[Marxism] Juan Cole -- neoconservativism dies in Gaza

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The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the  coffin of the 
Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
By Juan Cole
clip -- 
 
 
Jan. 8, 2009 | The Gaza War of 2009 is a final and eloquent testimony to  the 
complete failure of the neoconservative movement in United States foreign  
policy. For over a decade, the leading figures in this school of thought saw 
the 
 violent overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the institution of a parliamentary  
regime in Iraq as the magic solution to all the problems in the Middle East.  
They envisioned, in the wake of the fall of Baghdad, the moderation of 
Hezbollah  in Lebanon, the overthrow of the Baath Party in Syria and the 
Khomeinist 
regime  in Iran, the deepening of the alliance with Turkey, the marginalization 
of Saudi  Arabia, a new era of cheap petroleum, and a final resolution of the 
 Israeli-Palestinian conflict on terms favorable to Israel. After eight years 
in  which they strode the globe like colossi, they have left behind a 
devastated  moonscape reminiscent of some post-apocalyptic B movie. As their 
chief 
enabler  prepares to exit the White House, the only nation they have 
strengthened is  Iran; the only alliance they have deepened is that between 
Iran and two 
militant  Islamist entities to Israel's north and south, Hezbollah and Hamas.
 
 
 
 
 
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<_http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index1.html_ 
(http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index1.html) >



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