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The Economist on American Exceptionalism

Dec 04, 2003 5:00 PM
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The Economist a series of perspectives on the various ways in which America differs (from Europe), and what the possible intranational and international implications are.
One nit-pick, though — it opens with a falsehood:
Al-Qaeda's strikes, the first on the country's mainland by a foreign enemy, stripped away something unique: its aura of invulnerability, its sense of itself as a place apart, "the city on a hill".
Umm ... how about the War of 1812 (you know, when they burnt down the White House)?
Comments: The Economist on American Exceptionalism

In addition to that, you could technically consider Pancho Villa. New Mexico became a US state in 1912...

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa :

"On March 9, 1916 Villa led 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico. They burned the town and killed 17 of its residents. President Woodrow Wilson responded by sending 12,000 United States troops over the border into Mexico on March 15 to pursue Villa."

Posted by: O'dell on December 4, 2003 5:25 PM | permalink


Nice article.

Here's another one....

The New Cold War: U.S. vs. EU
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10709


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Posted by: dvd on December 5, 2003 8:43 AM | permalink

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