Why did the neocons speak on election eve?

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 7:25 AM PST

2006/11/04 · 07:25

So many Bush-Cheney partisans are breaking away before the election - neocons, military groups, media types - that I take it to mean, at least, that most of the formerly-for-Bush-Cheney supporters think that the Republicans are going to lose control of at least one house of Congress, and by dramatic enough numbers that it means a clear repudiation of the Iraq invasion. That's good news.

But, going further, I am trying to figure out what the neo-cons, in particular, are trying to achieve by allowing such a public about-face as the one in Vanity Fair to appear on the eve of the election. What's in it for them?

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W on the Couch

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 3:21 AM PDT

2006/10/04 · 03:21

I find it surprising that still, 3 years later, we don't know exactly why Bush invaded Iraq, nor indeed, the motivations for most of his actions. Of course, other people were involved in the decision, and of course, the reasons offered up have changed radically over time. But it's striking how the many books written on the fiasco differ in motivation.

I'm not a psychologist, nor do I have any training in psychology. But I know there are many on Dkos with such training. And I'm asking for speculation on what Bush's motivations were/are, and where they will take him - on national issues and afterwards. The Woodward book seems to me to have finally gotten the pile of evidence high enough to draw some conclusions.

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Bush and Cheney didn't see the energy crisis coming

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Thursday May 04, 2006 · 4:06 AM PDT

2006/05/04 · 04:06

Michael Hirsh of Newsweek has written a rather convoluted online column where he starts out by saying that globalization will not necessarily trump the state where it comes to oil resources.

He even brings up the issue of Peak Oil. But for this diary, I just want to lament, once more, the total incompetence of the current administration:

Quietly an understanding of this power shift in the world is growing in Washington, as well. The price shock after Hurricane Katrina, especially--not to mention the plummeting poll numbers that followed for Bush--led administration officials to understand just how fragile U.S. economic security has become because of energy.

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Another hawk flies away

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Wednesday February 22, 2006 · 3:30 PM PST

2006/02/22 · 15:30

Michael Hirsch, onetime hawk writing at Newsweek, has left the roost.

How then did we arrive at this day, with anti-American Islamist governments rising in the Mideast, bin Laden sneering at us, Qaeda lieutenants escaping from prison, Iran brazenly enriching uranium, and America as hated and mistrusted as it ever has been? The answer, in a word, is incompetence.

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A return from failure, to failure

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Tuesday November 08, 2005 · 4:05 AM PST

2005/11/08 · 04:05

The cascade of information about the runup to the Iraq invasion is turning into a waterfall as it is joined by commentaries and editorials. The consensus is becoming: Cheney has dominated a weak Bush to the extent that foreign policy is breaking down as Cheney becomes more of a target. However, if blaming Cheney for being the "Dark Side" is how Bush plans to save his reputation, he can save his breath, because he himself brings nothing to the table.

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The goal IS to reduce the standard of living

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Thursday October 13, 2005 · 3:25 AM PDT

2005/10/13 · 03:25

The Washington Post ran a very revealing online chat yesterday with one of their business columnists, Steven Pearlstine. He was quite open that what the "economy" [business leaders, I guess] needed now is a working class with a reduced standard of living that will compete with third world labor. Read More

Defeat is an orphan

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 4:26 AM PDT

2005/09/12 · 04:26

I haven't seen Robert Kagan's 9/12 Washington Post piece diaried elsewhere; if so, I'll delete.

Kagan makes the assertion that no one based support for the invasion of Iraq on the Bush administration's statements or evidence. Rather, it was all Clinton's fault! Or the UN's!

He produces a long list of names, mostly of Clinton's cabinet members together with a sprinkling of those of his colleagues. Cheney? No. Rumsfield? No. Condoleeza Rice? Surely you jest. It was Madeleine Albright!!!

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Iraq withdrawal #3

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Thursday August 25, 2005 · 3:27 AM PDT

2005/08/25 · 03:27

OK, yes, Rumsfield has announced that he will send 1,500 MORE troops to Iraq (although I seem to remember reading that it would be 10,000 - 20,000 more, perhaps due to holding over troops scheduled for rotation). Yet, I remain convinced that a withdrawal will begin next year.

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Iraq withdrawal #2

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Thursday August 04, 2005 · 3:16 AM PDT

2005/08/04 · 03:16

Yes, I know many here think that there will be no withdrawal, and in fact Iran will be attacked next (though the June date that I read about on the internet has passed). But I don't think so, and I think the wretched news of the 14 Marine deaths from yesterday will not change the decision that has been made to withdraw substantial US forces next year. Read More

Bush turning point on Iraq

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Thursday July 28, 2005 · 4:26 AM PDT

2005/07/28 · 04:26

I feel very strongly that yesterday's statements on PARTIAL withdrawal by Rumsfield and George Casey do in fact constitute something stronger than a trial balloon. I think it's a major step on extricating themselves from a losing situation in Iraq while suffering as few consequences and as little blame as possible. I am puzzled as to why the story fell onto back pages so quickly - Washington Post .

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Russians ready to lead in space exploration

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Friday June 10, 2005 · 4:32 PM PDT

2005/06/10 · 16:32

Yet another sad outcome thanks to Bush and Bush supporters. According to MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8148275/ the Russians will be assuming control of and responsibility for the International Space Station, and joined by the Europeans, will be taking the lead in space exploration.

The US, out of money, energy, and inspiration, is expected to drop out.

This is humiliating. Under Bush, the US is simply sinking, unable to maintain its infrastructure, its care for its citizens, and its interest in the future.

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More transfers to the wealthy

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Friday November 19, 2004 · 4:08 AM PST

2004/11/19 · 04:08

More notable mileposts in the decline of the US middle class have occurred in the past couple of days: announcements that health insurance deductions might be eliminated for businesses, thus throwing all the US into an uninsured status (I guess we are supposed to save the $25,000 required for a routine operation), and the elimination of the state and local income tax deduction. Read More

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