The NEO CON BIBLE DEMANDS WAR....This is a VERY important look at what they are doing, and WHY!
Latest from Sen Ron Paul:
...There is now a recognized philosophic connection between modern-day neoconservatives and Irving Kristol,
Leo Strauss and Machiavelli. This is important in understanding that today’s policies and the subsequent
problems will be with us for years to come if these policies are not reversed.
Not only did Leo Strauss write favorably of Machiavelli, Michael Ledeen, a current leader of the
neoconservative movement, did the same. In 1999, Ledeen titled his book, Machiavelli on Modern Leadership,
and subtitled: Why Machiaveli’s iron rules are as timely and important today as five centuries ago. Ledeen is
indeed an influential neocon theorist whose views get lots of attention today in Washington. His book on
Machiavelli, interestingly enough, was passed out to Members of Congress attending a political strategy meeting
shortly after its publication and at just about the time A Clean Break was issued.
In Ledeen’s most recent publication, The War Against the Terror Masters, he reiterates his beliefs outlined in this
1999 Machaivelli book. He specifically praises: “Creative destruction…both within our own society and
abroad…(foreigners) seeing America undo traditional societies may fear us, for they do not wish to be undone.”
Amazingly, Ledeen concludes: “They must attack us in order to survive, just as we must destroy them to
advance our historic mission.”
If those words don’t scare you, nothing will. If they are not a clear warning, I don’t know what could be. It
sounds like both sides of each disagreement in the world will be following the principle of preemptive war. The
world is certainly a less safe place for it.
In Machiavelli on Modern Leadership, Ledeen praises a business leader for correctly understanding Machiavelli:
“There are no absolute solutions. It all depends. What is right and what is wrong depends on what needs to
be done and how.” This is a clear endorsement of situation ethics and is not coming from the traditional left. It
reminds me of: “It depends on what the definition of the word ‘is’ is.”
Ledeen quotes Machiavelli approvingly on what makes a great leader. “A prince must have no other objectives
or other thoughts or take anything for his craft, except war.” To Ledeen, this meant: “…the virtue of the
warrior are those of great leaders of any successful organization.” Yet it’s obvious that war is not coincidental
to neocon philosophy, but an integral part. The intellectuals justify it, and the politicians carry it out. There’s a
precise reason to argue for war over peace according to Ledeen, for “…peace increases our peril by making
discipline less urgent, encouraging some of our worst instincts, in depriving us of some of our best leaders.”
Peace, he claims, is a dream and not even a pleasant one, for it would cause indolence and would undermine
the power of the state. Although I concede the history of the world is a history of frequent war, to capitulate and
give up even striving for peace—believing peace is not a benefit to mankind—is a frightening thought that
condemns the world to perpetual war and justifies it as a benefit and necessity. These are dangerous ideas, from
which no good can come...
It is very worthwhile (and scary) to read through the entire text:
thelibertycommittee.org
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