Zogby: Neocons or Just Cons

NATO is admitting that it can't make progress in the Afghanistan War. They're doing that by not being able to agree on what it is the are trying to achieve.

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Everyone seems to want to take on George. Especially if they are leftist Latin-American politicians. Rafael Correa, is running for President of Ecuador. And Bush bashing seems to be a great way of getting votes. The President seems to have a talent for getting people elected. The problem is that it ain't Republicans.

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Good analysis of what the neocons are all about:

The fundamental flaw in the world view of neo-conservativism is that it is ideological and non-empirical. Their case for pre-emptive war in Iraq and for the Administration's "democracy movement" deliberately ignored regional realities. Attempting a slight of hand transfer of what they perceived as former President Ronald Reagan's victory over the "Evil Empire", they believed and preached that forceful action designed to tear down the status quo in the Middle East would, by itself, usher in a new and more positive era.