Rise and Demise of the "New American Century"

[NVMojo]

The International Relations Center is pleased to announce the publication of a new special report, Rise and Demise of the “New American Century.” It is the most extensive treatment of the rise of the neoconservatives and their Project for the New American Century.

In addition to examining the rise and decline of the Project for the New American Century, Barry describes the emergence of new neoconservative groups, such as the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and the Committee on the Present Danger, that remain dedicated to shaping U.S. foreign policy in line with neoconservative ideology and policy agenda.

Barry writes, “The neoconservatives together with their Religious Right and military-industrial complex allies remain prominent actors in shaping the directions of U.S. foreign and military policy—some within government and others from a wide array of neocon-led think tanks, front groups, and policy institutes.

“The tragedy and moral depravity of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and throughout the Middle East,” notes Barry, “should awaken America from delusions of grandeur and superiority—and the global backlash against the imperial ambitions of PNAC and the Bush administration signal that a U.S. imperium would have few subjects.”

He concludes, “The ideologues will keep calling for military and 'democracy-building' intervention, and those business sectors who stand to gain from an imperial policy of controlling resources and making war will continue to justify U.S. interventionism with 'peace through strength' and pretentious talk of America’s moral mission.

Tom Barry is policy director of the International Relations Center, online at http://irc-online.org, and author of numerous books on U.S. foreign policy. He has been following the neoconservatives since they began to reshape U.S. politics in the late 1970s.

See full report online at:
http://irc-online.org/content/3296

With printer-friendly pdf version at:
http://irc-online.org/content/pdf/0606riseanddemise.pdf

[Xipe Totec]

1. Short century...

didn't even last a lustrum.

[NVMojo]

2. it was short but deadly though ...

[Demeter]

7. Measured In Dog Years, Naturally

although, it FEELS like 100!

[marmar]

3. Good riddance...

The New American Century as defined by PNAC is nothing but old colonialism.

[Double T]

4. The neoconservatives will continue their march of insanity......

with a crucifix in one hand, a weapon in the other and blood money dripping from their wallets; so it has been throughout 'AD' history.

[Amonester]

6. The neoCONs will only stop if they get busted for all their crimes

and 'striped' of their ill-amassed fortunes as late compensations for their innocent victims, and families, or by the upcomming global warming mess they refused to address...

[indepat]

5. "The tragedy and moral depravity of U.S. foreign policy" bears repeating

until all the cows come home as does the moral depravity of all its apologists.