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| Sep. 2002 | Rebuilding America's Defenses |
This PNAC report outlined the plan for achieving what they call Pax Americana, calling for significant defense spending increases and the use of force to secure global hegemony and create a global American empire. The report became an apparent blueprint for President Bush's foreign policy.
Full Text from PNAC
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| Jun. 1997 | Founding of the Project for the New American Century |
Established by Kristol and Kagan in 1997, PNAC crafted its own blueprint for America's role in the world. Its original Statement of Principles suggested the US return to a "Reaganite foreign policy of military strength and moral clarity," and was signed by Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Jeb Bush, among others.
PNAC Statement of Principles
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| Jul. 1996 | Kristol & Kagan: Toward a Neo-Reaganite Foreign Policy |
This became a neocon manifesto of sorts, and in hindsight, it can now be understood as a preview of the U.S. National Security Strategy put forth by George W. Bush in September 2002. Kristol and Kagan defined America's new role as a "benevolent global hegemony."
Toward a Neo-Reaganite Foreign Policy, by W. Kristol and R. Kagan
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| Feb. 1991, | Gulf War Ends, US Withdraws |
The Gulf War cease fire is in effect, and the U.S. fails to pursue a weakened Saddam in the wake of a rebellion in southern Iraq, instead opting for a strategy of containment. Wolfowitz complains that U.S. inaction is comparable to "idly watching a mugging," planting the seeds for what would eventually become Bush's preemptive strike doctrine.
Frontline Chronology
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1981 Neocons Cross the Aisle to Become Republicans
With Sen. Jackson's defeat and President Reagan's more aggressive policy and support of increased military spending, most neoconservatives crossed party lines to work for Reagan.
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1976 The Committee on the Present Danger
Reorganized in the wake of President Carter's election, the committee was comprised of many neoconservative leaders, including top Democratic brass as well as many Republicans, representing the first alliance between neocons and the right wing.
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1972 The Coalition for a Democratic Majority is Formed
Early neoconservatives represented the conservative wing of the Democratic party. Working under Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson's hard-line Coalition for a Democratic Majority, they favored "peace through strength," pushing for strong military containment to counter the Soviet Union's military buildup.
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| Oct. 1983, | Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead |
by Irving Kristol
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