PNAC -Neocon / Republican recognition needed

[rjx]

I am looking on google for quotes of anyone in the Bush administration that gives recognition to the PNAC document. I have known of PNAC for over 3 years and have heard Richard Perle acknowledge it as a good thing that they are trying to realize. I think Wolfowitz had said something publicly about PNAC?

We all know that PNAC is alive and well but I would like to have actual quotes from any Governess, Senators, Congress, Bush administration employees etc that have at least acknowledged PNAC in one way or another.

Any links to news stories, video, or audio would be greatly appreciated. I am always informing people about PNAC that have no clue what it is and it would be great if I could throw names and dates around that they could look up themselves if in doubt.

I am also working on something like an article and this info would be great for that as well.

Thanks!

[KT2000]

1. Heard something interesting

on C-Span this morning. Kristol was on with a letter sent from PNAC to Congress telling them to increase military strength. He said some democrats signed it too, or rather the announcer person said Democrats had signed it. I can't tell by the names though.

http://www.newamericancentury.org/defense-20050128.htm

edit: a few mistakes!

[gennifer6]

2. Hello!!!! I'm so glad you exist!!!!!

I just took a survey this week about PNAC, Republicans and Democrats, and very few people actually know about it. I am trying to promote and speak about it as much as I can myself...I don't know of any Congress members who have spoken about PNAC, I was planning to email as many of them as I could to please start speaking about it and asking the administration to fess up to sending American troops into Iraq in order to acheive an ideology for a new world order...
sorry I can be of little help to you, but I'm in the beginning stages of a PNAC enlightenment myself...

[rjx]

4. Please email me if you find anything

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[gennifer6]

6. I will certainly do that........

:toast:

[yorkiemommie1]

3. i keep trying to tell people about it

in fact i just accused MSNBC of being too scared to shine a bright light on it.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

5. I'm looking as well.

I have a paper to write in my foreign policy class and I think PNAC and it's influence on foreign policy will be the subject.
If I find something I'll share with you rjx.

[rjx]

12. Thanks!

:)

[EC]

7. Just the fact that they have a very public website, with all the names

of the members listed is enough proof you need, to proof to anyone of their agenda. Hell, Jeb Bush is a signer of many of the letters. Their website is almost boasting and a recruiting piece. Use it.....They've got news releases on their site also...

http://www.newamericancentury.org/

Letter to Congress on Increasing U.S. Ground Forces, January 28, 2005
http://www.newamericancentury.org/defense-20050128.htm


It's not like they are a secret....

On edit:

Here's another site that has quite alot and Randi Rhodes Research tools:

http://www.pnac.info/
http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/randirhodes/research_index.php

[gennifer6]

9. the administration acts like its a secret though

because they know its radical, they think they can slide it under our noses by making every excuse they can think up to invade other countries....I need to go back and see what PNAC says about Syria and Iran now that George "axis" ed them in his SOTU

[gennifer6]

8. in the meantime

I thought of making bumper stickers with just the web address on it "http://newamericancentury.org", also writing web address on currency, posting on bulletin boards in grocery stores......

[EC]

11. Good ideas,

I've shown everyone I know the mission statement, and the home page, that was enough to scare them....

[EC]

10. Oh Yeah

Their Mission Statement:

June 3, 1997

American foreign and defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationist impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently advanced a strategic vision of America's role in the world. They have not set forth guiding principles for American foreign policy. They have allowed differences over tactics to obscure potential agreement on strategic objectives. And they have not fought for a defense budget that would maintain American security and advance American interests in the new century.

We aim to change this. We aim to make the case and rally support for American global leadership.


As the 20th century draws to a close, the United States stands as the world's preeminent power. Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon the achievements of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?


We are in danger of squandering the opportunity and failing the challenge. We are living off the capital -- both the military investments and the foreign policy achievements -- built up by past administrations. Cuts in foreign affairs and defense spending, inattention to the tools of statecraft, and inconstant leadership are making it increasingly difficult to sustain American influence around the world. And the promise of short-term commercial benefits threatens to override strategic considerations. As a consequence, we are jeopardizing the nation's ability to meet present threats and to deal with potentially greater challenges that lie ahead.

We seem to have forgotten the essential elements of the Reagan Administration's success: a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the United States' global responsibilities.


Of course, the United States must be prudent in how it exercises its power. But we cannot safely avoid the responsibilities of global leadership or the costs that are associated with its exercise. America has a vital role in maintaining peace and security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If we shirk our responsibilities, we invite challenges to our fundamental interests. The history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before they become dire. The history of this century should have taught us to embrace the cause of American leadership.

Our aim is to remind Americans of these lessons and to draw their consequences for today. Here are four consequences:

• we need to increase defense spending significantly if we are to carry out our global
responsibilities today and modernize our armed forces for the future;


• we need to strengthen our ties to democratic allies and to challenge regimes hostile to our interests and values;


• we need to promote the cause of political and economic freedom abroad;


• we need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.

Such a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity may not be fashionable today. But it is necessary if the United States is to build on the successes of this past century and to ensure our security and our greatness in the next.

Elliott Abrams Gary Bauer William J. Bennett Jeb Bush

Dick Cheney Eliot A. Cohen Midge Decter Paula Dobriansky Steve Forbes

Aaron Friedberg Francis Fukuyama Frank Gaffney Fred C. Ikle

Donald Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad I. Lewis Libby Norman Podhoretz

Dan Quayle Peter W. Rodman Stephen P. Rosen Henry S. Rowen

Donald Rumsfeld Vin Weber George Weigel Paul Wolfowitz