Posted originally on Jul 23, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Neoconservatives (neocons) are a faction within U.S. foreign policy circles who advocate for an aggressive, interventionist approach to promoting American interests and values abroad, which is the cover story, along with spreading democracy, which we do not even experience. Their hostility toward Russia stems from several key ideological and strategic motivations that date back to when Khrushchev said, “We will bury you,” a philosophical boast that he believed communism would defeat capitalism, much like Sparta defeated Athens.

Neoconservatives view Russia under Putin as an authoritarian, revisionist power that suppresses democracy, violates human rights, and threatens liberal democratic values, including the WOKE agenda. They see regime change or containment as necessary to weaken Russia’s influence. Russia was communist, but that fell. They are now capitalists, but they have shifted their focus from communism to authoritarianism, which is indistinguishable from that of any Western country. We may elect a president as Russia does, but we have unelected moles within the Deep State that act in their own self-interest. In Europe, the head of the EU does not stand for an election, nor does anyone in the Commission. Ursula was appointed on December 1st, 2019. She has NEVER stood for any democratic position in history, yet she calls Putin a dictator who has stood for election.

Many neocons (especially older figures) retain a Cold War mindset, seeing Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union—an existential adversary that must be confronted rather than accommodated. They distrust diplomacy with Moscow, believing it only emboldens aggression. They act with their disdain and aggression, insisting it is self-defense because that is what Russia intends.

While the AFD in Germany opposes supplying Ukraine with endless weapons, Merz is a diehard Neocon and is doing everything in his power to ensure that Germany is attacked to justify World War III. He has insisted on an exception for deficit spending, ending Germany’s austerity, all for defense. He says there is no diplomatic solution, and this is right out of the Neocon Playbook – never talk to the enemy, for they may lead to peace.

Neoconservatives push for NATO expansion (e.g., advocating for Ukraine’s membership) and support arming proxy forces (like in Syria or Ukraine) to roll back Russian influence. They view this as a means to solidify U.S. global hegemony. They have promoted NATO expansion to Asia and have wanted to open NATO headquarters in Japan.

Neocons often argue that showing restraint (e.g., not responding forcefully to Russian actions in Crimea or Syria) encourages further aggression. They favor military buildups, sanctions, and regime-change strategies to pressure Moscow. Yet, they have never won a single aggressive war since World War II. Robert S. McNamara even apologized for taking the USA into Vietnam, admitting that they believed Russia was involved, “We were wrong. It was just a civil war.”

Critics argue that neoconservatives are influenced by defense contractors and lobbyists who benefit from prolonged conflict. While not all neocons are directly tied to these interests, most are closely tied to them. Their policies align with a permanent war economy. Lindsey Graham, a U.S. Senator, and his most significant political contributors include industries such as defense, healthcare, and finance. For example, his top defense donors are Defense contractors Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have supported the idea of Georgia joining NATO, emphasizing the importance of strengthening ties and security in the region. They have advocated for NATO enlargement to include Georgia as part of a broader strategy to counter Russian influence. Then with a straight face, the Neocons claim Putin’s Russia as an imperialist power seeking to dominate Eastern Europe (e.g., Ukraine, Georgia) and the Middle East, which are their exact goals. They believe that only forceful U.S. action can prevent Russian hegemony in these regions, necessitating confrontation.

Yet, when General Wesley Clark went to the Pentagon after 911, he was told they were invading IRAQ and intended to take seven countries simply because they claimed they used to be leaning toward Russia. Yet they insist that Russia is imperialistic when it does the same thing.

Some neocons prioritize Russia because they grew up hating Russians. This is their historical baggage (Cold War-era policymakers dominate their ranks). They instigated the Ukraine War to draw Russia into a direct confrontation and have no problem sacrificing Eastern Europeans to kill Russians. Bill Kristol even argued that invading Iraq would somehow bring peace to the Middle East, when this was supposed to be step one for the invasion of the Middle East.

The Neocons who now control Germany, France, the Netherlands, Britain, Poland, all the Baltics, and Scandinavia have succeeded in usurping power to create WWIII. Sweden was neutral in WWII – today they joined NATO and have placed a target on the back of every citizen. They do not care about any Eastern European. They are merely pawns on their chessboard to conquer Russia.

They told the Ukrainian people in 2014 to overthrow their government, for this was their moment for peace. Then they instructed the UNELECTED government to attack the Donbas and start this civil war to draw in Russia.

China is harder to confront militarily without incurring catastrophic economic consequences, as it is becoming the largest economy in the world. China is the largest economy in the world, when calculated using Purchasing Power Parity data from the World Bank (with growth estimates from the IMF), and including estimates of the undervaluation of GDP, adding the grey market of China, which is extensive. The underground economy in China is much larger than in the USA or Europe.

Criticism of Neocon Policies

Opponents argue that neoconservatives always overestimate U.S. power (e.g., Iraq War blowback. Neocons like Kinzinger have actually claimed the US can defeat Russia in 3 days.

The Neocons have escalated risks of nuclear war, pushing NATO to Russia’s borders, begging for a fight. They lied to Gorbachev, telling the press they never “promised” that they would not move nukes right to Russia’s border. Our Neocon did the very same thing that Khruschev did in 1962. The Russians at least staged a coup and removed Khrushchev, who was replaced by Brezhnev. There is a movie, The Courier, about how a Russian was tipping off the US about the missiles heading to Cuba. These Neocons have sought to surround Russia with nukes right up to their borders. They deny their actions and claim this is self-defense, when in fact it is offensive, trying to provoke war.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962 and was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

• October 22: Kennedy announces the discovery of the missiles in a televised address and imposes a naval blockade (quarantine) around Cuba to prevent further Soviet shipments.
• October 24-25: Soviet ships approach the blockade but stop or turn back, avoiding direct conflict.
• October 26-27: Tense negotiations between the U.S. and USSR. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sends two conflicting messages—first offering to remove missiles if the U.S. promises not to invade Cuba, then demanding the U.S. also remove missiles from Turkey.
• October 27 (“Black Saturday”): A U.S. U-2 plane is shot down over Cuba, killing pilot Rudolf Anderson. The U.S. prepares for possible military action.
• October 28: Khrushchev announces the withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba and a secret agreement to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey, which was withheld from the public to make it sound as if only Russia backed down.

The Neocons constantly undermine diplomacy (rejecting détente in favor of perpetual confrontation). They cannot accept the fact that the Soviet Union collapsed with communism, which was the archenemy. They transformed their hatred of communism into racism against all Russians. Friends from Germany report that they can “feel” war is in the air.

One document that the CIA has been hiding is the Gary Underwood document that states plainly that the CIA ASSASSINATED Kennedy. The reason this is important is that the Neocons are still running the show, lie about everything, and are in complete control of Europe, and are moving to achieve their ultimate goal – the total destruction of Russia, which is not fulfilling Ukraine’s ethnic cleansing of all Russians.

Conclusion

Neoconservatives see Russia as an ideological and strategic enemy that must be defeated rather than negotiated with. Their influence ensures hardline policies persist, even when they risk unintended consequences. They never consider the people they send into battle. They never consider the national debt or that no nation has ever benefited from prolonged war. They lie about absolutely everything and always claim that their enemy will attack, so they need to attack first using proxies like Ukraine or Vietnam.

They started Ukraine right on schedule – 51.6 years from the Cuban Missile Crisis. The next 8.6-year wave targeted 2022, which peaks in 2027. Russia came to the rescue of the Donbas in 2022.