The Neocon Con

It's Happening Right Now

Here is a question for the Trump voters. What did you hope to get by voting for him? I am guessing you wanted some or all of the things on this list.

1. More parental rights and less School Board or State control over the classroom.
2. The exclusive right of parents to make medical decisions for their children.
3. Local control of police and holiday displays at City Hall.
4. Bring back American manufacturing for America’s critical goods made by Americans.
5. Return to one-day in-person voting except for exceptional cases.
6. Enforce immigration laws and insist immigrants assimilate and learn English.
7. Fumigate the Deep State.
8. Fix our crumbling infrastructure.
9. Cheaper gas through domestic sourcing.

That is a solid list. None of it is radical. All of it is common sense.

But what did we get?

At first, it looked like we were finally getting what we voted for. Then the Iran War sucked up all the oxygen. Political oxygen. Financial oxygen. Every dollar and every headline went overseas. Not only does the war drain the treasury and the President’s political capital, it makes our President dependent on the very agencies he promised to clean out. Winning a foreign war requires the intelligence agencies, the Pentagon bureaucracy, the State Department careerists. You cannot drain the swamp when you need the swamp creatures to help you win.

So here we are. Not getting the domestic agenda we voted for. Because of a war in Iran.

This is not new. It is a pattern.

Remember the second Bush administration? Republicans controlled the White House and both houses of Congress. Did we get school reform? Border security? A sane immigration policy? We got the Iraq War. Remember Saddam Hussein? The WMDs that did not exist? The neoconservatives had been waiting for a chance to remake the Middle East, and 9/11 gave them their opening. They sold it as a war for American safety, but it was a war for empire. Everything else got sacrificed. No Child Left Behind was a federal power grab. Immigration reform was amnesty talk. The border got worse. The national debt exploded. And the neocons got everything they wanted.

Now watch the Reagan administration. Same playbook. Reagan ran as a nationalist. Tear down the Berlin Wall. Make America strong again. Bring back patriotism. And he delivered on some of it. But the neocons were already embedded in his administration, and they had their own priorities. Lebanon. Nicaragua. Arming Saddam Hussein. The Iran-Contra affair. The war machine kept rolling while the domestic agenda got compromised. Tax cuts got paired with spending increases. The border was ignored. The manufacturing base kept bleeding out. The neocons did not care about Ohio factory workers. They cared about rolling back Soviet influence and opening new markets for their friends.

The pattern is always the same. A Republican gets elected on domestic grievances. The neocons hijack the administration for foreign adventures. The domestic agenda gets shelved. The voters get told to be patient because we are at war. The war never ends. And the next election cycle, the same voters are asked to choose between the lesser evil again.

The neocon con is simple. They do not care about your kids’ school. They do not care about your job. They do not care about your neighborhood. They care about the empire. They will use your vote to fund their wars and then blame you when it does not work.

You have been played before. You are being played again. The only question is whether you are going to keep falling for it.

The Pincer that Destroys the AF Domestic Agenda

The America First agenda stands for individual liberty, family sovereignty, and religious freedom in conformity with Biblical values. It is built on sovereign, culturally homogeneous nations minding their own business, with God managing the big picture. Unity comes from common obedience to God.

Globalism stands on government as God, with unity achieved by force of law and a single world government.

America First is the man who tends his own house and does not butt into his neighbor’s. Unless attacked, America First prefers to spend its resources on domestic needs rather than foreign wars. Globalists in America want America weakened and subject to an emerging global government.

Neocons pretend to be conservative by appealing to ideas like “defending democracy around the world.” But they are closet globalists. American intervention abroad drains the political and financial capital needed for domestic priorities like immigration enforcement, religious freedom, and parental rights. That is the neocon plan.

 

What does "neocon" mean?

Michael Harrington, a democratic socialist, coined the term "neoconservative" in a 1973 article in Dissent magazine. He used it as a critical label for former leftist intellectuals who had drifted rightward. The name stuck.

But the real story is who these people were and what they were actually doing. The neocon project was never a genuine conversion to traditional conservatism. It was a hostile takeover of the Republican Party by a faction of former leftists who retained the same messianic, global interventionist impulses they had as Marxists. They just swapped the ideology.

The Trotsky-to-neocon pipeline is not a conspiracy theory. It is documented intellectual history. Irving Kristol, the godfather of neoconservatism, was a Trotskyist in his youth. Max Shachtman mentored a generation of future neoconservatives, including figures like Jeane Kirkpatrick and Elliott Abrams. The common DNA is revolutionary universalism: first class struggle, then “democracy promotion,” both demanding American global hegemony enforced by state power. Domestically, the left pursued cultural revolution; internationally, neoconservatives pursued permanent conquest. Both wings grew from the same root. The system offered no choice between them — until Trump broke the consensus.

Now, if you are a lifelong conservative who came up through the ranks believing in limited government, national sovereignty, and ordered liberty, you might wonder how a bunch of ex-leftists ended up running your party. And it's fair to ask: How did they explain this to themselves and everyone else?

Enter the famous line. Irving Kristol, the man described as the "godfather of neoconservatism," once said he was "a liberal who was mugged by reality."

That line is a brilliant piece of branding. It performs several functions at once.

1. It makes them look like reluctant converts. Men of principle who were forced by hard evidence to abandon youthful idealism. It deflects from the fact they were never really conservatives. They weren't defending tradition, custom, or national sovereignty. They were importing leftist methods into a new vessel. And it shuts down further inquiry. "I was mugged" implies a traumatic, personal epiphany, not a calculated political realignment.
2. I call it what it is. The whole thing was a con job to take over the Republican Party. These people needed an excuse for why they stopped being leftists, and that excuse became the founding myth of a movement that captured a major American political party. The joke writes itself: a man who was literally never a conservative says he was "mugged by reality," and suddenly he's the intellectual leader of American conservatism.
3. And the punchline? They were against street crime but very much for state-sponsored violence on a mass scale when it served their geopolitical agenda. The Iraq War, the Libyan intervention, endless regime change wars. They were "mugged," all right. They just grabbed a bigger gun.

Time Correlation: Iran War and ICE Agenda Degradation

Let's see how the Iran War timeline correlates with ICE enforcement degradation: An exmaple of how the neocon war denies us our dometic agenda.

Iran War Baseline (2005)

The “crossroads” framing was not neutral journalism. It was the rhetorical preparation. By labeling the situation a “crossroads,” the media and political class conditioned the public to accept that a choice had to be made—and that doing nothing was not an option. Once the public accepted that framing, the “massive military build-up” (Ron Paul, Feb 2026) and the movement of Trump’s “armada into striking range” (Axios/Nawfal, Feb 2026) became the logical next step. The crossroads narrative created the permission structure for war.

ICE Enforcement Baseline (2005)

Aggressive Enforcement with Legal Resistance

The baseline period shows ICE was actively and aggressively enforcing immigration law at the operational level, even as it faced intense political, legal, and physical resistance. This is the “full throttle” state of enforcement that the Iran war diversion would later cannibalize.

Escalation on Iran (Jan-Feb 2006)

The Escalation period is defined by the tension between public diplomatic theater (Istanbul talks) and the behind-the-scenes reality of a military force already in striking range. The “Will He, Won’t He?” question from Ron Paul perfectly captures the uncertainty that characterized this phase—the public was still debating intent while the assets were already in place.

ICE Enforcement Suffers Legal Decay (Jan -Feb 2026)

The Escalation period represents the moment the legal and institutional framework supporting ICE enforcement began to crack under simultaneous pressure from the judiciary, the legal profession, organized civilian resistance, and internal attrition. The agency was not merely facing opposition—it was facing a coordinated legal assault from multiple directions while simultaneously losing the personnel needed to defend itself.

Iran Kinetic (March 2026)

There are also some articles talking about the political cost to Republicans. But no one specifically addresses the obvious fact that if time, human energy, and money is spent on the Iran war, then that will be diverted from the Trump agenda that Trump voters voted for. And that's what the neocons do - they divert the conservative American spirit by conjuring the ethos of foreign threats. That's why we never get our America First domestic agenda - even when the candidate who ran on those promises wins the election.

What they say is: “The Iran war is hurting our electoral chances and overshadowing our messaging.”

In the entire public record of March 2026, no Republican official or strategist is recorded saying what should have been obvious: that the Iran war was squandering the governing majority they had just won. The closest anyone came was a pollster telling NBC News that ‘voters do not perceive a clear message or plan’—an indirect admission that the domestic agenda had been consumed by a war the party did not campaign on and the public did not want. The silence itself is the evidence.

ICE Enforcement Collapse (March 2026)

What it proves: ICE agents are being held hostage by rioters, and a judge has taken away their non-lethal defense options. They cannot enforce the law because they are legally prohibited from protecting themselves while doing it.

Article	Domain	The Collapse Evidence
Hennepin County Investigation	Legal	ICE is now the subject of criminal investigation, not the initiator
Tear Gas Ban	Operational	Agents cannot legally defend themselves against hostage-taking rioters
ICE vs. High Schoolers	Social	The agency has lost the consent of the governed
Maine Poll Ban	Political	States are actively expelling ICE from public functions

In March, ICE is under criminal investigation, legally forbidden from defending itself, fighting high schoolers, and banned from election sites. That is collapse.

So Let's Ask Again

What did you hope to get by voting for Trump? I am guessing you wanted some or all of the things on this list.

1. More parental rights and less School Board or State control over the classroom.
2. The exclusive right of parents to make medical decisions for their children.
3. Local control of police and holiday displays at City Hall.
4. Bring back American manufacturing for America’s critical goods made by Americans.
5. Return to one-day in-person voting except for exceptional cases.
6. Enforce immigration laws and insist immigrants assimilate and learn English.
7. Fumigate the Deep State.
8. Fix our crumbling infrastructure.
9. Cheaper gas through domestic sourcing.

Does it seem to you that foreign wars has elbowed these things off the stage?

The Great Betrayal: Law and Order for Them, Chaos for You

The Uniparty pincer move is now laid bare: The Republican Neocons provide the moral and military cover to enforce "International Law," while the Democratic domestic-communists exploit that vacuum to dismantle "Domestic Law."

The Republican Neocon "Law & Order" (Middle East)	The Democratic "Nullification" (At Home)
Washington plots to stabilize global energy markets, no matter the cost.	Maine demands ICE agents be prohibited from regional enforcement.
Trump declares: "We're hitting them harder than anybody's been hit since WWII."	Federal agents trapped in "chaotic standoffs" in Vermont.
Treasury Sec insists, "We are all in"—taxpayer money is bottomless for war.	Protesters successfully block ICE from apprehending targets.
Trump released SPR oil (172 MM Gal). By June 15, 2026: The SPR plunged to its lowest level since 1983.	Local Prosecutors probe and criminalize federal immigration agents.
The state projects supreme power to secure the Strait of Hormuz.	The state loses the power to protect its own officers from assault.

The Reality Check:

"Look closely at what our government considers 'Law and Order.'

For the Middle East, the Republican Neocons are absolute in their resolve. They will drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, mobilize fleets, and authorize billions in spending—all to enforce 'International Law' and project strength. They talk about 'security' and 'stability' with the ferocity of the Founding Fathers.

But look at the right column. That same government—that same taxpayer-funded apparatus—is nowhere to be found when the law is being shredded in Vermont, Maine, and Minneapolis.

They aren't 'weak' on the border. They are simply uninterested in your sovereignty. They have enough political capital to enforce the order of the world, but not enough to enforce the order of your home. You are paying for them to build an empire abroad, while they stand by and watch your civilization be looted at home. This is not an accident. This is the globalist plan pushed by both parties. A strong America is the number one obstacle to the New World Order of a tyrannical United Nations.

If you are a conservative, you are being played by both hands.

You see the Global War headlines. The media tells you it’s patriotic to support the military, to secure the oil flow, to stand tall in Iran. You cheer. You feel like we're finally 'doing something.'

In the small print of the local papers and the judicial dockets, your own country is being handed over to an insurgency. The Left—the domestic communists—watches the Iran news just as closely as you do. The energy prices spike, the White House paralyzed by a tanker crisis, and the DOJ attorneys leaving their posts. So the left sees their opportunity knowingly and willingly created by the neoconservatives.

Epstein and Bondi Have Vanished

Iran Goes Kinetic Last Day of February 2026

Bondi is Fired April 2 2026

Blanche Shuts Door on Epstein Two Weeks Later

This is not a coincidence. This is a tactical liquidation. By March 5, the DOJ knew the public and the media had zero "attentional spare capacity" left to fight the declaration of closure. They gambled a nation panicked by $4 gas and a widening Middle East war would let the Epstein investigation die in the dark.

The neocon con wins again.

Pakistan has the Bomb

That's 170 Nukes

Wikipedia: Pakistan holds an estimated 170 nuclear warheads (2025 estimate). It is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It tested six devices in May 1998 at Chagai, Balochistan. The program began in 1972 under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after Pakistan’s defeat in the 1971 war with India.

Like Iran, Pakistan is an Islamic Republic. Pakistan’s constitution declares Islam the state religion. Sharia law informs the legal system.

The Strategic Position

Pressenza, May 19, 2026: Pakistan is a nuclear power of 250 million people, sitting between India, China, Afghanistan, Iran, Central Asia, and the Arabian Sea. It is the only Muslim-majority country with nuclear weapons. The bomb compensates for conventional military inferiority against India.

The Saudi Connection

Baltimore Sun, Sep 19, 2025. Breaking Defense, Sep 22, 2025: In September 2025, Pakistan’s government stated publicly that its nuclear program “can be made available to Saudi Arabia.” A Saudi-Pakistan defense pact was described as “bringing a new nuclear player to the region.”

The Hosting Role

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Apr 12, 2026: In April 2026 — while the US-Iran war was in full kinetic phase — US and Iranian delegations held talks in Pakistan. They left without an agreement.

The Core Tension

Pressenza, May 19, 2026:

“Pakistan is poor in per capita income, but rich in strategic position. It has recurring political crises, but possesses nuclear weapons.”

“The nuclear bomb does not feed children. Corridors do not guarantee democracy. Being a hinge requires a strong state, fine diplomacy, and a less vulnerable economy. Otherwise, the hinge creaks. And when a nuclear hinge creaks, the whole planet hears it.”

Unmasking the True Motives

The Islam question: To repeat: Like Iran, Pakistan is an Islamic Republic. Pakistan’s constitution declares Islam the state religion. Sharia law informs the legal system. Yet the US has never seriously threatened Pakistan’s nuclear program (1972–present, 170 warheads), while Iran (no bomb) gets struck in June 2025 and invaded in February 2026.

Why the difference? It’s not about radical Islam. It’s about globalist strategy:

Factor	Pakistan	Iran
US relationship	Ally/partner since Cold War	Adversary since 1979
Nuclear timing	Got bomb during Cold War when US needed allies	Pursued bomb after US had non-proliferation regime in place
Utility to US	Useful (Afghanistan logistics, Saudi umbrella)	No utility
Saudi factor	Offers nuclear cover to US "ally"	Threatens US "ally"

Pakistan’s bomb was tolerated because Pakistan was useful to the neocons. Iran’s program was bombed because Iran is not. The “radical Islam” framing is selectively applied — it justifies war against globalism's adversaries and gets ignored for its allies.

This is the dangerous game. The neocons treat every Islamic state as a disposable asset — friend today, enemy tomorrow, depending on utility. None are genuine allies. Pakistan will turn on the US when interests diverge. Saudi Arabia’s ideological exports have already come home to roost. The entire strategy is built on short-term manipulation with no endgame.

We could opt out. We could stop bombing countries that do not threaten us. We could bring the troops home, end the drone wars, and spend the trillions wasted on permanent war on our own crumbling infrastructure — the power grid that fails in every heat wave, the bridges that are rusting into the river, the roads that are falling apart. The choice is not between Iran and Pakistan. The choice is between global empire and national well being - and maybe our survival.

The Iran war was never about non-proliferation. If it were, the 170 Pakistani warheads that Pakistan offered to share with Saudi Arabia in 2025 would have been a higher priority than Iran’s zero.

But Aren't The Saudi's Friendly?

Saudi Arabia funded Wahhabi mosques and madrassas worldwide for decades. Wahhabism teaches al-wala’ wa al-bara’: Muslims must not befriend or imitate non-Muslims, and enmity toward them must be visible. According to the Wahhabi teaching funded by the Saudi's, those who reject its doctrines after receiving the call — their “blood and treasure are forfeit.”

Current funding of Wahhabi has decreased, and decades of prior investment have built a Wahhabi institutional infrastructure that is largely self-sustaining, making the cuts feasible. These cuts are also strategic for Saudi Arabia to distance itself from Wahhabi to attract western investment and also to enhance its image as the friendly face of Islam. But don’t be fooled. The infrastructure remains intact. The schools still teach. The mosques still preach. The networks still operate. The ideology has been successfully embedded in institutions that do not need Saudi checks to function. The shift in funding is a strategic rebrand, not a defeat of the ideology. Wahhabism is now a self-perpetuating global movement, and Saudi Arabia gets the PR benefit of appearing moderate while the machine it built continues running.

So the threat model is incoherent. If the Iran war was about protecting the world from a radical Islam that has nukes, then Pakistan and Saudi would also be a priority. They weren’t touched.

To repeat

Here is a question for the Trump voters. What did you hope to get by voting for him? I am guessing you wanted some or all of the things on this list.

1. More parental rights and less School Board or State control over the classroom.
2. The exclusive right of parents to make medical decisions for their children.
3. Local control of police and holiday displays at City Hall.
4. Bring back American manufacturing for America’s critical goods made by Americans.
5. Return to one-day in-person voting except in exceptional cases.
6. Enforce immigration laws and insist immigrants assimilate and learn English.
7. Fumigate the deep state.
8. Fix our crumbling infrastructure.
9. Cheaper gas through domestic sourcing.
10. You can add to this list.

You got a war. They got a closed file. You got higher prices. They got your vote. That’s the neocon trade.

Every Republican you vote for who promises to protect your family will be given a war. That war will be his excuse for not doing anything else. And you will give him a pass because he is ‘our guy’ and the enemy is ‘over there.’ Meanwhile, your border falls open, your schools rot, your factories stay closed, and your children leave the faith. That is not a bug. That is the design. You are being conned by the same people every four years, and you keep falling for it because they use the right words about abortion and guns.

So what do you do?

Next time your attention is pulled to optional foreign wars, think or say:

"Iran war, huh? What about the border? What about the fentanyl? What about our crumbling bridges? What about the schools where my kids are being taught to hate their country? What about the DEI committees running our workplaces into the ground? What infrastructure could we fix at home with the $2 trillion spent on a war? I am an America First voter. What difference does it make if we win there and lose here? What difference does it make if the Strait of Hormuz is open and our own bridges are closed? What difference does it make if Iran is contained and our border is not? "

You do not need to be an expert. You just need to repeat the list. Every time you can.

• ✓ Border
• ✓ Fentanyl
• ✓ Bridges
• ✓ Schools
• ✓ DEI
• ✓ Transgender Mutilation
• ✓ Our own country first

Say it enough times and it becomes impossible to ignore. Do not forget the list.

That is how you break the con.