An American Empire?

I'm reading a great book right now entitled Anxious About Empire.  It's a must read for those concerned with American Imperialism.  In the first essay, Robert Bellah points out that the epigraph to section three of the National Security Strategy contains the following quote from President Bush. 

“Just three days removed from these events, Americans do not yet have

the distance of history. But our responsibility to history is already clear: to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil. War has beenwaged against us by stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is peaceful,but fierce when stirred to anger. The conflict was begun on the timing and termsof others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.”

President Bush

Washington D.C.

(The National Cathedral)

September 14, 2001

So what God has promised in the consummation, we will deliver on this side of glory, and still cut taxes.  Wow!

Comments

[Colby]

I like your blog. Great job. However, your wit on this last post interests me. Are you saying that this is not something we should try to do? Shouldn't believers fight for justice on earth? I understand the President is limiting his commentary to the war on terrorism, but what about genocide, in the case of Rwanda and Darfur? Should we pursue justice, even if it is with the "sticks", or do we step back and rest in peace that God will have justice in the "Consummation"?

Great blog!