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Operation Enduring Analogy: World War II, the War on Terror, and the Uses of Historical Memory
- Rhetoric & Public Affairs
- Michigan State University Press
- Volume 7, Number 3, Fall 2004
- pp. 339-364
- 10.1353/rap.2005.0015
- Article
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Abstract
Since 1999, George W. Bush has consistently evoked the legacy of the "greatest generation." Moreover, since September 11, 2001, Bush's use of World War II analogies has intensified. Such analogies capitalize on post-Cold War historical memory and lend credibility to the war on terrorism, yet they characterize the world in a simple, dualistic fashion that evades a critical engagement with history.
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