Abstract
This chapter argues that the agenda and language of the report is overly shaped by the agenda set by the white house, whilst being flawed in its analysis of the US and is anti-American in tone. It also lacks a UK dimension and is marked by a lack of theological distinctiveness, which is needed if the Church is to take a full role in the political debate on the war on terror. The chapter advocates the model of a ‘critical conversation’ between the Christian tradition, faith presuppositions and the particular contemporary situation as the way forward for the church to develop a distinctive voice that can participate in the broader debate. The war on terror was quickly realised with the invasion of Afghanistan to counter the terrorist bases there, but it soon moved onto being a debate over the pre-emptive invasion of Iraq.
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