{"id":1350,"date":"2020-06-24T04:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2020-06-24T04:04:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:04:40","slug":"the-republican-pnac-v-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/2020\/06\/24\/the-republican-pnac-v-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republican PNAC v 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you missed it, 2020 is an election year in the US. On the 10th<\/sup> of June 2020 a Republican caucus in the US released its version of what could otherwise be known as the new PNAC plan for the US in the next decades ahead. Most readers will be familiar with the PNAC (Plan for the New American Century), most famous for its denizens in the Bush II \u201cW\u201d administration, a few of whom have made cameo appearances in the Trump administration, and one of whom just released a book. When you think of the PNAC, think John Bolton, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Elliot Abrams and the like, and the policies they represent, and you will be close to the mark in what this new plan inks out. It is called, \u201cThe RSC National Security Strategy: Strengthening America and Countering Global Threats\u201d. It all sounds innocuous enough, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

The plan was rolled out, as stated on June the 10th<\/sup> this year. The transits to the US chart (below, bigger<\/a><\/span>) are quite interesting, and will go to a larger indication toward the end of this post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is no need to go through too much analysis of the chart, as the types of policies outlined in the document have been around for years. But the timing is interesting. The main feature in the rollout chart is the activation of the natal US Mars\/Neptune square from a transiting Mars\/Neptune opposition from the US 3rd<\/sup> house, bringing up all the rhetoric and idealism of American exceptionalism, symbolized in the natal Mars\/Neptune square, along with the professed need for heightened national security by the transiting Mars and Neptune. It was put forward to stir a national debate. More than that, it will be used to increase the defense budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the transiting Sun was on the US Mars (militancy), and in the 7th<\/sup> house (adversaries). That, along with the preceding, outlined a powerful t-square in the US chart. At the same time, transiting Saturn was trine the US Midheaven, though retrograde, giving weight and authority to the document, and transiting Pluto was opposite the US Mercury, giving the document an added air of authority. That also shows an attempt at shifting the narrative away from problems at home, as was outlined in the 2nd Floyd post. As well, it also subverts the discourse that is needed about the increasing militarization of the US police forces. We\u2019ll see why as we go along.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just who is this Republican Study Committee (RSC)? A quick look at the signatories to the document<\/a><\/span> will give some clues. It is the largest party caucus in the present Congress, is deeply ‘conservative’ and is ideologically focused. ‘Conservative’ is in quotes because there is neither a right nor a left in Congress, only neoliberals of varying stripes. What might the basic ideology of the RSC be, then, you might ask? We have the following<\/a><\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the primary functions of the RSC vary from year to year, it has always pushed for significant cuts in non-defense spending, spearheaded efforts to pass free trade agreements, advocated socially conservative legislation, and supported the right to keep and bear arms. It has proposed an alternative budget every year since 1995. In 2007, in conjunction with the unveiling of its “Taxpayer Bill of Rights”, it presented an alternative budget resolution that claimed would balance the budget within five years without increasing income taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

As to that \u2018taxpayer bill of rights\u2019, we have from the same source:<\/span><\/p>\n