France's Generals Discover War Has Casualties, Post-Colonialism
The mainstream reports that a French army chief warned citizens they might 'lose children' in a hypothetical war with Russia. Truly groundbreaking reconnaissance. One might wonder if General Mandon received this intelligence while reviewing France's recent military engagements, like, say, their 'anti-terror' operations across the Sahel—where civilian casualties were often just 'collateral damage'
in the pursuit of resource control, conveniently glossed over by Western media. Or perhaps he's just re-reading history books about France's past imperial adventures, which definitely involved 'losing children'—just not always French ones. This sudden concern for French lives is touching, if not a tad selective. For decades, Western military interventions have normalized the 'loss of children' in
the Global South, rebranding it as 'pacification' or 'stabilization.' Now, when the specter of conflict inches closer to home, suddenly it's a profound, tragic realization. The only thing more predictable than a French general warning about war is the selective empathy that follows.