TomPaine.com - Neocons Rise From Mideast Ashes

The NeoCons are Isarel. They are the Likud Party of America, slinking around the halls of power, doing their country's bidding, and I am not talking about America.

None of their big ideas have been in the best interests of America. That was clear from the beginning.

TomPaine.com - Neocons Rise From Mideast Ashes:

Israel's reckless, high-stakes decision to launch simultaneous wars against both Hamas and Hezbollah last week is a critical, perhaps world-shattering event. It cannot be seen merely in its local context, that is, as an act by the unilateralist regime in Jerusalem to crush the armed wings of two Islamic fundamentalist organizations in Gaza, the West Bank and southern Lebanon. Nor can it be seen merely in its regional context, that is, as an effort to raise the stakes in the struggle against Syria, Iran and rejectionist factions in occupied Iraq. Rather, Israel's actions must be seen, first and foremost, in the context of global politics.

The key question: Is the Israeli offensive designed as a calculated effort to catapult the hard-right, neoconservative ideologues back to power in Washington?