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A neocon view.

Started by Brian Junyor · 10 months ago

This article by Former Neoconservative Francis Fukuyama outlines how the how and why things have gone badly in Iraq and how the current neocon regime was not expecting the type of reaction from the rest of the world as they got.  The article is quite long and verry interesting.ÂÂ%A ... Continue reading »

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  • Brian Junyor

    3 years ago

    Wow. That is a pretty heavy article for you to post. I am not sure that Fukuyama’s article is helpful in deciphering how the United States should approach foreign policy. (Maybe the book goes into more detail / doubt that I will invest the energy of reading it.) In my opinion this article is, to quote WS, “Full of sound and fury; signifying nothing”

    You may want to take a look at “The End of Fukuyama: Why his latest pronouncements miss the mark. By Christopher Hitchens” to get a better understanding of the opposition to Fukuyama’s point of view.

    However, I think both authors miss the point. In my humble opinion, Anti-Americanism is a product of America’s status as the preeminent superpower in the world.

    It seems to me that the real argument is how to approach foreign policy (soft power – diplomacy & economics) vs (hard power – bombs & troops). To that I only have one response, to quote TR, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"

    How will history remember this war? I don’t have a crystal ball and I doubt that Mr. Fukuyama does either.
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  • Barrett

    3 years ago

    Wow. I just got a flashback to college, specifically world civ to 1860. That man was a master at getting completely away from the topic at hand.

    But I digress.

    Did I approve of us going to war? Absolutely. For the simple reason that we said that we would if Hussein did not allow weapon inspectors into Iraq. Boy who cried 'wolf', anyone? However, I'm really not certain I agree with us putting a democratic government in power. I'm thinking that the only way that democracy is truly appreciated is if it's purchased with the blood of patriots.

    But that's just me. And I'm not sure what we should have done instead, either, so who am I to point fingers?
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