In God's name: past presidents have shown there's a better way to invoke God in wartime.

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RUSHED INTO WAR TALKING about good and evil. "A calculated, malignant, devastating evil has arisen in our world," proclaimed Attorney General John Ashcroft. "And we know God is not neutral," added President Bush. While few defend Saddam Hussein, people around the world are troubled by the American crusade.

The Bush administration has turned a complex international problem into an epic contest between the virtuous and the vicious--and, of course, one cannot compromise with demons. Invoking God as we occupy other lands is as American as, ...

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