Why do neo-cons use fear to justify supporting dictators, and to justify overthrowing them?

Question

Should America's foreign policies be directed and driven by fear alone?

- Reagan/Bush 1 supported Saddam and the contras
- Bush 2 supports Musharraf and invades Iraq

All directed and supported by fear. Your thoughts please.

Smart Guy (below) If this were so, how do you justfy the support of dictators? You can not have it both ways. Also, is Saudi Arabia a Democracy?

Sentinel (below) -"You need to grow up and see the Truth" -

How do I explain to you that I am possibly twice the man you could ever hope to be? If pointing out a well-documented issue among neoconistic concepts is childish in your view, why bother to respond to the question? Apparently you need to "grow up".

Mele Kai (below) - "...individuals like yourself who toss around words as if they were a bigot!" - ???

Is this the part where I'm suppose to defend myself? If you don't agree with my position that is well and good. To lob IGNORANT terms out of nothing-left-to-say is beneath you, or so I thought.

If I am a "bigot" l am proud to be a "bigot" against fear, injustice, and ignorance. Unlike neo-cons, I do not use fear, to validate hypocrisy on an international scale. And no, the end does NOT justfy the means. Apparently fear justifies the means of neo-cons.

Infidel (below) - "You use the term "Neo Con" as a way to strike "fear" into people" -

If so, the terms "Liberal", "Conservative", and "Independent" would also fall under your description of terms. Neo-con is short for "neoconservative". Feel free to look this up in an encyclopedia. If one is NOT a neo-con then this does not include them.

Answer 1

Why do the neocons use violence as an excuse to kill people?

Answer 2

Speaking of dictators, Bush's BBF Musharraf has just declared a state of emergency to preempt the supreme court's ruling on his legitimacy as president.
Fear is the motivator of choice for neocons. Read Israeli news websites. My god, the Zionists will have you wetting your pants over a few random Hamas rockets landing in empty fields. The neocons learned well from their Zionist masters.
Rule through fear.

Edit: Amazing how these fearmongers attack you, Chi. I honestly don't think they understand your point.
If I say that the 9/11 attacks are irrelevant, and that 2900 deaths is no big deal, the cons will freak out! They've been brainwashed to believe that 9/11 was our Hiroshima!
If terrorists were not responsible for 9/11; if it was drunk ailine pilots hitting those buildings, 9/11 would be remembered less than Katrina, which killed far more people. On the other hand if terrorists bombed the levies to cause the flooding of NO, we'd be treating that as our Hiroshima.
It has nothing to do with the actual event. It's the White House milking it for all the fear it's worth.....or not.
And we're supposed to support or oppose dictators based on their support or opposition to anti-Israel terrorists, yet we need to be blind-folded so as not to see that Saudi Arabia is responsible for Al Qaeda and Pakistan is harboring them, so it really isn't about terrorism at all. It is, as another answerer pointed out, about obedience of dictators to Bush and Israel.

Answer 3

It works-get the populace all worried about the evil "leaders" who may "invade us someday", distract the citizens from what the powers-at-be are really doing with their tax money and resources, and become the real invaders and "conquerors" (we only pick countries we know we can bomb without direct consequences to our country).

This country has a long history of supporting dictators, since we like things to run "smoothly", for us. Who cares about the citizens of the other country! When the dictator gets a little unpredictable, especially after we've given them arms, we get a bit antsy, and have to invade their country and show them a lesson-it's the American way.

We like to say we stand for democracy, but we actually stand for expediency. Whatever is most convenient for us, with the least amount of money and hassle, that's what we usually do. Bush jr has violated the rules, and stayed too long, and wasted too much money, because he actually believes in what he is doing, unlike the majority of politicians, who know the score. Clinton, Bush Sr, and Reagan knew to get in and get out, or the populace in both countries gets upset, when
you spend too much time and money killing people. It's also not nice. Americans do so like to be thought of as "nice".

Answer 4

Saddam was set-up by the US only to take a fall. As for any other "human rights abuses" you speak of concerning the US, we set them up and knock them down. It's the nature of the game. Musharraf realized long ago that the US was sick and tired of terrorists within his and other Islamic nations getting a free pass from weak "diplomatic" US "leaders such as Carter and Clinton, and declared the time for retribution against those who harbor these murdering cowards. He is now reaping the rewards for allowing his nation to do so. He is a puppet of the US, however capable. His purposes will be served when he is taken out by the US and his own people, as it must be.

Answer 5

neocons fear justify supporting dictators justify overthrowing

Answer 6

Politicians have long used fear to goad people into action. The right uses fear of immorality, societal decay, foreign agression, and, of course, the left, to get out the vote, win elections, and generally gain or maintain power. The left uses fear of oppression, discrimination, economic hardship, environmental catastrophe, and, of course, the right to do the same.

The only difference is the preconceptions of the fearful followers they're catering too.

Answer 7

Infidel has nailed you for the propagandist that you are.

I would have never become a "Neo Con" had I known it was so un-popular by "Neo Lib Socialists".

I'm glad that You think you have it all figured out my friend. Or should I say... "Comrade?"

Ceasar - 911 was more like our "Pearl Harbor".

You remember WWII right?

Answer 8

Both parties do that . We supported South Korea, Taiwan, and Mexico. Just because they call themselves Democracy does not make them so. CLinton when full force supporting NAFTA, and use economic reasoning to support greater trade with the Abusive government of Mexico. Mexico at that time had several political rivals executed. The government had know drug connection. Their army was wiping out the Ethnic Indians in the south. They had Child labor.

Also remember, Carter supported The Afghan government. You know, the group that did support the terrorist attack on the US. He used the fear of Communism to support these insane zealots.

Answer 9

I guess it kind of levels out as Democrats use fear to affect the public and remove personal liberties.

Or in a more straight forward view, do Democrats support these same dictators, and allow them to hold their citizens under their thumb ?

Makes just as much sense.

Answer 10

There is a difference between dictators who kill their subjects in mass, and others who do not.
You need to grow up and see the Truth.
Your last line should have be: All directed and supported by Mass Murders of Men, Women and Children!

Answer 11

Good job with the "additional details." So many of these "neo con" supporters have no real belief system other than an ancient tribal one that causes them to instinctively jump off the bridge anytime directed to do so.