Hillary Clinton Seeks Neocon Shelter

[RiverLover]

Hillary Clinton Seeks Neocon Shelter
By Robert Parry
Global Research, January 24, 2016

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Losing ground in Iowa and New Hampshire in recent polls, the Clinton campaign has counterattacked against Sanders, targeting his sometimes muddled comments on the Mideast crisis, but Clinton’s attack line suggests that Sanders isn’t adequately committed to the positions of Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his American neocon acolytes.

Clinton’s strategy is to hit Sanders for seeking a gradual normalization of relations with Iran, while Clinton has opted for the neocon position of demonizing Iran and siding with Israel and its quiet alliance with Saudi Arabia and other Sunni states that share Israel’s animosity toward Shiite-ruled Iran.

By attaching herself to this neocon approach of hyping every conceivable offense by Iran while largely excusing the human rights crimes of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Sunni-run states, Clinton is betting that most Democratic voters share the neocon-dominated “group think” of Official Washington: “Iran-our-enemy, Israel/Saudi Arabia-our-friends.”

She made similar calculations when she voted for and supported President George W. Bush’s invasion and occupation of Iraq; when she sided with the neocons in pushing President Barack Obama to escalate the war in Afghanistan; and when she instigated “regime change” in Libya – all policies that had dubious and dangerous outcomes. But she seems to still believe that she will benefit politically if she continues siding with the neocons and their “liberal interventionist” side-kicks.

On Thursday, the Clinton campaign put Sanders’s suggestion of eventual diplomatic relations with Iran in the context of his lack of ardor toward defending Israel. “Normal relations with Iran right now?” said Jake Sullivan, the campaign’s senior policy adviser. “President Obama doesn’t support that idea. And it’s not at all clear why it is that Senator Sanders is suggesting it. … Many of you know Iran has pledged the destruction of Israel.”

Actually, the Clinton campaign is mischaracterizing Sanders’s position as expressed in last Sunday’s debate. Sanders opposed immediate diplomatic relations with Tehran....

Read full, highly detailed, article here~
http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-seeks-neocon-shelter/5503269

So, when I entered the title in the search function to make sure this wouldn't be a dupe, a post from 2008 caught my eye...

I hope its author won't mind my repost of part of it. Its incredibly enlightening, and fitting for this 2016 post. The 2008 OP poster says downthread "I do not want to brawl with DUers over this. I want them to read it and internalize it, then discuss.". I echo that.

Here's a snip of the 2008 post:

Does Hillary Clinton support the neoconservative manifesto the Project for the New American Century?

Data:

1. Hillary Clinton is a team leader of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).

2. Hillary Clinton praised the work of DLC and Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) founders, specifically with regard to their work in transforming the Democratic Party in the manner in which they proscribed (see below).

3-5. The founders of the DLC and PPI are members of or ideologically associated with PNAC; These DLC founders want to transform the Democratic Party, making it compatible with neo-liberalism/neo-conservatism.

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1. Hillary Clinton is a DLC team leader:

The DLC Leadership Team
http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ka.cfm?kaid=137

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2. Hillary Clinton praises the work of Will Marshall and Al From, among others:


DLC | Speech | July 26, 2005
Remarks of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to the 2005 DLC National Conversation

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"So I would like to start by thanking Al From and Will Marshall, Bruce Reed, and all of the people at the DLC and the PPI, not only for the rich legacy of your ideas, which have helped to transform our party and reinvigorate our country, but for your determination to stay focused on the future, laying the groundwork for the next great era of Democratic leadership."

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http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=137&subid=900111&co...

("transform our party" = make it as republican as possible while still calling it Democratic)

She won't win over true progressives with this. I hope the party can be strong and stand UP for our values. We need the USA to be that gentle giant again. And it'd be nice to spend some of that $650 BILLION the Pentagon spends EACH YEAR at home, public schools maybe. Universal healthcare. Infrastructure. Renewable energy projects. Maybe give back those billion$ Obama took away from the SNAP program....Give US a reason to proud again.

And just fyi, I've met some wonderful people from Iran. Each one has said they are "Persian", not wanting the stigma of admitting they're Iranian. I remember asking one "Persian" many Qs about Iran. I found out they aren't all that different from us, at all. They're just stuck with crappy leaders...hmmm.

[emsimon33]

1. Well said and a needed reminder

I remember the Daily Show where Jason Jones went to Iran and the Iranians interviewed knew more about the U.S. Than many Americans knew (editing?). And they knew Jon and could imitate his imitation of Bush.

[RiverLover]

3. Yes! Exactly.

I was so surprised. And they're really into American music & movies. The thought of us killing a large number of them...for what exactly? Saudi Arabia? For Israel? They do horrible horrible things every week...

[ypsfonos]

2. Good Find! nt

[RiverLover]

4. Indeed!!