Nor did neoconservatives create the policy, no matter how many progressive pundits blame them for it. NED provides cushy jobs for old social democrats born again as neocons. Pyatts boss, Victoria Nuland, is the wife and fellow-traveler of historian Robert Kagan, one of the movements leading lights. And neocons are currently beating the war drums against Russia, as much to scupper any agreements on Syria and Iran as to encourage more Pentagon contracts for their friends and financial backers. But, encircling Russia has never been just a neocon thing. The policy has bi-partisan and trans-Atlantic support, including the backing of Americas old-school nationalists, Cold War liberals, Hillary hawks, and much of Obamas national security team.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:23:09 +0000