War on Words

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War on Words
Why Obama may be abandoning Bush’s favorite phrase.
Newsweek …for complete article
In another effort to undo the legacy of George W. Bush’s presidency, the Obama administration is searching for alternatives to the term “war on terror.”
In recent days, Obama’s national-security officials have had brainstorming sessions to come up with different ways to describe the U.S. government’s efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, according to administration sources who asked not to be identified talking about private discussions.
What’s being sought is a more precise phrase that can recast the U.S. government’s counterterrorism fight in ideological as well as military terms. Obama publicly signaled the new approach this week.

When asked about the “war on terror” phrase by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Obama said, “Well you know, I think it is very important for us to recognize that we have a battle or a war against some terrorist organizations … Words matter in this situation because one of the ways we’re going to win this struggle is through the battle of hearts and minds.”

Indeed, the “war on terror” was one of the signature phrases of the Bush presidency. It was formally declared in Bush’s nationally televised speech to Congress on Sept. 20, 2001—his first after the 9/11 terror attacks—when the president cast the government’s response in such sweeping terms that, according to critics, it ultimately opened the door for the invasion of Iraq. “Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them,” Bush said then. “Our war on terror begins with Al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”

Obama has shied away from the words “war on terror” since he took office. He has made references instead to the “enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism” and to an “ongoing struggle,”

“We’re trying to come up with a phrase that better articulates a hopeful message,” said one administration official involved in the discussions about terror terminology.

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Wild Thing’s comment………
‘Surrender’ might be a useful term for Obama and his cult. Just like the Clinton Administration, these people are into marketing, not leading. “War on Terror” becomes “Dialoguing with Al Qaeda”
What a PUTZ … these fools will kill thousands, perhaps tens of thousand or even millions of Americans.
OK here you go……. Destroy the goat-raping, child killing, rag-headed sand monkeys?? Will that pass the PC sniff test??
The reason that Marxist Obama is having high level meetings on what to call the War on Terror is that they need to make sure that Dubya and our troops gets little credit for the successes that were and will be so hard-won.