YANCEY -- GOING IT ALONE
After 9-11 Americans were asking "Why do they hate us so much? What did we ever do to them?" Of course, we're still asking those questions even as we occupy Iraq. Philip Yancey takes a stab providing an answer --

Because I frequently travel overseas, I am struck by the difference in how Americans perceive themselves and how those of other nations see us. We think of ourselves as generous, compassionate, good-natured, slow to anger, and committed to justice. Some overseas see us as arrogant, selfish, decadent, and uncaring. They judge American values by our rap music and television shows, most of which glorify sex, wealth, and violence. They know that the U.S. military possesses more weapons of mass destruction than all other armies combined. And they note that the world's wealthiest nation contributes only half as much foreign aid as Europe.

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