Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/18/opinion/war-and-analogy.html
The New York Times opinion article “War and Analogy” discusses how different U.S leaders used different analogies to described the situation in Kosovo in the late 1990’s.
The op-ed also notes that the politicians used the analogies to argue for a particular kind of response by the United States government.
Deception plays a significant role in the way war is conducted and discussed. Analogies can also be used to highlight an obvious fact or to somewhat conceal uncomfortable truths.