Bush's choice: messianism or pragmatism?
February 24, 2005
By Anatol Lieven
President Bush's rhetoric, particularly his support for "freedom",
taps into a messianic tradition that runs throughout U.S. history.
Anatol Lieven warns about the harmful effects that this "American
Creed" might have on U.S. and global security.
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Anatol Lieven is a member of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign
Policy. His argument about how the different strands of American
national identity coexist and compete is developed in his book
America Right or Wrong: an anatomy of American nationalism
(Harper Collins, 2004).
Posted by coalition at February 24, 2005 10:30 AM
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