Collateral Damage

war

Politicians and attorneys only have their words to sell. They sell their point of view with the excuse of being their constituents’ opinions. Words used to excuse political/military actions are Transparency, Accountability and Ethical Leadership. If all of these were present, there would be no War.

The elephant in the room is that war is NOT about killing military targets, war is about killing civilians. Civilians are the country and we use words like “country” to dehumanize its civilians, it’s people. Country’s politicians and military will try to deflect this truth by calling these civilians “collateral damage”. War “targets” everyone. No country/political system is exempt.

War is insanity dressed up with words that deflect from its ugliness. Nuances try to hide it but War is hate in its most atrocious form. This fact cannot be dressed up with deflection. A country at war is a country at hate.

No one wins a war. Everyone loses in war. Men, women and children’s hearts and minds can be killed, annihilated and exterminated. What is left is scorched earth. So what is won if everyone is dead and the land is destroyed?