quayle sighting

It's hard to take seriously an organization that lists Dan Quayle as a founder, but when it also includes the likes of Gary Bauer, William Bennett, Jeb Bush, Dick Cheney, Steve Forbes, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz, it deserves the consideration of our regard. The organization is not so public as the GOP, nor secretive like Bohemian Grove, but rather an exclusive yet public entity calling itself the Project for the New American Century, generally abbreviated to PNAC. Besides having on its roster all the principle architects of the current Iraq War, its notoriety stems from having argued for military action to oust Saddam Hussein and speculating that a "catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor" would be needed to bring about a transformation of the military to exploit the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) long before 9/11. Rich fodder indeed for conspiracy buffs and acronym addicts, but also a source of insight into the mentality of our newly re-elected leaders.

To see the memorable "Pearl Harbor" phrase in full context, click on
http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf
and jump to page 63 in the pdf file, which is actually page 51 of the print document.

If I may end on an off-topic note, I am seriously running short of topics for the blog. So readers, if there are any, I encourage you to suggest topics I could discuss; otherwise, I may have to delve into personal topics, which may be of little interest to anyone besides myself, not to mention causing me discomfort in discussing.