by Ann Wagner
We don't have wars.
We have
conflicts
campaigns
operations
escalations
missions
offensives
preemptive strikes.
We don't have soldiers.
We have
peace keepers
troops
servicemen
servicewomen
forces
coalitions
units.
We don't have mistakes in combat.
We have
incidents
accidents
friendly fire
flawed intelligence
And we don't have death.
We have
casualties
loss of life
collateral damage.
What we do have is
a careful vocabulary.
from America At War selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, 2008, Simon & Schuster
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