PNAC
Summary
Neoconservative policy group. Used Clean Break framework to manufacture Iraq War casus belli.
Definition
Neoconservative policy group. Used Clean Break framework to manufacture Iraq War casus belli.
Background & History
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was a neoconservative think tank founded in 1997 by William Kristol and Robert Kagan. Its 1996 'Clean Break' memo, authored by Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, and David Wurmser for Benjamin Netanyahu, advocated regime change in Iraq, Syria, and Iran. PNAC members including Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and John Bolton occupied key positions in the George W. Bush administration and drove the 2003 Iraq War, which advanced Israel's strategic objectives as outlined in the Clean Break document.
Operational Role in the Network
Think tank node — served as the institutional bridge between Israeli strategic objectives (Clean Break memo) and U.S. foreign policy execution (Iraq War). PNAC demonstrated how Israel-aligned policy blueprints were translated into American military action through personnel placement.
Primary Sources
- Network graph documentation