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A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, '''''neocon''''') in American politics is someone presented as a "[[conservative]]" but who actually favors [[big government]], [[globalism]], interventionism, [[perpetual war]], [[police state]], [[gun control]], and a hostility to [[Religion and U.S. Government|religion in politics and government]].  The word means "newly conservative," and thus previously self-interested or [[liberal]].  A neocon is typically pro-[[Deep State]] and a [[RINO Backer]], and like [[RINO]]s does not accept most of the important principles in the Republican Party platform. '''''Neocons do not emphasize putting [[America First|America first]]'''''.  Neocons support attacking and even overthrowing foreign governments, despite how that often results in more persecution of Christians.  '''''Some neocons (like [[Dick Cheney]]) have profited immensely from the military-industrial complex and their pro-war positions''''', and his daughter Rep. [[Liz Cheney]] (R-WY) benefits from that neocon fortune while ranting against [[America]]-first leaders like [[Donald Trump]]. Many neocons are [[globalist]]s and support the [[War on Sovereignty]].  [[Fox News]] promotes neocons.

Neoconservatism is a political ideology born in the United States during the 1960s. [[Liberal hawks|liberal hawks]] who become disenfranchised with the increasingly [[Pacifism|pacifist]] foreign policy of the [[Democratic party]] and the [[New left]] and the Counterculture of the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam protests. Neoconservatives typically advocate the promotion of democracy and interventionism in international affairs, including [[Peace through strength|peace through strength]], and are known for opposing [[Communism|communism]] and [[Radicalism|Political Radicalism]].  

Many neocons focus on the Middle East, often invoking Israel as a justification for endless war when in fact the true central justification is to protect the Saudi regime and the petrodollar. They also favor arming terrorist organizations such as [[al-Qaeda]] and [[ISIS]] in order to achieve their foreign policy goals.

Many neocons focus on the Middle East, often invoking Israel as a justification for endless war when in fact the true central justification is to protect the Saudi regime and the petrodollar. They also favor arming terrorist organizations such as [[al-Qaeda]] and [[ISIS]] in order to achieve their foreign policy goals.

The centerpiece of neocon strategy was to invade [[Iraq]], which left a predictable vacuum that resulted in the murder of many [[Christian]]s there and the rise of [[ISIS]].  During the presidential Republican primaries in 2016, [[Donald Trump]] humiliated the neocons' insistence on the Iraq War, exposed the neocon claim of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as a lie, and routed the neocon-supported [[Marco Rubio]] in his home state of Florida by a wide margin. Despite this, the [[mainstream media]] continues to treat neocons as "experts."<ref>Carlson, Tucker (February 15, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-are-these-professional-war-peddlers-still-around-tucker-carlson-max-boot-bill-kristol/ Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around?] ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved February 15, 2019.</ref>

The centerpiece of neocon strategy was to invade [[Iraq]], which left a predictable vacuum that resulted in the murder of many [[Christian]]s there and the rise of [[ISIS]].  During the presidential Republican primaries in 2016, [[Donald Trump]] humiliated the neocons' insistence on the Iraq War, exposed the neocon claim of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as a lie, and routed the neocon-supported [[Marco Rubio]] in his home state of Florida by a wide margin. Despite this, the [[mainstream media]] continues to treat neocons as "experts."<ref>Carlson, Tucker (February 15, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-are-these-professional-war-peddlers-still-around-tucker-carlson-max-boot-bill-kristol/ Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around?] ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved February 15, 2019.</ref>