Neo-Conservative Movement 1970

Since the economic crises of the 1970’s great shift in economic policy and ideology has occurred in several western countries, Particularly the United States. In the 1980’s, under the lead of Ronald Wilson Reagan The president of the United States (1981-1989), The Government undertook a series of reforms which greatly affected the economic outlook on, not only the US but the world. The movement which determined this shift in policy is often referred to as neo-conservatism, and the people who make up this movement are called neo-conservatives.
Neoconservatives in the post 9/11 era are likely to support events such as the US invasion of Iraq after the election of George W. Bush, the precedence of the presidential authority over constitutional

They advocated the entire destruction and rebuilding of the Middle East into a U.S. dominated political and financial transformation of the region. The ideas of Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were quite similar to many views of the present day neo-conservatives. Max Boot (1992) a self-declared neoconservative and militarian historian wrote "unlike 19th-century European colonialists, we would not aim to impose our rule permanently. Instead... occupation would be a temporary expedient to allow the people to get back on their feet”. Through these words, Boot has described his view of neo-conservatism as an ideology that advantage the nation allowing them to have an advantage over everyone. In a way there is nothing ‘neo’ about this view nor is there anything conservative, yet the neo-conservatives have been able to create the conservative movement by advertising themselves as a modern day neoconservative. Boots view on the ideology implies that the beliefs of the neoconservatives was not to change the mindset of the American citizen permanently but to temporarily adjust their mind set to allow for the changes and control of countries. Boot’s comparison towards modern day neoconservatives and European colonialist implies that the movement of neo-conservatism was only a temporary movement in allowing for the nation to get bac on their feet while the European colonisation was

After recruiting their staff from the most renowned think tanks, professor Kubilay Yadao Arin Professor of the Duke university stated that: “The Bush administrations succeeded in influencing the public opinion in the United States. In this regard policy advisers from the ‘think tanks’ are not only viewed as neutral intellectuals who give unbiased recommendations to the government, but are viewed as policy entrepreneurs who are associated with power blocs, foundations, corporations, and partisan politics”. While George W. Bush’s speeches often included religious terms, he always stressed his determination to individually progress American power and influence. With the 9/11 terrorist attack, neoconservatives in the administration of George W. Bush use this invented concept of an organisation to justify another crusade against a new enemy, ending in the launch of the War on Terror. Ira Chernus (2006) journalist and professor of religious studies at the university of Colorado wrote in his book Monsters to Destroy: The Neoconservative War on Terror and