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Primary Document Analysis

A CLEAN BREAK:
THE 30-YEAR PLAYBOOK

In 1996, a study group of American neoconservatives wrote a 6-page policy document for incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It called for regime change in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran. Every major recommendation has since been executed — by the same people who wrote it, operating from senior positions in the US government.

6

Recommendations Executed

1

Currently In Progress

8

Named Personnel in Pipeline

30

Years of Execution

Read the original 1996 document (PDF)

1996 RECOMMENDATIONS vs. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

Each entry below is a direct recommendation from the 1996 document, matched against documented events. Sources are linked. Click any entry to expand the full evidence.

Original Document Context

The document called removing Saddam 'an important Israeli strategic objective' and recommended working with Jordan and Turkey to destabilize his regime.

What Actually Happened

The 2003 US invasion of Iraq removed Saddam Hussein. Three of the document's authors — Feith, Wurmser, and Perle — held senior positions in the Bush administration that planned and executed the war. A Pentagon Inspector General report found Feith's office produced false intelligence on an Iraq-al-Qaeda link used to justify the invasion.

Key Personnel Involved

Douglas Feith (Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)David Wurmser (Middle East Adviser to VP Cheney)Richard Perle (Chairman, Defense Policy Board)

Sources: Pentagon Inspector General Report, April 2007; Wikipedia: A Clean Break