The article reflects on the troubling rhetoric surrounding war, particularly in the context of President Trump's consideration of military action against Iran and Israel's operations. It draws on Leo Tolstoy's musings about the moral discrepancies in society's view of state-sanctioned violence versus individual acts, emphasizing how leaders like Netanyahu frame aggressive military actions as virtuous and necessary. The assertion highlights the disconnect between governmental proclamations and the grim realities of war, labeling Israel's strikes against Iran as unjust aggression disguised as liberation efforts.
How many men are necessary to change a crime into a virtue? In justifying war, leaders simplify morality—transforming actions that are murder into noble engagements.
We're in the midst of one of the greatest military operations in history, says Netanyahu. However, the airstrikes in Iran are more propaganda than humanitarian efforts.
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