The Bush administration has committed the country to a new, pseudo-religious doctrine of war, endless war - for 'the war on terror' is nothing less than that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Bush administration's war on terror is framed as a pseudo-religious doctrine of endless war rather than a limited political strategy.
- In plain terms
- The war on terror is a pseudo-religious doctrine promising endless conflict.
- What can you take from it?
- Question war strategies framed as absolute moral missions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is war ever truly endless?
- How does religion shape policy?
Another view
This view may understate actual security goals behind the rhetoric.
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