The Republican Battle Between Neoconservatism and America First

Published on November 26, 2023

News Analysis Vivek Ramaswamy has a favorite term for his enemies on foreign policy: “neocon,” short for neoconservative. “I want to be careful to avoid making the mistakes from the neocon establishment of the past,” he told moderator Lester Holt during the third Republican presidential debate on Nov. 8 in Miami. “Corrupt politicians in both parties spent trillions, killed millions, made billions for themselves in places like Iraq and Afghanistan fighting wars that sent thousands of our sons and daughters, people my age, to die in wars,” the millennial businessman continued, rattling off criticisms of pre-Trump foreign policy. “Do you want Dick Cheney in three-inch heels?” Mr. Ramaswamy asked. “Because we have two of them on this stage tonight,” taking a swing at Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis....

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