Speaking of candidates with a shady, un-American past, Jeb Bush was among the malignancies behind the Project for a New American Century, which promoted the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Iran and Syria. This on top of his stealing Florida for his brother in 2000. He must not ever be president. Several original PNAC members, including Cheney, Khalilzad and the Bush family, have ties to the oil industry. Many other members have been long-time fixtures in the U.S. military establishment or Cold War strategic studies, including Elliott Abrams, Dick Cheney, Paula Dobriansky, Aaron Friedberg, Frank Gaffney, Fred C. Ikle, Peter W. Rodman, Stephen P. Rosen, Henry S. Rowen, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John R. Bolton, Vin Weber, and Paul Dundes Wolfowitz. It should not be surprising, therefore, that while the group devotes inordinate attention to Iraq, its most general focus has been on a need to re-arm America. The prospect of mining oil riches may explain part of the groups focus on Iraq, but this motivation has been buried under the rhetoric of national security and the need for strong national defense. sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:17:21 +0000
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