Constructing the enemy as boundless justifies war across all regions and peoples

Evidence

Anti-Muslim racism operates in complicated and incongruous ways for a reason. Especially since 9/11, and under the name of the War on Terror, by constructing an enemy of the state as porous and boundless, as anywhere and everywhere, the U.S. justifies waging war against diverse people and regions all lumped together as “Muslims” whether or not they are Muslim or share a particular country of origin, political view, or appearance. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 552

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The War on Terror racializes all Muslims as a boundless enemy to justify war — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 540; Justifying everywhere war requires reviving the archaic category of common enemies of humanity — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 830; Racializing enemies as boundless Muslims justifies war against diverse peoples worldwide. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Racializing enemies as boundless Muslims justifies war against diverse peoples worldwide. #exemplifies (0.90)
• Justifying everywhere war requires reviving the archaic category of common enemies of humanity #corroborates (0.85) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 830
• A conqueror can justify war without demonizing the enemy #qualifies (0.80) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 919