The Language of War
Suddenly, the U.S. media has become blunt in its rhetoric about war. So too have U.S. leaders. We hear constantly of war crimes and war criminals, even of genocide and mass graves. The criminals, of course, are exclusively Russian, or so the media says.
Yet when U.S. leaders are talking about their actions, the language of war is very different, and words like "crime" and "genocide" are never heard. Perhaps this post from six years ago may serve as a reminder of the pliability of America's language of war.