The Push behind the Surge
By Jim Lobe and Michael Flynn | January 11, 2007
Neoconservatives and their allies are practically the only supporters of the “surge” idea to send more troops to Iraq. But this doesn’t seem to bother the president, who was given a brand new blueprint for “victory” last week, gift-wrapped by the same ideologues at the American Enterprise Institute who helped lead the country into war. Read full story.
The Hawks’ Hawk
By Jim Lobe | January 11, 2007
J.D. Crouch, the deputy national security adviser, played a key role in shaping the Bush administration’s “surge” strategy in Iraq. Read full story.
See Also: New Right Web profile of J.D. Crouch II
ALSO NEW ON RIGHT WEB
Right Web Profile: Frederick Kagan
Neoconservatives are riding a wave of optimism about Iraq, led by Kagan's assertion that victory there is attainable—with tens of thousands more troops, that is.
Right Web Profile: Randy Scheunemann
Expected to be Sen. John McCain's foreign policy guru during the 2008 presidential campaign, Scheunemann's experience includes serving as a lobbyist for gun groups and founding the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
Right Web Profile: John Negroponte
The man slated to be the next number two at State has a reputation as someone who gets the job the done—however “dirty” or undiplomatic.
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