Neocon David Brooks admits he saw Iraq war as necessary for ‘peace process’

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Philip Weiss-Mondoweiss
David Brooks admitted everything yesterday. Monstrous column. Who will call him on these belligerent attitudes? He said that the peace process is in essence the pacification of Arab countries. And so it required the invasion of Iraq and, prospectively, getting rid of Qaddafi, Assad, and Hamas. Not a word about the occupation, not a word about 25-to-1 ratio of water used, Jews to Palestinians in the West Bank. This is the neoconservative mind: the only issue is Israel's dominance in the region, and our support for it. Be thankful to Brooks for admitting it.
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