The Illusion of Power
" A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will ." Such language does not belong to deterrence or negotiation. It belongs to total destruction. Presidents, leaders, and states may have deep and serious conflicts with one another, but the idea of wiping out an entire civilization falls into a category that can only be described as massacre. This war is increasingly being interpreted as a crusade . When
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