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THE FUTURE IS NEOCON
TO COMPARE the records of realism and neoconservatism we must first define our terms. Realism consists of two mutually contradictory propositions. One holds that states are bound to behave according to their innate interests. Thus, Hans Morgenthau argued that politics is "governed by objective laws" whose "operation [is] impervious to our preferences." The other holds that states may deviate from their interests but ought not do so. Thus, George Kennan argued that "the most serious fault" in U.S. foreign policy was the tendency to take a "legalistic-moralistic approach to international problems." Without resolving the inconsistency we may ...