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.

To read this article in its entirety, visit
OpenDemocracy.net.

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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