According to a widespread view, American "pragmatist" philosophy holds that truth is what works. Bush defined a closely allied word -- credibility -- for all of us, today:
The credibility of this country is based upon our
> strong desire to make the world more peaceful and > the world is now more peaceful after our decision; > the strong desire to make sure free nations are more secure -- > our free nations are now more secure; and the strong > desire to spread freedom. And the Iraqi people > are now free and are learning the habits of > freedom and the responsibilities that come with freedom.
There's also another little diamond in the rough curied there: That either (1) all free nations belong to the USA (our satellites?), or (2) that those free nations that don't belong to us don't concern us (the Monroe doctrine updated to account for the abolition of space by modern communication technologies).
Oh, yes, John Dewey would surely love that last sentence: The Iraqi people are not learning from textbooks, but from experience. That's good. (But is there just the least undertone that we shouldn't make it too easy for them by protecting them from the consequences of their antecedent ignorance?)
\brad mccormick
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Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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