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In 2010 the highest priority of the neoconservatives is to increase military action by the United States in the Middle East, and to expand it to an American confrontation against Iran.
A '''neoconservative''' (also spelled "neo-conservative"; colloquially, ''neocon'') in American politics is someone presented as a [[conservative]] but who actually favors big government, interventionalism, and a hostility to religion in politics and government. The word means "newly conservative," and thus formerly [[liberal]]. Many neocons had been liberals in their youth and admired President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
A '''neoconservative''' (also spelled "neo-conservative"; colloquially, ''neocon'') in American politics is someone presented as a [[conservative]] but who actually favors big government, interventionalism, and a hostility to religion in politics and government. The word means "newly conservative," and thus formerly [[liberal]]. Many neocons had been liberals in their youth and admired President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. In 2010 the highest priority of the neoconservatives is to increase military action by the [[United States]] in the [[Middle East]], and to expand it to an American confrontation against [[Iran]].
Neoconservatives tend to oppose the appointment of social conservatives to high governmental positions, such as nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Neoconservatives support candidates who are liberal on social issues instead.
Neoconservatives tend to oppose the appointment of social conservatives to high governmental positions, such as nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Neoconservatives support candidates who are liberal on social issues instead.
On foreign policy, neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed by the [[United States]] around the world, even in Muslim countries such as [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]].
On foreign policy, neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed by the [[United States]] around the world, even in Muslim countries such as [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]].
Neoconservatives did not dominate the [[George W. Bush]] administration but did support its foreign policy, and especially favored the [[Iraq War]] and its efforts to spread democracy worldwide. Neoconservatives also favor military action against [[Iran]].
Neoconservatives did not dominate the [[George W. Bush]] administration but did support its foreign policy, and especially favored the [[Iraq War]] and its efforts to spread democracy worldwide.
==Dual origins==
==Dual origins==