Secondly, it is contradicted by the consequences. Thirdly, no war can be just unless the belligerents have the right to wage it. It is fine to fight to save the weak from oppression or extermination but, in the world we now live in, only the United Nations has that right. The deep evil of the lies is that they will prevent peace. It is hard to re- perceive a demonised enemy as a potential partner.
Men transmuted into monsters become unwanted at the negotiating table.
By steeping Serbs in imputed guilt, we deny the reality of why they are at war. Like all communities, they contain individuals whose bloodlust is breathtaking. In general, however, they are driven, not by collective depravity or congenital evil but by typical human flaws.