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Ending the neoconservative nightmare
By Daniel Levy

Witnessing the near-perfect symmetry of Israeli and American policy has been one of the more noteworthy aspects of the latest Lebanon war. A true friend in the White House. No deescalate and stabilize, honest-broker, diplomatic jaw-jaw from this president. Great. Except that Israel was actually in need of an early exit strategy, had its diplomatic options narrowed by American weakness and marginalization in the region, and found itself ratcheting up aerial and ground operations in ways that largely worked to Hezbollah's advantage, the Qana tragedy included. The American ladder had gone AWOL.

More worrying, while everyone here can identify an Israeli interest in securing the northern border and the justification in responding to Hezbollah, the goal of saving Lebanon's fragile Cedar Revolution sounds less distinctly Israeli. Perhaps an agenda invented elsewhere. As hostilities intensified, the phrase "proxy war" gained resonance.

Israelis have grown used to a different kind of American embrace - less instrumental, more emotional, but also responsible. A dependable friend, ready to lend a guiding hand back to the path of stabilization when necessary.
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After this crisis will Israel belatedly wake up to the implications of the tectonic shift that has taken place in U.S.-Middle East policy?

In 1996 a group of then opposition U.S. policy agitators, including Richard Perle and Douglas Feith, presented a paper entitled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm" to incoming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The "clean break" was from the prevailing peace process, advocating that Israel pursue a combination of roll-back, destabilization and containment in the region, including striking at Syria and removing Saddam Hussein from power in favor of "Hashemite control in Iraq." The Israeli horse they backed then was not up to the task.

Ten years later, as Netanyahu languishes in the opposition, as head of a small Likud faction, Perle, Feith and their neoconservative friends have justifiably earned a reputation as awesome wielders of foreign-policy influence under George W. Bush.

The key neocon protagonists, their think tanks and publications may be unfamiliar to many Israelis, but they are redefining the region we live in. This tight-knit group of "defense intellectuals" - centered around Bill Kristol, Michael Ledeen, Elliott Abrams, Perle, Feith and others - were considered somewhat off-beat until they teamed up with hawkish well-connected Republicans like Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Newt Gingrich, and with the emerging powerhouse of the Christian right. Their agenda was an aggressive unilateralist U.S. global supremacy, a radical vision of transformative regime-change democratization, with a fixation on the Middle East, an obsession with Iraq and an affinity to "old Likud" politics in Israel. Their extended moment in the sun arrived after 9/11.

Finding themselves somewhat bogged down in the Iraqi quagmire, the neoconservatives are reveling in the latest crisis, displaying their customary hubris in re-seizing the initiative. The U.S. press and blogosphere is awash with neocon-inspired calls for indefinite shooting, no talking and extension of hostilities to Syria and Iran, with Gingrich calling this a third world war to "defend civilization."

Disentangling Israeli interests from the rubble of neocon "creative destruction" in the Middle East has become an urgent challenge for Israeli policy-makers. An America that seeks to reshape the region through an unsophisticated mixture of bombs and ballots, devoid of local contextual understanding, alliance-building or redressing of grievances, ultimately undermines both itself and Israel. The sight this week of Secretary of State Rice homeward bound, unable to touch down in any Arab capital, should have a sobering effect in Washington and Jerusalem.

Afghanistan is yet to be secured, Iraq is an exporter of instability and perhaps terror, too, Iranian hard-liners have been strengthened and encouraged, while the public throughout the region is ever-more radicalized, and in the yet-to-be "transformed" regimes of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, is certainly more hostile to Israel and America than its leaders. Neither listening nor talking to important, if problematic, actors in the region has only impoverished policy-making capacity.

Israel does have enemies, interests and security imperatives, but there is no logic in the country volunteering itself for the frontline of an ideologically misguided and avoidable war of civilizations.

So what should be done, on both sides of the ocean?

It is admittedly difficult for Israel to have a regional strategy that is out-of-step with the U.S. administration-of-the-day. However, the neocon approach is not unchallenged, and Israel should not be providing its ticket back to the ascendancy. A U.S. return to proactive diplomacy, realism and multilateralism, with sustained and hard engagement that delivers concrete progress, would best serve its own, Israeli and regional interests. Israel should encourage this. Israel may even have to lead, for instance, in rethinking policy on Hamas or Syria, and should certainly work intensely with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in encouraging his efforts to reach a Palestinian national understanding as a basis for stable governance, security quiet and future peace negotiations. A policy that comes with a Jerusalem kosher stamp of approval might be viewed as less of an abomination in Washington.

Beyond that, Israel and its friends in the United States should seriously reconsider their alliances not only with the neocons, but also with the Christian Right. The largest "pro-Israel" lobby day during this crisis was mobilized by Pastor John Hagee and his Christians United For Israel, a believer in Armageddon with all its implications for a rather particular end to the Jewish story. This is just asking to become the mother of all dumb, self-defeating and morally abhorrent alliances.

Internationalist Republicans, Democrats and mainstream Israelis must construct an alternative narrative to the neocon nightmare, identifying shared interests in a policy that reestablishes American leadership, respect and credibility in the region by facilitating security and stability, pursuing conflict resolution and promoting the conditions for more open societies (as opposed to narrow election-worship). The last two years of the Bush presidency can be an opportunity for progress or an exercise in desperate damage limitation. It sounds counter-intuitive, but Israel should reflect on and even help reorient American expectations.

Daniel Levy was a member of the official Israeli negotiating team at the Oslo and Taba talks and the lead Israeli drafter of the Geneva Initiative.
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  1.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 11:15  |  Ben 04/08/06
  2.   Overwhelmed by your sanity & clarity 11:20  |  Noah Green 04/08/06
  3.   The Neo-Cons Are Horrid/An ABOMINATION To America & The World. -2 11:43  |  Proud Pal Defender 04/08/06
  4.   Well I Guess... 11:43  |  Sam The Sham 04/08/06
  5.   I thought everybody knew this 11:45  |  Natallie Durson 04/08/06
  6.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 11:59  |  Ben Stein 04/08/06
  7.   Daniel Levy excellent today`s article 12:03  |  Douglas Gilson 04/08/06
  8.   End Of Israel 12:12  |  chris 04/08/06
  9.   "No one to talk to" 12:15  |  Honi 04/08/06
  10.   The first in Israel`s media 12:26  |  sh 04/08/06
  11.   #2 12:44  |  bill morgan 04/08/06
  12.   "Neocon" 12:59  |  Milan 04/08/06
  13.   And further.. 13:02  |  Rod 04/08/06
  14.   Impressed 13:07  |  snowflake5 04/08/06
  15.   The Neo-Cons Are Horrid/An ABOMINATION To America & The World. -1 13:26  |  Proud Pal Defender 04/08/06
  16.   Neocoms are nuts. 13:30  |  Shaun 04/08/06
  17.   #12 Milan--RE: "Neocon". 13:36  |  Proud Pal Defender 04/08/06
  18.   How is Neo-cons helping Israel? 13:46  |  omolll 04/08/06
  19.   Proud Pal Defender is an American? 14:05  |  NeoLiberal 04/08/06
  20.   Neocons 14:33  |  Rootless cosmopolita 04/08/06
  21.   #2 --- Amen to that. 14:40  |  Roshan 04/08/06
  22.   #1,#2,#6 --- Please read the link if you want to 14:45  |  Roshan 04/08/06
  23.   Architect of Oslo Disaster 14:51  |  Jerry 04/08/06
  24.   Idiotic stance 14:58  |  Ironcandle 04/08/06
  25.   On the Road to Armageddon, Mr. Levy? 15:09  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/08/06
  26.   WOLFOWITZ WAS ONE OF THEM 15:10  |  indrajaya 04/08/06
  27.   war of civilizations 15:23  |  Jenna 04/08/06
  28.   neocon agenda 15:28  |  Sammy 04/08/06
  29.   Israel should ally with Iran 15:40  |  Rabbi Toni Jutner 04/08/06
  30.   Neocons are Talibans 15:47  |  Klaus S 04/08/06
  31.   Indrajaya in Indonesia (Post No. 26) 15:51  |  Johnny Weintraub 04/08/06
  32.   neo-cons vs. middle age 15:54  |  christian a. hehn 04/08/06
  33.   Parity? 16:05  |  Danny Holstein 04/08/06
  34.   To #30 16:14  |  Benjamin 04/08/06
  35.   Washington Post editorial perfectly confirms this analysis 16:15  |  Jack 04/08/06
  36.   Thank you bill morgan 16:32  |  sh 04/08/06
  37.   To #34 16:33  |  Klaus S 04/08/06
  38.   Washington Post 16:36  |  snowflake5 04/08/06
  39.   Levy`s Nightmare 16:39  |  Robert Jeffrey 04/08/06
  40.   Krauthammer is an idiot 16:54  |  SR 04/08/06
  41.   Snowflake 16:59  |  Peter Brown 04/08/06
  42.   Levy has Bought Into Islamist Propaganda 17:17  |  Jane 04/08/06
  43.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 17:18  |  Jessica 04/08/06
  44.   UNDECLARED WWIII 17:31  |  Giora Sedman 04/08/06
  45.   Cut U.S. aid to Israel 17:33  |  david osmus 04/08/06
  46.   Christian right wants untimate destruction of jewary 17:44  |  omolll 04/08/06
  47.   ending the nightmare 17:47  |  Phil 04/08/06
  48.   To # 37 17:51  |  Savonarola 04/08/06
  49.   End the neoconservative nightmare. Hit hard at Islamic Jihadis 17:52  |  Bennie 04/08/06
  50.   End the Neocon Nightmare 18:25  |  David Sartorius 04/08/06
  51.   #29. Israel cannot ally with Iran: Iran wish to wipe off Israel 18:45  |  Vittorio 04/08/06
  52.   Mr Levy thank you 18:46  |  PW 04/08/06
  53.   David Osmus 18:47  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/08/06
  54.   Levy is a Fool 18:52  |  Pete 04/08/06
  55.   Snowflake5 18:53  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/08/06
  56.   Nonsense by one who helped give us this situation 18:53  |  Shalom Freedman 04/08/06
  57.   DANIEL`S DELUSIONS 18:54  |  JOEL SPRAYREGEN 04/08/06
  58.   neoliberal = Daniel Levy 19:56  |  Akiva Patysh 04/08/06
  59.   DanielLevy`s A crazy Leftist 20:03  |  howard 04/08/06
  60.   Joel Sprayregan Tells It Like It Is 20:18  |  Jane 04/08/06
  61.   Talking sense 20:23  |  tadchase 04/08/06
  62.   re. Danny Holstein on Parity 20:48  |  Efox 04/08/06
  63.   #42 Jane 20:52  |  tadchase 04/08/06
  64.   Truth in Labeling - Jane 21:23  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/08/06
  65.   Let my people go! 23:26  |  Moses 04/08/06
  66.   Neoconservative Nightmare 23:35  |  P. J. Casey 04/08/06
  67.   Thank you for this essay 23:37  |  Maria Rosales 04/08/06
  68.   #47 Ending the nightmare 00:22  |  Werner 05/08/06
  69.   good piece, but nothing like this will happen 00:38  |  ricki bobbi 05/08/06
  70.   you are so wrong! and history will prove it 00:43  |  ralph 05/08/06
  71.   This is backwards; 00:52  |  syvanen 05/08/06
  72.   Sliding out of neocon embrace 01:05  |  Ben Gurion 05/08/06
  73.   End Hezbollah Nightmare 01:07  |  Mersenne 05/08/06
  74.   Be Careful What You Wish For 01:07  |  Charles Wilson 05/08/06
  75.   Waiting for the liberals................ 01:30  |  NS 05/08/06
  76.   Look at the Democrats 01:33  |  Former Democrat 05/08/06
  77.   One last try 02:30  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  78.   Neo-Cons are the greatest threat 02:30  |  George 05/08/06
  79.   Look at the dummycrats 02:31  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  80.   Thank You #65 02:42  |  George 05/08/06
  81.   Neocons are right 02:43  |  JW 05/08/06
  82.   We`re Still Out There.... 02:49  |  Alan K. Pearson 05/08/06
  83.   What Happened to Recognising Israel? 02:58  |  Tired of Tripe 05/08/06
  84.   Neocons Jane #42 03:28  |  Stanley 05/08/06
  85.   Whose to blame? Jane #42 03:37  |  Stanley 05/08/06
  86.   two thumbs up Mister LEVY 03:37  |  abe FERRAT 05/08/06
  87.   Necon/"Christian" Right = Lib Mythology 03:41  |  Newsjunkie 05/08/06
  88.   Best Article 04:01  |  David 05/08/06
  89.   Right on the money! 04:02  |  Fran?ois 05/08/06
  90.   # 77 Mark Lincoln 04:09  |  Michael N 05/08/06
  91.   Ending the neo conservative nightmare 04:10  |  Stephen McElwee 05/08/06
  92.   Truth in Labeling - Mark of Lewiston 04:13  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  93.   Newsjunkie 04:16  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  94.   Newsjunkie - I campaigned for Goldwater 04:22  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  95.   Nothing sums up the Neoconsevatives more 04:33  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  96.   Is anyone listening to you? 04:42  |  Matt 05/08/06
  97.   Be Careful Whom You`re Friends With 04:43  |  Stuart Wilder 05/08/06
  98.   Mark Lincoln #88 Labeling 04:49  |  Stanley 05/08/06
  99.   An USA point of view 04:52  |  Raul 05/08/06
  100.   Horrid Neo-Cons 05:11  |  Peter 05/08/06
  101.   Neocon Nightmare 05:45  |  Norman 05/08/06
  102.   Levy = An Ingrate and Self-delusional Fool 05:48  |  Tod Zuckerman 05/08/06
  103.   Stanley - Trotsky was a communist 06:08  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  104.   Hi Norman. I live in Sharpstown 06:14  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  105.   Now Norman, don`t blame the rapist 06:20  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  106.   Hi Mark 06:39  |  Norman 05/08/06
  107.   WHICH ENDING? 06:39  |  Dale 05/08/06
  108.   Re: Norman and Mark 06:55  |  Dale 05/08/06
  109.   Norman - I had the pleasure 06:57  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  110.   # 31, JOHNNY WEINTRAUB 07:16  |  indrajaya 05/08/06
  111.   Neocons 07:16  |  Paul 05/08/06
  112.   ending the neo cons madness.d.levy 07:17  |  NATHAN FRIEDMAN 05/08/06
  113.   Strange bedfellows 07:36  |  Chai 05/08/06
  114.   #19 Neo--Are YOU An American? And If So--Exactly What Kind? 08:01  |  Proud Pal Defender 05/08/06
  115.   IS ISRAEL UP FOR GRABS 08:03  |  dALE 05/08/06
  116.   Newsjunkie--Your "Conserv" Mythology. ...Get Your FACTS Straight! 08:31  |  Proud Pal Defender 05/08/06
  117.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 10:23  |  Rod MacLean 05/08/06
  118.   Don`t trust the neocons 10:58  |  Walter 05/08/06
  119.   no worse enemies 11:04  |  JM 05/08/06
  120.   Fulfilling God`s prophecy 11:05  |  Sam Y 05/08/06
  121.   mark lincoln confesses 11:10  |  zadok the priest 05/08/06
  122.   "the evils of neo-conservatism" mark lincoln 11:13  |  edward gibbon 05/08/06
  123.   paul of tarsus (sorry new york) 11:16  |  zadok the priest 05/08/06
  124.   Thank you 11:45  |  kiwigirl 05/08/06
  125.   kiwigirl has anyone inquired as to 12:10  |  zadok the priest 05/08/06
  126.   The "NeoCons" aren`t launching missiles 12:25  |  Vince P 05/08/06
  127.   #126 13:00  |  Werner 05/08/06
  128.   wrong. it is the leftist view which must be ended 13:42  |  ralph 05/08/06
  129.   The future 13:59  |  Nostradamus 05/08/06
  130.   Total deafeat of Arabs 14:06  |  Iranian-American 05/08/06
  131.   Vince is not wholly wrong 16:38  |  christoph 05/08/06
  132.   No sale 16:41  |  Roy Williams 05/08/06
  133.   thanks to Jane of Palm Beach 17:12  |  Joel Sprayregen 05/08/06
  134.   #126 17:14  |  Ken 05/08/06
  135.   #132 Roy Williams 17:26  |  Werner 05/08/06
  136.   Response to #1 17:43  |  Arth 05/08/06
  137.   to vince 17:53  |  michele 05/08/06
  138.   I believe Levy is wrong 18:10  |  Stanley 05/08/06
  139.   #135 18:12  |  jr 05/08/06
  140.   Neocons 18:22  |  Marilyn 05/08/06
  141.   #134 Ken - you may laugh 18:26  |  christoph 05/08/06
  142.   Neocon and proud 18:52  |  Paul 05/08/06
  143.   The writing is on the wall 19:03  |  Anoosh 05/08/06
  144.   Neocons 19:07  |  Karen Bidwell 05/08/06
  145.   Neocons - So Much Hot Air 19:12  |  Minerva`s Owl 05/08/06
  146.   #142 19:14  |  jr 05/08/06
  147.   Is it really that simple? 19:17  |  sg 05/08/06
  148.   neocon cabal 19:18  |  linda 05/08/06
  149.   Israelis Should be Ashamed of the Fundie Alliance! 19:36  |  Cugel 05/08/06
  150.   #144: Guess Who? 19:46  |  jose 05/08/06
  151.   Cultural transformation 19:49  |  Paul 05/08/06
  152.   #143: very nicely summed up, Owl 19:50  |  jose 05/08/06
  153.   Neocons are present day Zionist 19:54  |  Ah 05/08/06
  154.   Neoconservative 19:54  |  Proud Neocon 05/08/06
  155.   To Sammy # 28 20:01  |  Ah 05/08/06
  156.   #145 SG 20:26  |  jose 05/08/06
  157.   Choice is yours 20:27  |  Ah 05/08/06
  158.   Re:neo-cons vs. middle age 20:33  |  Tim 05/08/06
  159.   certainly neocon 20:51  |  zadok the priest 05/08/06
  160.   a simple admission 21:06  |  hollingsworth 05/08/06
  161.   Haaretz Won`t Post The Truth 21:12  |  Jane 05/08/06
  162.   Ending the Neocon nightmare 21:16  |  emanuel appel 05/08/06
  163.   Oslo, Taba indeed . . . 21:29  |  David 05/08/06
  164.   Shame on Haaretz 21:38  |  trying to comment 05/08/06
  165.   Part of the Problem 21:39  |  John S 05/08/06
  166.   edward gibbon 21:51  |  Mark Lincoln 05/08/06
  167.   Danny Levy - 1 of the enemies best weapons 21:55  |  T. A. Adams 05/08/06
  168.   trying to comment 22:02  |  thought you knew 05/08/06
  169.   Best column I`ve read!! 22:02  |  valerie I. 05/08/06
  170.   149 Jane - There is a Middle Ground 22:07  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/08/06
  171.   Not that simple sg #146 22:16  |  Stanley 05/08/06
  172.   Google "PNAC" 22:33  |  Jenna 05/08/06
  173.   responsibility 22:36  |  monstruooo 05/08/06
  174.   #149 Haaretz is telling the truth 23:02  |  Werner 05/08/06
  175.   not sure it`s over 23:03  |  hollingsworth 05/08/06
  176.   Thank you! 23:22  |  Nancy 05/08/06
  177.   once again, Daniel Levy comes through 00:04  |  Jordan 06/08/06
  178.   Great article 01:04  |  Former Conservative 06/08/06
  179.   neoconservative dream 01:08  |  kom@ 06/08/06
  180.   Blair don`t have a choice 01:45  |  Bobo 06/08/06
  181.   be careful what you wish for 01:54  |  don 06/08/06
  182.   Florida Jane 02:38  |  Duncan 06/08/06
  183.   The real nightmare 02:53  |  Martin 06/08/06
  184.   confused 02:54  |  jukker 06/08/06
  185.   Pure nonsense! 03:02  |  AB 06/08/06
  186.   nightmares 03:19  |  ggda 06/08/06
  187.   Jordan 03:22  |  ggda 06/08/06
  188.   Levy article great, but Chamish hits true mark. 03:22  |  Norman Harder 06/08/06
  189.   Neocon Nightmare 03:42  |  Chris 06/08/06
  190.   Blaming the neocons 04:12  |  Marian H 06/08/06
  191.   nightmare-oslo 04:17  |  mark 06/08/06
  192.   Chris, you missed why Serbia and Kosovo worked 04:19  |  Mark Lincoln 06/08/06
  193.   Daniel Levy on John Hagee and "Christians United for Israel" 04:21  |  Pastor Mark Dankof 06/08/06
  194.   Neocon Motto Kill First, think later 04:22  |  Mark Lincoln 06/08/06
  195.   Israel doesn`t need 04:32  |  Ann 06/08/06
  196.   Reply to #29 04:49  |  Michael 06/08/06
  197.   sorry mark, Neocon motto - Kill first, never think 04:57  |  Jc ObE 06/08/06
  198.   Spiting in the face of a good friend 05:03  |  Sylvia 06/08/06
  199.   Indrajaya (Post No. 110) 05:07  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/08/06
  200.   Re: "Neocon" by Milan 05:31  |  szlevi 06/08/06
  201.   Attacking the Neocons 05:34  |  Joseph 06/08/06
  202.   Mark Lincoln - ridiculous at best 05:36  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  203.   NeoCon = Zionist (Stop Censoring) 05:39  |  Ah 06/08/06
  204.   distorted left 06:01  |  mark 06/08/06
  205.   #180 Sylvia from the U.S.A 06:06  |  hollingsworth 06/08/06
  206.   Naw, Jc ObE eventually they do 07:19  |  Mark Lincoln 06/08/06
  207.   Jenna - give them the address 07:21  |  Mark Lincoln 06/08/06
  208.   Liberals invented the term "neocon"? 07:29  |  Mark Lincoln 06/08/06
  209.   RE: #180 - Sylvia 07:37  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  210.   THE REAL WORLD 08:11  |  izaak 06/08/06
  211.   "Neocons"?? How about a Santa Clause?? 08:23  |  Frank Joel Schroeder 06/08/06
  212.   To Ann #177 08:40  |  AB 06/08/06
  213.   Oh! Sylvia 08:49  |  Ann 06/08/06
  214.   Meet a Neocon.... 09:30  |  Anna 06/08/06
  215.   yes, neocons 09:42  |  darlene vitale 06/08/06
  216.   hey #182 10:02  |  hangingchad 06/08/06
  217.   #149 Jane--NEVER Form Alliances With People Like Neo-Cons. 10:42  |  Proud Pal Defender 06/08/06
  218.   The Neo-Cons 10:50  |  Fred Goepfert 06/08/06
  219.   CORRECTION: #116--Newsjunkie--Your "Conserv" Mythology... 11:07  |  Proud Pal Defender 06/08/06
  220.   The nightmare has many sides 11:27  |  Jackson Wallace 06/08/06
  221.   Levy Why Don`t You Just Start Packing Now? 11:29  |  Jane 06/08/06
  222.   #177--Pastor Mark Dankof--CONTINUE Your Work/You`re Refreshing! 11:38  |  Proud Pal Defender 06/08/06
  223.   The John Foster Dulles Days are Over 12:03  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 06/08/06
  224.   Ending the Neocon Nightmare 13:34  |  Jean 06/08/06
  225.   bloody hellbulla 13:48  |  anthony spinelli 06/08/06
  226.   John Hagee and Ahmed-i-mejad 14:51  |  tammy swofford 06/08/06
  227.   RE: #198 - Poor Ann 16:17  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  228.   Decency of Daniel Levy - Palestinians are invited to join 16:32  |  BP Diplomacy 06/08/06
  229.   Who Is Being Manipulated? 16:58  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  230.   #178 dispensational division of the Christian Right 17:56  |  hollingsworth 06/08/06
  231.   Smart Chemotherapy v. NeoConservatism 18:02  |  BP Diplomacy 06/08/06
  232.   #214 beware! 18:07  |  hollingsworth 06/08/06
  233.   WMD = Hezbollah kidnapping = alibis 18:10  |  BP Diplomacy 06/08/06
  234.   oh please..... 18:14  |  chris 06/08/06
  235.   oh please... 18:22  |  Chris 06/08/06
  236.   No Hope with Bush 18:23  |  Stuart Strum 06/08/06
  237.   Levy HATES JESUS 19:55  |  Heather 06/08/06
  238.   Hollignsworth 21:18  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  239.   Jimmy Carter is right 21:27  |  Werner 06/08/06
  240.   RE: #224 - Stuart 21:29  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  241.   Heather 21:36  |  T. A. Adams 06/08/06
  242.   Rep. Elliot Engel, D., Riverdale, NY 22:04  |  Boudica 06/08/06
  243.   Jane, that`s rather simplistic... 00:43  |  Old America 07/08/06
  244.   Thank you T.A. Addams 01:18  |  Ann 07/08/06
  245.   Fantasy Ann (#237) 02:17  |  T. A. Adams 07/08/06
  246.   Sorry, T.A. Addams 03:45  |  Ann 07/08/06
  247.   RE: #232 - Werner 03:54  |  T. A. Adams 07/08/06
  248.   Annnie - Wow, you mean you are?? 04:26  |  T. A. Adams 07/08/06
  249.   Ending the neo-conservative Nightmare 07:56  |  Al Martinez 07/08/06
  250.   Neo-Con Job 12:03  |  Fredkc 07/08/06
  251.   Neo-Cons Are Little More Than Fascist 15:47  |  CMcAteer 07/08/06
  252.   RE: #247 - Al 16:16  |  T. A. Adams 07/08/06
  253.   CMcAteer - wow, that`s deep 16:19  |  T. A. Adams 07/08/06
  254.   Neocon Nightmare 20:16  |  Andrea Woods 07/08/06
  255.   war of civilizations 22:11  |  Prof. Paul Hatgil 07/08/06
  256.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 22:47  |  Peter L. Wanger 07/08/06
  257.   Re:Neocons 00:59  |  Me 08/08/06
  258.   Neo-Con Artists 01:22  |  George Arndt 08/08/06
  259.   Neo-Con Artists 01:22  |  George Arndt 08/08/06
  260.   Why not give back the money and arms? 01:56  |  Avram Schellenberg 08/08/06
  261.   NeoCon/TheoCon Nightmare 13:59  |  Dot Dedman 08/08/06
  262.   A similar viewpoint 14:44  |  Dr. K 08/08/06
  263.   wisdom... 17:26  |  Tina Louise 08/08/06
  264.   How impressively ignorant... 21:07  |  Vierotchka 08/08/06
  265.   #12. "Neocon" by Milan 21:20  |  Vierotchka 08/08/06
  266.   To #48 21:29  |  Vierotchka 08/08/06
  267.   # 264 was in response to #12 21:33  |  Vierotchka 08/08/06
  268.   Ignorant Bush 05:30  |  Larry 09/08/06
  269.   Peace 14:42  |  Heidi 09/08/06
  270.   neocons 18:25  |  DonaldRay 09/08/06
  271.   The Neoconservative Nightmare 23:07  |  Tina Weishaus 09/08/06
  272.   Neocon nightmare 04:36  |  Rabi 10/08/06
  273.   Ending the neoconservative nightmare 10:03  |  Joanne Yaron 10/08/06
  274.   Lebanon 12:39  |  Usha George 10/08/06
  275.   Ending the neoconservative "psychotic" nightmare 23:09  |  Greg Burton 11/08/06
  276.   neo-cons, new-cons, old-cons 07:28  |  isam 12/08/06
  277.   Haaretz talkbak hijacked by Americans? 08:44  |  Uri 15/08/06
  278.   Idiocy 03:11  |  Norm Harder 07/07/07
  279.   Compare the pro and con responses to this essay 15:55  |  David 09/08/07
  280.   #277 - to Uri 07:07  |  Nanette 22/01/08
  281.   #275 - Mr Burton 07:13  |  Nanette 22/01/08
  282.   #260 - WOW!! 07:25  |  Nanette 22/01/08
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