
For example, in my book Peace and Stupidity, I wrote about the former Yugoslav civil war thirty years ago. When NATO bombed Belgrade and intervened in Kosovo, Habermas offered almost no criticism. In his framing, "over there" was rational civilization, and "over here" were barbaric states. For a rational civilization to attack a barbaric state with force was justifiable — that's essentially what he said. This issue connects directly to the current U.S. attack on Iran.