By Evan Augustine Peterson III, J.D., April 2, 2005

 

A lesser form of "World War IV" might be occurring right now, but it's certainly not the one that Mr. Bush's neocon extremists have concocted in their fevered imaginations. [1]

According to Martin Jacques' latest essay, "The Neocon Revolution," the Bush neocons' doctrine of unilateral "preemption" is a major paradigm shift in US foreign policy that is calculated to shatter the post-WW II collective security agreement. Furthermore, the neocons are attempting to extend their regressive influence into the very architecture of the international order by placing neocons John Bolton at the UN and Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank. Hence, Mr. Jacques laments the EU's capitulation to the neocons' pressure by accepting these appointments. Finally, he questions both the EU's craven acceptance of the neocons' strategic moves from Washington and Europe's reluctance to stand up for an international order that is based on the rule of law and collective security. [2]

If more unjust and illegal wars of aggression are looming on the horizon, it's our job as responsible people of conscience to stop them through either constitutional impeachment proceedings or collective civil disobedience -- which is to say, through our nonviolent noncooperation with evil. [5]