An important signpost: The Associated Press has referred to the neocon cell, the Project for the New American Century, and Bill Kristol et al's dreams of reforming the Middle East in a piece on McCain foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann. Back in the day only us conspiracy theorists on the left used to bring this stuff up. Writes Pete Yost:
administration's decision to invade Iraq than prominent
neoconservatives, who for years had regime change in Iraq as a goal as
part of their philosophy that the United States shouldn't be reluctant
to use its power, both diplomatic and military, to spread democracy and
to guarantee world order…
Scheunemann was on board with the Project for the New American
Century, whose letter to Bush nine days after the Sept. 11 attacks
pointed to Iraq as a possible link to the terrorists….The letter said American forces must be prepared to support "by all
means necessary" the U.S. government's commitment to opponents of
Saddam Hussein…. Scheunemann was among the letter's 37 signers, a Who's Who of
neoconservative luminaries including William Kristol and Richard Perle.
Sweet. Soon Obama and McCain will be debating divided loyalties…
(Thanks to James Morris for the tip.)
