From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Mon Apr 07 2003 - 20:28:01 MDT
Folks,
I read the article Samantha recommended. I found the following
particularly interesting as I had never heard the term neo-con except on this
list and by those of so-called liberal persuasion. The article said,
"There's no official membership list, but some names are familiar: President
Bush could be called one. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld was one of the first
neocons, as was Vice President Dick Cheney. Powell has been at odds with
Cheney and Rumsfeld from time to time, so he may not not consider himself
one. Others are less well known, but influential nonetheless: Paul Wolfowitz
is Rumsfeld's top deputy and, with Perle, has been an early and frequent
supporter of war with Iraq; John R. Bolton is Undersecretary of State For
Arms Control and International Security; Douglas J. Feith is Undersecretary
of Defense For Policy; William Kristol publishes the Weekly Standard,
reportedly a must-read in Cheney's office."
Listening to people I regard as conservatives I can't recall ever
hearing the term "neo con." Have I just missed something or is this a
term made up by liberals? In reading the article I gathered that no one
describes themselves as a neo con either. Is this true?
Ron h.
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