Friday, May 30, 2014

The Nation asks the right question, and provides an answer

The most recent issue of The Nation features an article that asks the question, "Will Jeb Bush Follow in His Brother's Footsteps on Foreign Policy?"  It answers the question by citing a RightWeb article exposing JEB! for the neocon he is.  According to the source:

Feels Good!
"...Bush 'rarely comments on foreign policy,' it is noted that Bush 'has appeared particularly unwilling to push back against the neoconservatives who supported his brother’s administration, at times echoing their complaints about the Obama administration’s foreign policy.' They add that Bush, who often focuses on Latin America, has apparently called for increased US aid to anti-government forces in Venezuela. And RightWeb adds more about Jeb Bush’s affiliation with PNAC [Project for the New American Century]:
Although not well known for his views on foreign affairs, Jeb Bush has been a supporter of hawkish factions in the United States, including the neoconservative PNAC. In 1997, just before his successful run for governor, Bush was one of more than two dozen prominent political figures to sign PNAC’s founding statement of principles...Among PNAC’s 25 charter signatories were several people who would become senior members of President George W. Bush’s administration, including Dick Cheney,Donald RumsfeldPaul WolfowitzI. Lewis LibbyZalmay KhalilzadPeter Rodman,Paula Dobriansky, and Elliott Abrams."
Project for the New Iranian Night Sky?

For those "constitutional conservatives" hoping to avoid having to fall in line and vote for another neocon, or stay home, The Nation has this prediction:

"Given the united front against the Tea Party by the Republican establishment, Karl Rove’s Crossroads and the US Chamber of Commerce, the GOP winner in 2016 is likely to be an establishment-leaning candidate..."

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