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Nixon was clearly no neocon. I don't think a paleocon would do the things Nixon did either. Paleocons would never reach out to the communists the way Nixon did.
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I have to disagree here. Because a core part of Paleocon ideology is a non-intrusive foreign policy. So I think they would be ok with cooperating with communists if the end result was more stability for us. The same is true where the "internetional community" is concerned. The only real difference between Paleocons and liberals on that issue is that Paleocons would never subordinate the US to international law. But I do think they would view the UN as a legitimate authority otherwise. Neocons would not.
Paleocons are not moralists or ideological crusaders the way Neocons are. In the end they are pragmatists.
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I wouldn't put "con" next to his name at all myself. His policies appear to be those more of a moderate.
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I consider him a Paleocon for the reasons above, but I see your point. In a weird way, he actually did things a lot of modern liberals would like.