"Here are some of the ideas that permeate the neoconservative philosophy."

"Here are some of the ideas that permeate the neoconservative philosophy.

 - The elite have a responsibility to deceive the masses.

 - Rulers are superior and have a right and obligation over those who are inferior. 

 - A cynical use of religion is important for delivering the message to a compliant society, arguing that this prevents individuals from independent thinking.

 - External threats unite the people; fear is a necessary ingredient for success.  According to Machiavelli, if an external threat does not exist, the leaders must create one. 

 - This unites the people and they become more obedient to the state.  Neoconservatives argue that this is in the best interest of the people since individualism is basically evil and the elite must meet their obligation to rule the incompetent.

 - Religion, lies, and war are the tools used by the neoconservatives to suppress individualism and fortify a ruling elite.  These views in various degrees and on certain issues are endorsed by the leaders of both political parties.  This is why individualism is under constant attack and why the philosophy of the Founders has been so severely undermined.  Neoconservatives will always deny they believe in these principles (part of their noble lying) since it would blow their cover. 

 - They actually do the opposite, claiming title to superpatriotism, and anyone who disagrees with their wars and welfare schemes is un-American, unpatriotic, nonhumanitarian, against the troops, and on and on.

Revitalizing the spirit of liberty could be achieved if the people demanded to hear the truth; that is exactly what the neoconservatives dread.  Today, most government lying, in cooperation with the main street media, is propaganda and spin.  This is recognized and accepted by those who are seeking truth.  War propaganda is a well-known phenomenon and even though many are aware of it, its incessant use by government officials and media works rather well in pushing people into a pro-war frenzy." -Pages 214 & 215 of Liberty Defined

“Since terrorism will never be eliminated completely..."

“Since terrorism will never be eliminated completely, should all future presidents be able to act without regard to Congress or the Constitution simply by asserting “We’re at war”?

Toward the end of 2007, Senator Jeff Sessions declared, “Some people in this chamber love the Constitution more than they love the safety of this nation.  We should all send President Busy a letter thanking him for protecting us.” What kind of sheep must politicians take Americans for if they expect us to fall for creepy propaganda like this?” -Pages 124 & 125 of The Revolution, A Manifesto

“A decent society never accepts or justifies torture...."

“A decent society never accepts or justifies torture.  It dehumanizes both torturer and victim, yet seldom produces reliable intelligence.  Torture by rogue American troops or agents puts all Americans at risk, especially our rank-and-file soldiers stationed in dozens of dangerous places around the globe.  It is not difficult to imagine American soldiers or travelers being taken hostage and tortured as some kind of sick retaliation for Abu Ghraib.  

Beyond that is the threat posed by unchecked executive power. [...] But the argument for extraordinary wartime executive powers has been made time and time again, always with bad results and the loss of our liberties.  That’s why it is precisely during times of relative crisis that we should adhere most closely to the Constitution, not abandon it.  The Founders were especially concerned about the consolidation of power during times of war and national emergencies.” -Pages 119 & 120 of The Revolution, A Manifesto

"Where is it written in the Constitution," he [Daniel Webster] demanded..."

"Where is it written in the Constitution," he [Daniel Webster] demanded, "in what article or section is it contained, that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battles of any war, in which the folly or the wickedness of Government may engage it?"  The draft was irreconcilable with both the principles of a free society and the provisions of the Constitution.  "In granting Congress the power to raise armies," Webster explained, "the people have granted all the means which are ordinary and usual, and which are consistent with the liberties and security of the people themselves, and they have granted no others... A free government with arbitrary means to administer it is a contradiction; a free government without adequate provisions for personal security is absurdity; a free government with an uncontrolled power of military conscription, is a solecism, at once the most ridiculous and abominable that ever entered into the head of man."
......
Young people are not raw material to be employed by the political class on behalf of whatever fashionable political, military, or social cause catches its fancy.  In a free society, their lives are not the play-things of government."  -Pages 56 & 58 of The Revolution, A Manifesto

"In spite of its complete lack of constitutional foundation..."

"In spite of its complete lack of constitutional foundation, this belief that the president may take the country to war on his own authority, without consulting anyone, has become the conventional wisdom in both major parties, although there has been a modest backlash against it since the Iraq war.  Neoconservatives have been particularly eager to promote this deviation from the Constitution.  This, it seems, is their version of the "living" Constitution." -Page 52 of The Revolution, A Manifesto

"James Bamford observes that the leadership of al Qaeda...."

"James Bamford observes that the leadership of al Qaeda hoped to lure us into a "desert Vietnam," an enormously expensive war that would deplete our resources and help their own recruitment by stirring up the locals against us.  And that is just what happened.  The war's ultimate cost is being estimated in the trillions.  The dollar is collapsing.  And more terrorists are being created.  According to a study by the Global Research in International Affairs Center in Herzliya, Israel, the vast bulk of the foreign fighters in Iraq are people who had never been involved in terrorist activity before but have been radicalized by the U.S. presence in Iraq - the second holiest place in Islam. 

The terrorist, in short, have played us like a fiddle.  With the unnecessary and unprovoked attack on Iraq, our government gave them just what they wanted.

Americans have the right to defend themselves against attack; that is not at issue.  But that is very different from launching a preemptive war against a country that had not attacked us and could not attack us, that lacked a navy and an air force, and whose military budget was a fraction of a percent of our own.  A policy of overthrowing or destabilizing every regime our government dislikes is no strategy at all, unless our goal is international chaos and domestic impoverishment. 

It is time for us to consider a strategic reassessment of our policy of foreign interventionism, occupation, and nation building.  It is in our own national interest to do so and in the interest of world peace.  This is a message that resonates not only with the American people at large but also with U.S. military personnel:  in the second quarter of 2007 our campaign raised more money from active duty and retired military than did any other Republican candidate in either party.  Then in the fourth quarter we received more money in our military donations than all Republicans put together.  This message is popular, and it is based on American security, fiscal sanity, and common sense."  Pages 38 & 39 of The Revolution, A Manifesto