Dr. Edward Demenchonok
Philosophical Reflections During the 2004 Elections: Essays and Letters to The New York Times, USA Today, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
David Sanger's October 21 article "In Bush's Vision, a Mission To Spread Power of Liberty" comments on President Bush's talk about "an American mission to spread democracy and liberty". This is one of the Mr. Bush's re-election campaign sound bites, which nobody takes seriously. But his "militaristic messianism" should horrify us with its catastrophic consequences.
After Iraq's "imminent threat" was proven a false pretext, Bush switched to "democratization" as an ex post facto justification of the war. Lives of more that 1100 Americans and 10,000 Iraqi civilians were sacrificed in Bush's "export of democracy".
Moral goals can be achieved only by moral means. Spreading democracy is a noble idea, but not via invasion. As result, the ideal of democracy and the reputation of America as its champion have been compromised. War and ideological confrontation kill democracy and justify the authoritarian rule. Democracy, to succeed, needs peace.
Dr. Edward Demenchonok is a university professor, the author of numerous books and articles. He is listed in several biographical dictionaries, including
Who's Who in the World, 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century, and One Thousand Great Americans, and he is the recipient of the 21st Century Award for Achievements in Philosophy from the International Biographical Centre.
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