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Telegraph writer Andrew Gimson has a piece where he presents his views of America and Americans that is not the quintessential European take on things:

The Americans are prepared to use force in pursuit of what they regard as noble aims. It is yet another respect in which they are rather old-fashioned. They are patriots who venerate their nation and their flag.
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But when the Americans speak of freedom, we should not imagine, in our cynical and worldly-wise way, that they are merely using that word as a cloak for realpolitik. They are not above realpolitik, but they also mean what they say.

These formidable people think freedom is so valuable that it is worth dying for.

Best to read it all . . . (db)

Check out my thoughts on the Olmert agreement to the UN Cease Fire, Cynthia McKinney’s less than graceful election loss and Robert Spencer’s comments on Iran, Ahmadinejad and August 22nd — Enjoy!

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