War and Mongers of War 0
Tony Norman reminds us that war is not a video game. A nugget (emphasis added).
We want the killing done as antiseptically as possible and with a minimum of American casualties. In other words, we want another of those “magic” wars we never seem to get. They elude us no matter how much our leaders assure us that we’re entitled to conflicts with a minimum of fuss when they’re laying out the rationale for open-ended bombing campaigns. We don’t even have to know how to find on a map the countries we plan to bomb. All we need to bring to the table is fear — and the more of it, the better.
There is no such thing in war as a “surgical strike.”
Also see George Smith on fear.
