unless there is a powerful appeal made to what i call in the book their civil religion following robert bella's article on civil religion. that is to say that there is an appeal to our values. our cherished most cherished values. americans are not convinced to go to war because it's allegedly in the national interest. nor, i may say, do they go to war because they like to fight. the other major theory, which i also classify as a half truth is the theory that because we had particularly in appalachia, a civilization, scotch-irish, et cetera, et cetera, of people who spent a long time fighting against the indians and developed a kind of warrior ethos, a warrior culture, that that is driving american militarism today. that that's the reason americans want to go to war because they envisioned themselves as indian fighters on the afghan frontier. again, some truth to this. jim webb's book on the subject contains some truth. but if we were simply lovers of violence, if we were gun-crazed people who like to fight and don't care who we kill including ourselves why would we have such powerful antiwar mo

king of bella has ordered over $10 billion to be injected into the development fund helping saudis buy homes, get married, and start businesses. more on the situation in libya. defense secretary robert gates, in an interview yesterday with journalist from "the weekly standard" and "wall street journal" that there were signs that the libyan military was fragmenting. some commanders have refused orders to fire on protesters and others have joined protesters. in response to a question about whether or not the administration should be showing a greater sense of urgency in stopping the bloodshed, secretary gates said he is involved with libya-related meetings two, three times a day. he reiterated it was a very fast-moving situation. those are some of the latest headlines. >> the c-span networks. we provide coverage of nonfiction books, public affairs, and history. it is all available to you online and on social media networking sites. we take c-span on the road with our digital boss and local content vehicle. it is wash. your way, the c- span that works. now available in more than 100 million homes. jane oates has had responsibility of helping to stimulate job growth and prepare american