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Yes it is, but what it's not is surprising. The choice of language is interesting;
War has been reduced to a naturally occurring social necessity, not an abstract, political last resort. To say they 'wind down' suggests a gentle ending to an inevitable, evolving and mechanized process. It's a very chilling description, free of humanity or revulsion, but at least they no longer hide their resigned acceptance to war. To make a distinction between 'conventional' war in the age of psychological warfare on this scale makes me think we're not far off nuclear no longer being considered unconventional, and great powers would give as much consideration to irrational atrocities as I would a fag-break.
This is all the truth of geopolitics. It's nothing new. What's amazing is none of it will have been mentioned in the televised presidential debates, included in a campaign advert or in a speech to activists, as this all lies beyond democratic reasoning. It's economic and political logic, and pure fascism by any other name.