The difference between now and prior, at least from one interview I heard from a bureaucrat who was in Reagan's admin, is that the neocon's carried much less weight then.

I can't remember the guys name, but he claimed that Reagan almost had to tell Cheney/Rumsfeld, etc. to shutup. That we were going to use political will, not war to accomplish his goals.

>I think very strong psychological forces are at work within the Bush Administration driving the Neoconservative agenda, especially within GW2B. Someone set President Bush up with Dick Cheney, who was suppose to help President Bush select a VP running mate. Instead, Dick Cheney wound up with the job himself, Was this coincidental?
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>Dick Cheney is a card carrying member of "The Project for a New American Century" which is the Neoconservative website.
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>After Dick Cheney became VP, almost all important high level positions in the Bush Cabinet and throughout the Bush government became riddle with Neoconservatives, with many positions being filled from official of the Reagon and GW1B era. There has to be some strong psychological factors playing into these dynamics. It would be fun to get a psychiatrist to do an analysis the the psychology at work within the secret neoconservative Bush Administration.
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>Regards,
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>LelandJ
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>>>>IOW, small sample is a small sample - which still doesn't invalidate the analysis of GW2B. We got a decent sample of him.
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>>>I agree; I think the article about GW2B hit the nail right on the head. <g>
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>>>But the article didn't explain GW2B's Neoconservative connection.
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>>Because that connection isn't psychological. Financial, rather.