Neo-Cons 1990

One of the things I've had a lot of fun with in writing World War 1990 is portraying people that became rather well known during W.'s admin. These are William Kritsol, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle etc. There they were behind the scenes in W.'s admin, and there they were in his father's admin. Of course, there they are in WW 1990.

Via the brilliant Steve Sailor, we find this:

A top former George W. Bush administration official says he will likely end up voting for Hillary Clinton after calling Donald Trump a security risk.

A bit rich, no? Wolfowitz's enemies and those who opposed victory in Iraq are having a lot of fun with that.

That's coming from me, a man who admires W., still supports victory in Iraq, and calls himself without shame a neo-con.

What, you think Saddam should still be in power?

Basically, in the WW1990 universe, Wolfowitz has been a major advocate for continued war with the Soviet Union. In this effort he has partnered with William Kristol, Quayle's chief of staff, who hopes to push the Veep into the top slot.

Now the interesting thing about this group is they were all cold warriors. When the Cold War ended, they cast about for a new enemy.  I was a subscriber to the Weekly Standard during the Clinton years and they talked endlessly about the looming Chinese threat.

Of course a more serious threat emerged in 2001. Wolfowtiz and company were in position to act on Islamic terror their way. One of the reasons why their 'Bomb the Bastards' policy was adopted by W. is because they had a coherent world view.

The realists were talking about containment, alliances, negotiations. The neo-con's reco's were very obvious given their world view. The United States and the West are under attack and we must respond forcefully. I agreed then and I agree now.

Sounds better than the realest school, I think. Yes, sure, why not make an alliance with the less odious Islamic nutjobs?

So there's Wolfowitz, Kristol, et al pulling strings in WW 1990 for a final showdown with the Soviets.

I must say I rather enjoy all the political maneuvering and think a book in this series dedicated to the election of 1992 would be a unique and fun read.