Political leaders turn to the word "terror" and act like it is a *moral* horror that "civilized" states would not engage in because...
@britt I think that's a 20th century conceit. We *define* war to be that in hopes other kinds won't happen.
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@vgr not quite what I meant. Without a sufficiently grand narrative with a great enemy you cannot justify the war to your own people. -
@britt that hasn't stopped anyone from conducting war anyway. Smaller narratives have been sufficient since Vietnam. - Show replies
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@vgr “We’re going to spend a lot of blood and treasure to kill a small number of guys.” Doesn’t sell. Aside not contra yr point on terrorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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