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==The "power behind the throne"==

==The "power behind the throne"==

{{See also|Deep state}}

{{See also|Deep state}}

The CFR has welded a very large amount of power in U.S. and international politics, and some of its [[conservative]] critics have described it as "the most visible manifestation of" the [[establishment]].<ref name="Perloff2009">Perloff, James (July 23, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/1213-council-on-foreign-relations Council On Foreign Relations]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref> The CFR has many members from many different fields and in both U.S. political parties.<ref name="DeepState2017">Newman, Alex (October 30, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/27251-deep-state-behind-the-deep-state-cfr-trilaterals-bilderberg Deep State Behind the Deep State: CFR, Trilaterals, Bilderberg]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> CFR members have "dominated" each U.S. presidential administration since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], irrespective of whether each administration was Republican or Democrat.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> By mid-2009, 21 secretaries of defense or war, 19 secretaries of the treasury, 17 secretaries of state, and 15 CIA directors had been CFR members.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> Thus, coupled with the other globalist organizations, such as the [[Trilateral Commission]], that Republican and Democrat administrations consistently relied upon for appointees, one can see why succeeding administrations failed to bring change that they had promised while on the campaign trail.<ref name="Perloff2009"/>

The CFR has welded a very large amount of power in U.S. and international politics, and some of its [[conservative]] critics have described it as "the most visible manifestation of" the [[establishment]].<ref name="Perloff2009">Perloff, James (July 23, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/1213-council-on-foreign-relations Council On Foreign Relations]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref> The CFR has many members from many different fields and in both U.S. political parties.<ref name="DeepState2017">Newman, Alex (October 30, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/27251-deep-state-behind-the-deep-state-cfr-trilaterals-bilderberg Deep State Behind the Deep State: CFR, Trilaterals, Bilderberg]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> CFR members have "dominated" each U.S. presidential administration since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], irrespective of whether each administration was Republican or Democrat.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> By mid-2009, 21 secretaries of defense or war, 19 secretaries of the treasury, 17 secretaries of state, and 15 CIA directors had been CFR members.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> Thus, coupled with the other globalist organizations, such as the [[Trilateral Commission]], that Republican and Democrat administrations consistently relied upon for appointees, one can see why succeeding administrations failed to bring change that they had promised while on the campaign trail.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> Each of these presidents, such as [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Bill Clinton]], and [[George W. Bush]], pursued decisively left-wing and globalist foreign policies with their CFR-dominated administrations.<ref name="Perloff2009"/>

In 2009, Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] admitted the CFR's massive influence in the U.S. government, stating that "we get a lot of advice from the Council, so this [CFR headquarters move] will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future."<ref name="McManus2009">McManus, John F. (July 17, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2666-hillary-clinton-lets-cfr-cat-out-of-the-bag Hillary Clinton Lets CFR Cat Out of the Bag]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>

In 2009, Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] admitted the CFR's massive influence in the U.S. government, stating that "we get a lot of advice from the Council, so this [CFR headquarters move] will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future."<ref name="McManus2009">McManus, John F. (July 17, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2666-hillary-clinton-lets-cfr-cat-out-of-the-bag Hillary Clinton Lets CFR Cat Out of the Bag]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>