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Originally Posted by Tiger_vs_Mantis
again, I don't see how anyone can make this claim about the Bush admin's state of mind, or why it is necessary to speculate for that matter. how can anyone say with an certainty that Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz et. al. all BELIEVED that their real motives were good for the country? we are not mindreaders, so no one can safely vouch for their sincerity. maybe they truly are sincere, maybe they are truly craven and have only THEIR OWN interests at heart, and not America's. I think the only logical stance to take on this is to remain agnostic. Either way, it doesn't really matter, their policies are either disastrous or undemocratic, possibly both, but certainly not neither (according to your own logic).
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I'll tell you why I think I understand their mentality...it's because I used to be a neo-con myself. So I understand the mindset. And yes, back then, I truly believed that the neo-con philosophy would lead to world prosperity.