Anglican Leader Blasts US Over Iraq
Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, criticized the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in an interview published Sunday, saying it was worse than the British land grabs of the colonial era…
Williams criticized the invasion of Iraq with no expectation of having to engage in nation building in the aftermath; a fair criticism on its face until one considers the audience: Muslim lifestyle magazine Emel. Suddenly Williams' comments take on an air of—what—pandering? Especially, when you consider this comment:
"We have only one global hegemonic power at the moment", Williams said. "It is not accumulating territory; it is trying to accumulate influence and control. That's not working".
Potbelly Stove thinks Williams' remarks are simply a ploy to curry favor with Muslims at our expense. It seems to us the Archbishop of Canterbury, having enough on his plate without trying to be a public scold, should mind his own business.
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