2008 Woodie Awards
Speaker discusses Iraq war
By Sheryl McGlory
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Issue date: 2/4/05 Section: News
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Scott, also director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton, said that our nation's history in dealing with Latin American countries can offer insights to the motivations and repercussions of the war in Iraq.
Scott spoke of times in the past when the United States invaded Latin American countries and tried to force its own idea of democracy on them.
He said our country claims to be promoting democracy, but does not always take democratic actions in its interactions with other nations.
"How can we be promoting democracy by urging countries to be undemocratic and support a war they don't favor," Scott said.
Scott discussed his own suggestions for keeping peace in Iraq and with other world nations.
He said the United States needs to apologize for its actions relating to the Iraq war.
"That attitude that the world revolves around us is pretty dominant," Scott said. "I think most Islamic governments would like to hear the United States admit that we were wrong."
Scott said that the peacekeeping process overseas needs to be internationalized so that Iraqis do not feel as threatened by a constant foreign presence in their country.
Scott said not to confuse the success of Iraq's recent elections with a desire for the United States to continue its presense in Iraq.
Scott's lecture was sponsored by the Commonwealth Association of Students (C.A.S.) ; office of international initiatives; departments of English, history, philosophy and political science; college of humanities, fine and performing arts; Bailey Library and the Slippery Rock Peace and Justice Coalition.
