There's less to object to than I expected, actually, but that's
only because what Fukuyama is critiquing is a very broad caricature
of neoconservatism. Does he really think that one must step beyond
neoconservatism to grapple with how a democracy-promotion strategy
should be circumscribed, or how to cope with anti-Americanism
during the democratization process? If so, then various people
generally counted within the neocon camp should be counted out of
it (I'm thinking especially of Charles Krauthammer and Reuel Marc
Gerecht, but there are many others). As with most discussions about
neoconservatism, the labels tend to obscure rather than illuminate
the ideas in play.
topics:
Conservatism, Neoconservatism
