Word: manent
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...Manent noted that since France has turned its back on previous colonization policies, “We do not have the stomach” to participate in the invasion of Iraq...
...Manent compared America’s current role to European powers’ pre-World War I colonialism...
...Manent expressed skepticism that Western democracy could ever be forcibly imposed upon societies like Iraq that have not made the “spiritual decisions” of America, England and France to adopt democracy...
Kristol defended America’s efforts to promote worldwide democracy. He agreed with Manent that the Middle East is not very receptive to American conceptions of democracy, but said that the United States had to promote change after the Sept. 11 attacks...
...Manent noted that French people are more religious than Americans commonly assume, but added that the French consider religion to be more of a private matter than Americans...