[Volokh Conspiracy] David Bernstein - The New York Times ombudsman, commenting on coverage of the recent war in Lebanon, reflects a mentality that the essence of war is the suffering it creates on each side while the war is going on. The reasons for the war, the implications of victory or defeat for each side, the moral status of the combatants (an issue the ombudsman says is irrelevant), are at best a sideshow. The author is a professor of law at George Mason University.
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