#neocons — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #neocons, aggregated by home.social.
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#Starmer Finally Quits; #BBC Admits #Kiev Faces #Donbas Crisis Losing #Konstantinovka; #Neocons #Iran Rage
#Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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#Starmer Finally Quits; #BBC Admits #Kiev Faces #Donbas Crisis Losing #Konstantinovka; #Neocons #Iran Rage
#Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #2028election #AU #Iran #Iranceasefire #Irannucleardeal #J.D.Vance #marcorubio #neocons #Neoconservatism #Vance
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Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #2028election #AU #Iran #Iranceasefire #Irannucleardeal #J.D.Vance #marcorubio #neocons #Neoconservatism #Vance
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/745104/ -
Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #2028election #AU #Iran #Iranceasefire #Irannucleardeal #J.D.Vance #marcorubio #neocons #Neoconservatism #Vance
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#US #Iran Agree #MoU US Ends Sea Blockade #Neocons #Israel Furious; #Putin Tells #Trump Ignore #UK / #EU
#Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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#US #Iran Agree #MoU US Ends Sea Blockade #Neocons #Israel Furious; #Putin Tells #Trump Ignore #UK / #EU
#Ukraine #Russia #Donbas #NATO #UkraineRussiaWar #NATORussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaNATOWar #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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Back in 1979
The Westеrn world was in decline
So, Ronald Reagan and Thatchеr too
They fixed it right up, but not for youJust for: rich people, stackin the deck
Rich people with big fat checks
Rich people, they're havin a ball
Rich people been fuckin us all
- #CarsieBlanton (2023) *Neo-liberalism https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class
Neo-cons #Iran
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-war-neocons-foreign-policy* Rich People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_eZg70Ms0&list=RDpD_eZg70Ms0&start_radio=1 -
Back in 1979
The Westеrn world was in decline
So, Ronald Reagan and Thatchеr too
They fixed it right up, but not for youJust for: rich people, stackin the deck
Rich people with big fat checks
Rich people, they're havin a ball
Rich people been fuckin us all
- #CarsieBlanton (2023) *Neo-liberalism https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class
Neo-cons #Iran
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-war-neocons-foreign-policy* Rich People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_eZg70Ms0&list=RDpD_eZg70Ms0&start_radio=1 -
Back in 1979
The Westеrn world was in decline
So, Ronald Reagan and Thatchеr too
They fixed it right up, but not for youJust for: rich people, stackin the deck
Rich people with big fat checks
Rich people, they're havin a ball
Rich people been fuckin us all
- #CarsieBlanton (2023) *Neo-liberalism https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class
Neo-cons #Iran
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-war-neocons-foreign-policy* Rich People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_eZg70Ms0&list=RDpD_eZg70Ms0&start_radio=1 -
Back in 1979
The Westеrn world was in decline
So, Ronald Reagan and Thatchеr too
They fixed it right up, but not for youJust for: rich people, stackin the deck
Rich people with big fat checks
Rich people, they're havin a ball
Rich people been fuckin us all
- #CarsieBlanton (2023) *Neo-liberalism https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class
Neo-cons #Iran
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-war-neocons-foreign-policy* Rich People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_eZg70Ms0&list=RDpD_eZg70Ms0&start_radio=1 -
Back in 1979
The Westеrn world was in decline
So, Ronald Reagan and Thatchеr too
They fixed it right up, but not for youJust for: rich people, stackin the deck
Rich people with big fat checks
Rich people, they're havin a ball
Rich people been fuckin us all
- #CarsieBlanton (2023) *Neo-liberalism https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class
Neo-cons #Iran
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-war-neocons-foreign-policy* Rich People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_eZg70Ms0&list=RDpD_eZg70Ms0&start_radio=1 -
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree) -
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree) -
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree) -
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree) -
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree) -
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree -
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree -
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree -
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree -
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree -
just in case anyone's still looking for an explanation for the #IranWar:
#CharlieKirk #TPUSA #AIPAC #MAGA #uspol #christianZionists #Iran #prosperityGospel #PaulaWhite #MikeHuckabee #Neocons #LindseyGraham #meme #memes
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just in case anyone's still looking for an explanation for the #IranWar:
#CharlieKirk #TPUSA #AIPAC #MAGA #uspol #christianZionists #Iran #prosperityGospel #PaulaWhite #MikeHuckabee #Neocons #LindseyGraham #meme #memes
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just in case anyone's still looking for an explanation for the #IranWar:
#CharlieKirk #TPUSA #AIPAC #MAGA #uspol #christianZionists #Iran #prosperityGospel #PaulaWhite #MikeHuckabee #Neocons #LindseyGraham #meme #memes
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just in case anyone's still looking for an explanation for the #IranWar:
#CharlieKirk #TPUSA #AIPAC #MAGA #uspol #christianZionists #Iran #prosperityGospel #PaulaWhite #MikeHuckabee #Neocons #LindseyGraham #meme #memes
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just in case anyone's still looking for an explanation for the #IranWar:
#CharlieKirk #TPUSA #AIPAC #MAGA #uspol #christianZionists #Iran #prosperityGospel #PaulaWhite #MikeHuckabee #Neocons #LindseyGraham #meme #memes
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How three decades of US neoconservative war policy paved the way for Trump’s war crimes
"Trump’s naked threats to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure are the culmination of a strand of neoconservative thought"...
... "defining US war-making from the Iraq war to Obama’s drone campaigns to the Gaza genocide."
https://israelpalestinenews.org/trump-war-crimes-iran/
#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #GazaGenocide #Neocons #IraqWar #USDroneCampaigns .
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I'm So Fucking Done With Hasan Derangement Syndrome #ThirdWay #Donorcrats #MalignantCentrism #MAGALite #Hasan #Leftists #Neocons #TheBulwark youtu.be/i_x1yOMEfeQ
I’M SO F*CKING DONE WITH HASAN... -
I'm So Fucking Done With Hasan Derangement Syndrome #ThirdWay #Donorcrats #MalignantCentrism #MAGALite #Hasan #Leftists #Neocons #TheBulwark youtu.be/i_x1yOMEfeQ
I’M SO F*CKING DONE WITH HASAN... -
I'm So Fucking Done With Hasan Derangement Syndrome #ThirdWay #Donorcrats #MalignantCentrism #MAGALite #Hasan #Leftists #Neocons #TheBulwark youtu.be/i_x1yOMEfeQ
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1991, 2003 many more before and after...
They have to lie, because no sane human desires war (and real reasons for an offensive one are rare or inexistent).
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1991, 2003 many more before and after...
They have to lie, because no sane human desires war (and real reasons for an offensive one are rare or inexistent).
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1991, 2003 many more before and after...
They have to lie, because no sane human desires war (and real reasons for an offensive one are rare or inexistent).
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1991, 2003 many more before and after...
They have to lie, because no sane human desires war (and real reasons for an offensive one are rare or inexistent).
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#Russia Steps Up #Iran Aid; Iran Hits #F35; #EnergyCrisis Causes Recession Fears; #Neocons Want #Kharg Op
#Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Mideast #IranWar #War #Hegemony #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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#Russia Steps Up #Iran Aid; Iran Hits #F35; #EnergyCrisis Causes Recession Fears; #Neocons Want #Kharg Op
#Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Mideast #IranWar #War #Hegemony #AlexanderMercouris #TheDuran
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"As President Donald Trump continues to bombard Iran, he’s following a plan laid out in a “Project 2025”–like manifesto written by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than twenty years ago.
It’s part of a dark money–backed network of neoconservatives and Israel lobbyists that has been working quietly over the past year to push the Trump administration to launch a military intervention in Iran, releasing memos and polls urging action.
In the first weeks of Trump’s presidency in January 2025, a think tank called the Vandenberg Coalition released a white paper outlining a new agenda for US foreign policy. Called “Deals of the Century: Solving the Middle East,” the document was a “neocon manifesto” for a second Trump presidency, advocating for the United States to provide even more arms to Israel and take a “radically different” stance on Iran. It was a hawkish road map designed to influence a president who had ostensibly embraced isolationist messaging in his campaign.
The Vandenberg Coalition, formed in 2021 during President Joe Biden’s time in office, advocates for an interventionist foreign policy and increased defense spending. Over the past year, it has released a flurry of reports on Venezuela and Iran, cheering on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and releasing a document in January that called for strikes against Iran."
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"As President Donald Trump continues to bombard Iran, he’s following a plan laid out in a “Project 2025”–like manifesto written by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than twenty years ago.
It’s part of a dark money–backed network of neoconservatives and Israel lobbyists that has been working quietly over the past year to push the Trump administration to launch a military intervention in Iran, releasing memos and polls urging action.
In the first weeks of Trump’s presidency in January 2025, a think tank called the Vandenberg Coalition released a white paper outlining a new agenda for US foreign policy. Called “Deals of the Century: Solving the Middle East,” the document was a “neocon manifesto” for a second Trump presidency, advocating for the United States to provide even more arms to Israel and take a “radically different” stance on Iran. It was a hawkish road map designed to influence a president who had ostensibly embraced isolationist messaging in his campaign.
The Vandenberg Coalition, formed in 2021 during President Joe Biden’s time in office, advocates for an interventionist foreign policy and increased defense spending. Over the past year, it has released a flurry of reports on Venezuela and Iran, cheering on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and releasing a document in January that called for strikes against Iran."
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"As President Donald Trump continues to bombard Iran, he’s following a plan laid out in a “Project 2025”–like manifesto written by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than twenty years ago.
It’s part of a dark money–backed network of neoconservatives and Israel lobbyists that has been working quietly over the past year to push the Trump administration to launch a military intervention in Iran, releasing memos and polls urging action.
In the first weeks of Trump’s presidency in January 2025, a think tank called the Vandenberg Coalition released a white paper outlining a new agenda for US foreign policy. Called “Deals of the Century: Solving the Middle East,” the document was a “neocon manifesto” for a second Trump presidency, advocating for the United States to provide even more arms to Israel and take a “radically different” stance on Iran. It was a hawkish road map designed to influence a president who had ostensibly embraced isolationist messaging in his campaign.
The Vandenberg Coalition, formed in 2021 during President Joe Biden’s time in office, advocates for an interventionist foreign policy and increased defense spending. Over the past year, it has released a flurry of reports on Venezuela and Iran, cheering on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and releasing a document in January that called for strikes against Iran."
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"As President Donald Trump continues to bombard Iran, he’s following a plan laid out in a “Project 2025”–like manifesto written by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than twenty years ago.
It’s part of a dark money–backed network of neoconservatives and Israel lobbyists that has been working quietly over the past year to push the Trump administration to launch a military intervention in Iran, releasing memos and polls urging action.
In the first weeks of Trump’s presidency in January 2025, a think tank called the Vandenberg Coalition released a white paper outlining a new agenda for US foreign policy. Called “Deals of the Century: Solving the Middle East,” the document was a “neocon manifesto” for a second Trump presidency, advocating for the United States to provide even more arms to Israel and take a “radically different” stance on Iran. It was a hawkish road map designed to influence a president who had ostensibly embraced isolationist messaging in his campaign.
The Vandenberg Coalition, formed in 2021 during President Joe Biden’s time in office, advocates for an interventionist foreign policy and increased defense spending. Over the past year, it has released a flurry of reports on Venezuela and Iran, cheering on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and releasing a document in January that called for strikes against Iran."
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"As President Donald Trump continues to bombard Iran, he’s following a plan laid out in a “Project 2025”–like manifesto written by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than twenty years ago.
It’s part of a dark money–backed network of neoconservatives and Israel lobbyists that has been working quietly over the past year to push the Trump administration to launch a military intervention in Iran, releasing memos and polls urging action.
In the first weeks of Trump’s presidency in January 2025, a think tank called the Vandenberg Coalition released a white paper outlining a new agenda for US foreign policy. Called “Deals of the Century: Solving the Middle East,” the document was a “neocon manifesto” for a second Trump presidency, advocating for the United States to provide even more arms to Israel and take a “radically different” stance on Iran. It was a hawkish road map designed to influence a president who had ostensibly embraced isolationist messaging in his campaign.
The Vandenberg Coalition, formed in 2021 during President Joe Biden’s time in office, advocates for an interventionist foreign policy and increased defense spending. Over the past year, it has released a flurry of reports on Venezuela and Iran, cheering on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and releasing a document in January that called for strikes against Iran."
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This is how Aussie neocons worm their way along, by pretending to be something they're not. (N.B. overseas readers: In Australia, "Liberals" are an Aussie version of US Repuglicans and British Tories).
#Australia #auspol #childcaresupport #governmentsubsidies #falsehoods #fakegrassroots #reactionaries #neocons #liberalpartyofaustralia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/childcare-choice-for-parents-liberal-links/106420046 -
This is how Aussie neocons worm their way along, by pretending to be something they're not. (N.B. overseas readers: In Australia, "Liberals" are an Aussie version of US Repuglicans and British Tories).
#Australia #auspol #childcaresupport #governmentsubsidies #falsehoods #fakegrassroots #reactionaries #neocons #liberalpartyofaustralia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/childcare-choice-for-parents-liberal-links/106420046 -
This is how Aussie neocons worm their way along, by pretending to be something they're not. (N.B. overseas readers: In Australia, "Liberals" are an Aussie version of US Repuglicans and British Tories).
#Australia #auspol #childcaresupport #governmentsubsidies #falsehoods #fakegrassroots #reactionaries #neocons #liberalpartyofaustralia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/childcare-choice-for-parents-liberal-links/106420046 -
This is how Aussie neocons worm their way along, by pretending to be something they're not. (N.B. overseas readers: In Australia, "Liberals" are an Aussie version of US Repuglicans and British Tories).
#Australia #auspol #childcaresupport #governmentsubsidies #falsehoods #fakegrassroots #reactionaries #neocons #liberalpartyofaustralia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/childcare-choice-for-parents-liberal-links/106420046 -
"On balance, it seems clear that the invasion of Iraq really was not “all about oil” — or if it was, then the US war was staggeringly ill-conceived and ill-executed. There is basically no link you can make between Iraq’s vast oil reserves and direct benefits for the US state, consumers, or large oil companies.
So, if not oil, what was the reason? I am no expert on the Middle East, nor the American neoconservative movement circa 2003, but my conjecture is that it was part of the larger neocon campaign to project US global power throughout the Middle East and around the world. The 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Saddam Hussein’s audacious invasion of Kuwait in 1991, were evidence of a region out of the United States’ tight control. By taking out Saddam’s regime, the United States could implant another ally alongside Saudi Arabia and Israel (among others) to protect US interests in the region.
Of course, this theory has its own problems, given that the invasion has resulted in basically nonstop chaos and instability since. This chaos continues today as the United States tries to foster regime change in Iran (unlikely to happen simply with bombs from above).
But there is evidence that the neocons and the “Project for a New American Century” were thinking of the Iraq War this way."
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"On balance, it seems clear that the invasion of Iraq really was not “all about oil” — or if it was, then the US war was staggeringly ill-conceived and ill-executed. There is basically no link you can make between Iraq’s vast oil reserves and direct benefits for the US state, consumers, or large oil companies.
So, if not oil, what was the reason? I am no expert on the Middle East, nor the American neoconservative movement circa 2003, but my conjecture is that it was part of the larger neocon campaign to project US global power throughout the Middle East and around the world. The 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Saddam Hussein’s audacious invasion of Kuwait in 1991, were evidence of a region out of the United States’ tight control. By taking out Saddam’s regime, the United States could implant another ally alongside Saudi Arabia and Israel (among others) to protect US interests in the region.
Of course, this theory has its own problems, given that the invasion has resulted in basically nonstop chaos and instability since. This chaos continues today as the United States tries to foster regime change in Iran (unlikely to happen simply with bombs from above).
But there is evidence that the neocons and the “Project for a New American Century” were thinking of the Iraq War this way."
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"On balance, it seems clear that the invasion of Iraq really was not “all about oil” — or if it was, then the US war was staggeringly ill-conceived and ill-executed. There is basically no link you can make between Iraq’s vast oil reserves and direct benefits for the US state, consumers, or large oil companies.
So, if not oil, what was the reason? I am no expert on the Middle East, nor the American neoconservative movement circa 2003, but my conjecture is that it was part of the larger neocon campaign to project US global power throughout the Middle East and around the world. The 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Saddam Hussein’s audacious invasion of Kuwait in 1991, were evidence of a region out of the United States’ tight control. By taking out Saddam’s regime, the United States could implant another ally alongside Saudi Arabia and Israel (among others) to protect US interests in the region.
Of course, this theory has its own problems, given that the invasion has resulted in basically nonstop chaos and instability since. This chaos continues today as the United States tries to foster regime change in Iran (unlikely to happen simply with bombs from above).
But there is evidence that the neocons and the “Project for a New American Century” were thinking of the Iraq War this way."
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"On balance, it seems clear that the invasion of Iraq really was not “all about oil” — or if it was, then the US war was staggeringly ill-conceived and ill-executed. There is basically no link you can make between Iraq’s vast oil reserves and direct benefits for the US state, consumers, or large oil companies.
So, if not oil, what was the reason? I am no expert on the Middle East, nor the American neoconservative movement circa 2003, but my conjecture is that it was part of the larger neocon campaign to project US global power throughout the Middle East and around the world. The 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Saddam Hussein’s audacious invasion of Kuwait in 1991, were evidence of a region out of the United States’ tight control. By taking out Saddam’s regime, the United States could implant another ally alongside Saudi Arabia and Israel (among others) to protect US interests in the region.
Of course, this theory has its own problems, given that the invasion has resulted in basically nonstop chaos and instability since. This chaos continues today as the United States tries to foster regime change in Iran (unlikely to happen simply with bombs from above).
But there is evidence that the neocons and the “Project for a New American Century” were thinking of the Iraq War this way."