That was literally the 1970s through to the 2000s. Still continues as well. Just shock therapy is less pushed these days.

the neolibs and neocons are very 'right' of Lefists and Progressives, but they aren't the same thing

And mass privatization is also their baby.

As are private armies like Blackwater or "Academia" as they call themselves now.

They formed a tight alliance of convenience over the Iraq and Afghanistan war, and are more than happy to plunge us into Iran.

Granted that there are still neo liberal dissidents, and they aren't as well polished as traditional neo libs.

But if you look at a lot of what they have done domestically, it falls into some general neo liberal policy aims.

the neolibs are against the china trade war and tariffs, the situation with canada, SALT deduction removal

But they are also supportive of unilateral wars that help them profit in other countries.

there really isnt that much trump has done domestically, or at all outside of huge major goofs

nah the main neolib foreign policy is the mistaken belief america can replicate itself in other countries and perserving the global liberal trade order

trump is 100% against that

They hate Trump still, but that doesn't mean they won't take a major feast like a war in Iran.

the main neolib is against it, Richard Haass

they aren't that stupid

bombing iran is what the neocons want

Who isn't even part of the neo liberal faction that don't honestly care, as long as they make a quick buck.

```Richard Haass worked for Secretary of State Colin Powell in the Bush administration and was Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department from 2001-2003 during the lead-up to the Iraq war. Haass has said he was 60 percent against the Iraq war.[6]```

Which doesn't make him the sort of pro-war neo liberal faction that Trump is fauning to.

Honestly kill Americans then it's fair game in my books. Same way if you kill a family member. I don't understand why Dems let Iran push us around for years and let the situation get to this point. This could've been handled forever ago but Obama had 0 stones when going about foreign policy.

For the same reason Trump didn't go to war with NK in his first 90 days, it will be a mess that might hurt his political career. No one likes to be President who loses a war or makes a costly one. However, Trump's overconfidence might push him into making that mistake with Iran.

I mean Iran is clearly wanting to provoke America to attack to claim the U.S is trying to be imperialistic

starve their people of food and medicine ends up with shit like this

Hard to do so

no, that's what we've been doing. US sanctions are doing that, killing people.

They share a waterway with Russia.

Pompeo has been trying to get a war with Iran going as long as he's been there

he wanted war when the drone was shot down and the oil field attacks. all he could talk about until Ukraine stuff

obviously Bolton's tenure meant another Iran hawk, etc

Not to mention Iran has consolidated it's power. They have their people's support

A minority blaming the country he lives in <:thonk:583236646858653696>

I'm blaming the hijacked leadership of my country, we have fallen into a manipulation by foreign powers

Getting the US sucked into another war is what America's enemies want

War isn't good stuff, especially nowadays I think. Because of how utterly pointless it really seems. When we have the resources to elevate humanity (and save the Earth), but instead we hoard them and wage war...pretty sick.

I wonder what this plane crash(?) is going to do to the situation

It sure seems like quite the coincidence

powers at be like pissing on Ukraine's foot

scared

If it's actually an accident, I think it could actually de-escalate things - but that line of thinking is overly optimistic

upgraded car bomb, crash commercial planes into suburbs