The Crusaders:
Bush:
Quotes:
"this crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take awhile." - 9/16/01
According to Abbas, immediately thereafter Bush said: “God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.” haaretz.com
“With the might of God on our side we will triumph over Iraq. God will watch over our troops and grant us a victory over the threat of Saddam’s army. God will bless us and keep us safe in the coming battle.” (before
Regime Change)
“God has granted us a great victory in Iraq. We can thank God the war came to a quick conclusion without greater loss of life to our troops. God has helped us to defeat the evil might of Saddam and liberate Iraq. With the help of God Iraq is now free.” (after)
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"What I hear is a holy trinity of militarism, masculinism, and messianic zeal," says Lee Quinby, professor of American Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. "It does follow the logic of apocalyptic thought, which has a religious base but is now secularized in the militaristic mode. Apocalyptic thought always has an element of instilling helplessness and promising victory in the face of that powerlessness. In this instance, Bush plays up the vulnerability we feel because of terrorism or Saddam Hussein and then accentuates the military as the assurance that our helplessness will be transformed." progressive.org
It is their (moderate Muslim's) support for Washington's war that could be undermined by the sort of language on the president's lips, warns Hussein Amin, a former Egyptian ambassador who now lectures on international affairs. "The whole tone is that of one civilization against another," he finds. "It is a superior way of speaking, and I fear the consequences - the world being divided into two between those who think themselves superior" and the rest. 216.239.57.104
Is Bush getting apocalyptic advice?
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