Are Neocons cooking their own goose?

[duvinnie]

excellent analysis for the man-on-the-street from the sacbee:

While many debate the wisdom of current efforts by neoconservatives in the Republican Party to create their vision of Pax Americana, I wonder if the historical outcome hasn't already been determined.

That is, while Republicans on all sides worry about "containing" what was once considered a war behind closed doors between unilateralist hawks (the neocons) and multilateralist moderates in the party over a policy based upon U.S. hegemony -- world dominance -- I wonder if it isn't an already irreversibly failed policy simply because the American people were never seriously included by anyone, even the media, in the discussion.

http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/7112547p-8060159c.html

[sam sarrha]

1. We are included, as CANNON FODDER !!

[Kolesar]

2. The Dems should go into full attack mode

"We are probably witnessing the beginning of the end of this experiment, and it will pass into history, as have many other grand schemes, with most Americans not having ever known anything about it at all.

That is, of course, unless the Democrats somehow become united in their effort to recapture the White House and seize the opportunity to confront the administration and demand an explanation of the nature and basis of its muddled policy. The documents and articles are available. Many Republicans despise hegemonic theory. And, easy links to the status of the economy and uncertainty regarding the future can be drawn.

Contrary to common rhetoric, it is not always necessary to have an alternative plan. While perhaps not fashionable, history is replete with successful negative campaigns against individuals, parties and issues at all levels of government
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[bemildred]

3. Sure.

But not just because they didn't ask. It was a dumb policy
to begin with, the World doesn't want to be dominated, and
we can't make them. We could not dominate VietNam, and we
have our hands full in Iraq, so where did they get the idea
we could dominate the whole World? Your chances of success
are greatly improved if you have feasible goals.