| | 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. | | 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. |
| − | 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, as well as 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, as well as 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> |