This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:00 AM

The fun and excitement of civilization wars (fought from afar)

Believing that one is waging paramount war against the most evil enemy ever is a garden-variety psychological need, not a political or ideological conviction.
Glenn Greenwald

Read other letters about this article

  • Sunday, February 17, 2008 07:54 AM

    One Word Summation

    Narcissism. Isn't what this all amounts to? The idea that they are serious and brave and courageous, and everyone else is very sadly mistaken.

    —Red Snapper Read Red Snapper's other letters

    Flag
Read other letters about this article

Most Active Letters Threads

692

The commendably missing element from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war
Glenn Greenwald Read article
688

Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation

The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
Glenn Greenwald Read article
440

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
Glenn Greenwald Read article
324

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame
Joan Walsh Read article
209

Bigotry wins in Switzerland

By voting to ban the construction of minarets, Switzerland apes the most extreme intolerance in the Muslim world
By Juan Cole Read article

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon