on Foreign Relations has
been pushing for 60 years. I believe all the people that you mentioned at
the end of your article are members of the CFR.