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I wouldn't call neoconservatives realpolitik. They were idealist proponents of an activist foreign policy. Realpolitik would have been leaving Saddam in place
by yourbandsucks 8y ago
I wouldn't call neoconservatives realpolitik. They were idealist proponents of an activist foreign policy.
Realpolitik would have been leaving Saddam in place as less risky than invading.
- wahern 8y agoGood point. I was being too loose with the language. But IME the two groups tended to mix. For example, John Bolton traveled in neoconservative circles during the run-up to the Iraq War even though he's rather Machiavellian.