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A '''neoconservative''' (also spelled "neo-conservative"; colloquially, '''''neocon''''') in American politics is someone presented as a "[[conservative]]" but who actually favors [[big government]], [[globalism]], interventionism, and a hostility to [[Religion and U.S. Government|religion in politics and government]]. The word means "newly conservative," and thus formerly [[liberal]]. A neocon is a [[RINO Backer]], and like [[RINO]]s does not accept most of the important principles in the Republican Party platform. '''''Neocons do not participate in the [[March for Life]], nor stand up for traditional marriage, advocate other [[conservative]] social values, or 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 complexand their pro-war positions'''''. Many neocons are [[globalist]]s and support the [[War on Sovereignty]].
The centerpiece of neocon strategy was to invade in [[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>
