The clash-of-civilizations thesis was bipartisan in US policy circles

Evidence

WINEP, for instance, has a “mix of neoconservative and Clintonite views,” according to Maria Ryan. WINEP was founded by Martin Indyk, who formerly served as the research director of the pro-Israel lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). James Woolsey, Perle, and Wolfowitz served on its board, and Muravchik and Pipes were adjunct scholars. During the 1990s, though, WINEP was largely supportive of Clinton’s policies and many of its leading lights, including Indyk, joined the Clinton administration. Unqualified support for Zionism is a bipartisan requirement in the US policy establishment. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 401 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The clash-of-civilizations thesis spanned both US political parties; Unqualified support for Zionism is bipartisan in the US establishment — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 401; Political Islam framing is debated among US foreign policy elites of both parties

Broader Connections

• The clash-of-civilizations thesis spanned both US political parties #corroborates (0.97)
• Political Islam framing is debated among US foreign policy elites of both parties #qualifies (0.75)
• Unqualified support for Zionism is bipartisan in the US establishment #complicates (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 401