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Robert Parry: Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite?
from Consortium News:
Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite?
February 10, 2014
Exclusive: As a U.S. senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton often followed a neocon-style foreign policy, backing the Iraq War, teaming up with Defense Secretary Robert Gates on an Afghan War surge, and staking out an even more hawkish stance than Gates on Libya, Robert Parry reports.
By Robert Parry
Most Democratic power-brokers appear settled on Hillary Clinton as their choice for President in 2016 and she holds lopsided leads over potential party rivals in early opinion polls but there are some warning flags flying, paradoxically, hoisted by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his praise for the former First Lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State.
On the surface, one might think that Gatess glowing commendations of Clinton would further burnish her standing as the odds-on next President of the United States, but strip away the fawning endorsements and Gatess portrait of Clinton in his new memoir, Duty, is of a pedestrian foreign policy thinker who is easily duped and leans toward military solutions.
Indeed, for thoughtful and/or progressive Democrats, the prospect of a President Hillary Clinton could represent a step back from some of President Barack Obamas more innovative foreign policy strategies, particularly his readiness to cooperate with the Russians and Iranians to defuse Middle East crises and his willingness to face down the Israel Lobby when it is pushing for heightened confrontations and war.
Based on her public record and Gatess insider account, Clinton could be expected to favor a more neoconservative approach to the Mideast, one more in line with the traditional thinking of Official Washington and the belligerent dictates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://consortiumnews.com/2014/02/10/is-hillary-clinton-a-neocon-lite/
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Robert Parry: Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite? (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2014
OP
Is that too snarky?
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)2. Lite? No, she's full on.
She's a full in Reaganite minus the religious insanity. Lite. Hahaha!
yurbud
(39,405 posts)6. beat me to it. She's going to run a perfect Reagan Era campaign
which might impress the rich but not the rest of us.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)7. it might seem obvious to many of us, but some people might not know her history
4dsc
(5,787 posts)4. Yes, nothing new here
The more you know about Hillary the more you should know she's not a liberal.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)5. "Lite"? Nope, full-calorie.
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)8. yes and no
yes on the neo-con part, no on the lite!!!
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)9. More like Full-On Regan Republican. nt
antigop
(12,778 posts)10. aw, Robert Parry is just a "hater". nt
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)11. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt