War offers committed fighters clarity that actual human interaction denies

Evidence

For fully committed combatants such as Casa and James Palantine, war provides a desirable clarity in one’s relationship with the world, avoiding the mess and complication of actual human interaction. … David reflects: “A different war—but maybe at some level it was the same war. Just as tomorrow’s wars might be begotten by today’s war and a continuation of them” (368). — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 411

Categorization

• XREF: Casa’s war-as-clarity connects to Hamid’s portrait of how ideological commitment seduces — though in a different register. — connects to: Wars require moral justification for leaders, publics, and soldiers alike — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2323; Official battle narratives conceal the fear and desertion soldiers actually experienced — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 906; Combat units build false comfort until a close casualty forces reality — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 274
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Wars require moral justification for leaders, publics, and soldiers alike — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2323; Official battle narratives conceal the fear and desertion soldiers actually experienced — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 906; Combat units build false comfort until a close casualty forces reality — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 274

Broader Connections

• Official battle narratives conceal the fear and desertion soldiers actually experienced #complicates (0.75) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 906
• Combat units build false comfort until a close casualty forces reality #complicates (0.74) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 274