Does anyone take the term "humanitarian intervention" seriously in 2015? It sounds like Newspeak.
that was pre-9/11 language. things were awkward between the collapse of Communism and 9/11. with no Enemy, "humanitarian intervention" was invented. we're going on offense because we're morally superior to the creatures we'll be dealing with.
after 9/11, no need. call a guy with a weird name a "terrorist" and you're unlikely to face any uncomfortable questions. serves the same function as calling the Sandinistas "communists" in the 1980s.
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