NeoCons are Right

A much maligned group of thinkers, yet no one seems to have a better idea, save burying our heads in the sand. Article by Marcus Gee:

...neo-con idealism is preferable to Cold War cynicism. Some of the same people who denounce the neo-cons today for trying to "impose" Western democracy on other peoples used to denounce the U.S. for propping up friendly dictators, disregarding human rights and democracy. Neo-conservative thinkers such as William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, argue that rather than smugly enjoying its victory over international communism in the Cold War, the U.S. should use its influence as the sole remaining superpower to promote freedom and democracy -- not a bad thing, surely.