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wnylib

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7. He is flushing American values and civil liberties

Reply to Straw Man (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:16 AM

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down the toilet along with the constitution and law.

But he is throwing the weight of US military power around the world and is using extortion in place of diplomacy to get what he wants. He is commandeering foreign oil and is achieving the goal of sowing chaos in NATO and the EU.

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Remember the PNAC from the Bush Jr/Cheney years? [View all] wnylib Thursday OP

pnac was founded in 1997. niyad Thursday #1

Thanks for the info. I only became aware of it wnylib Thursday #3

"Project 2025 (or P25 for short) looks like a modern update of the PNAC." Intractable Thursday #2

Same here. n/t 2naSalit Thursday #10

The document that said the only way to get Americans to go along with another war in the Middle East dflprincess Thursday #4

Which happened on 9/11/01 wnylib Thursday #5

Yes and that is one of the reasons PatSeg Thursday #16

Was always a LIHOP guy... Wounded Bear Thursday #17

I think that was the best explanation PatSeg Thursday #19

It certainly was coincidental with PNAC needs and goals. wnylib Thursday #22

That is the way I see it as well PatSeg Thursday #24

Exactly! dflprincess Thursday #20

Pax Americana? Straw Man Thursday #6

He is flushing American values and civil liberties wnylib Thursday #7

Point taken. Straw Man Thursday #9

Spot on. This isn't going to work out the way the self styled "geniuses" think it is. harumph Thursday #14

Yes I was thinking about that too. Figarosmom Thursday #8

Jeez, I remember PNAC as an unholy alliance of Kagan, Kristol and Wolfowitz whose main purpose was to...... FadedMullet Thursday #11

I learned about PNAC 24 years ago when I joined DU Martin Eden Thursday #12

PNAC and neocons certainly weren't advocating an end to NATO, quite the opposite actually. tritsofme Thursday #13

Great analysis of the dangers of PNAC and the neo-con ideology pat_k Thursday #15

Thanks for the info and link. wnylib Thursday #21

PNAC wanted to expand NATO, not end it n/t leftstreet Thursday #18

FYI: Rebuilding America's Defenses Sweet Freedom Thursday #23