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babylonsister

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11. Reminds me of PNAC back in the day; that went belly-up
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 04:28 PM
Mar 2017

thankfully.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century

Project for the New American Century
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Project for the New American Century (PNAC) PNAC logo.png
Formation 1997; 20 years ago
Founder William Kristol, Robert Kagan
Dissolved 2006
Type Public policy think tank
Location

Washington, D.C.

Chairman
William Kristol
Directors


Robert Kagan
Devon Gaffney Cross
Bruce P. Jackson
John R. Bolton

The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was a neoconservative[1][2][3] think tank based in Washington, D.C. that focused on United States foreign policy. It was established as a non-profit educational organization in 1997, and founded by William Kristol and Robert Kagan.[4][5] PNAC's stated goal was "to promote American global leadership."[6] The organization stated that "American leadership is good both for America and for the world," and sought to build support for "a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity."[7]

Of the twenty-five people who signed PNAC's founding statement of principles, ten went on to serve in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, including Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz.[8][9][10][11] Observers such as Irwin Stelzer and Dave Grondin have suggested that the PNAC played a key role in shaping the foreign policy of the Bush Administration, particularly in building support for the Iraq War.[12][13][14][15] Academics such as Inderjeet Parmar, Phillip Hammond, and Donald E. Abelson have said PNAC's influence on the George W. Bush administration has been exaggerated.[16][17][18]

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Do you have a legitimate source for this? Foamfollower Mar 2017 #1
thank you. nt Skidmore Mar 2017 #2
This is a few years old, but it's from the Washington Post. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #6
THat is a great article. It would be worth a new post now even though it's old, with a note about Amaryllis Mar 2017 #20
28 states have signed on. 6 more needed to pass the 2/3 threshold to call a Con Con progree Mar 2017 #22
Watch Thom Hartmann on DU's Video & Multimedia and decide for yourself elleng Mar 2017 #7
Nobody affiliated with RT can be trusted. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #8
Don't trust your own judgment, elleng Mar 2017 #9
No, won't waste my time on an RT mouth of Putin. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #10
Remaining ignorant is your choice. elleng Mar 2017 #15
And listening to a Putin mouthpiece is yours. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #23
I KNOW a putin mouthpiece when I hear one, elleng Mar 2017 #25
One CANNOT be affiliated with RT and NOT be a Putin mouthpiece. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #26
Agree about Hartmann. But! Try Jane Mayer's Hortensis Mar 2017 #13
Bullshit. Thom Hartmann is trustworthy. SalviaBlue Mar 2017 #19
thank you for posting this jodymarie aimee Mar 2017 #3
He is brilliant and a stickler for fact checking and has fought for election integrity for years. . Amaryllis Mar 2017 #18
Citizens for Self-Governance is very real pat_k Mar 2017 #4
In other words they are trying to kill off the poor and middle class. I understand that. They cant caroldansen Mar 2017 #5
I think they wouldn't do this. This would be enough to cause a war or two. Initech Mar 2017 #17
Reminds me of PNAC back in the day; that went belly-up babylonsister Mar 2017 #11
I'm thinking that ALEC has been working in the vineyards of this effort for years. . .n/t annabanana Mar 2017 #12
This is why I'm 150% against the idea of a constitutional convention. Initech Mar 2017 #14
Thom Hartmann aside ... LenaBaby61 Mar 2017 #16
Then I would have to risk my life for the Revolution. WinkyDink Mar 2017 #21
Oh yeah? Well left-wing "thousandaires" have a project going ... dawg Mar 2017 #24
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