In an article on WorldNetDaily Washington Post editor Philip Bennett is quoted in an interview in China’s People’s Daily that, “I don't think U.S. should be the leader of the world.”

He went on to elaborate. “I don't think you can imagine a world where one country or one group of people could lead everybody else. I can't imagine that could happen. I also think it is unhealthy to have one country as the leader of the world.”

Further in the article Bennett laments what he sees as a coming period of US imperialism and characterizes that it will be an unhappy time.

Interestingly, in a recent article in World Magazine, Andree Seu writes about NYU professor Niall Ferguson’s book, Colossus: The Price of America's Empire where he broadly defines “imperialism” and “nation-building” as “the benevolent influence of a powerful nation on other nations for mutual self-interest.”

The argument is made that we should not deny the benefits of a country becoming an empire, both to ourselves and to those other nations of the world with whom we interact both politically and fiscally.

Mr. Bennett seems to be mired in the muck of self-denial and self-abuse the liberal left finds itself in recent years. They, the left and the liberal press, cannot allow themselves to see the good things about America and her people. They, in fact, actively look for and imagine the worst possible scenarios and assume government will naturally do damage to the world. At least conservative government will. Liberal government always seems to get a pass.

Mr. Bennett admits this in his declaration of the “mission statement” of his staff, to “tell our readers what the Bush administration is trying to hide.” He further reveals his disconnect when he in a rare moment of transparency reveals, “American mainstream media has been slow to appreciate how important the religion is in America. We don't cover it very deeply and extensively. So I think there are areas we are out of touch.” Duh!

Perhaps Phil Bennett and the rest of the liberal media would do well to read Colossus: and learn from the past when this country pressed for self-determination under Wilson in the late 19-teens. The end of European colonialism resulted not in strong wealthy democratic nations, but in corrupt dictatorships, a poor citizenry and wasted and misused foreign aid provided by the US and others.

Imperialism is good, if recognized as such and used to advance democratic societies, freedom and national wealth in other countries. Bennett’s denial about this is as damming of the liberal media which he represents as the blind eye he’s turned towards the people of “fly over” America.

America is “good” Mr. Bennett, not perfect, but she is good.


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