Not much of a surprise. I never liked the word "realist" for that group, though. To me they're "rationalists", always assuming that all the other players in the game make decisions through sensible cost-benefit analyses. Some examples of how the CIA does that: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/01/brooks.htm
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Not a neocon
Date: 2003-08-29 07:45 pm (UTC)Jim
Re: Not a neocon
Date: 2003-08-29 10:26 pm (UTC)http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/01/brooks.htm