Scotty, please.....every day there are more and more Howard Beale moments.The End of the Global War on Terror
Updated 4:58 p.m. 3/24/09By Al Kamen
The end of the Global War on Terror -- or at least the use of that phrase -- has been codified at the Pentagon. Reports that the phrase was being retired have been circulating for some time amongst senior administration officials, and this morning speechwriters and other staff were notified via this e-mail to use "Overseas Contingency Operation" instead.
"Recently, in a LtGen [John] Bergman, USMC, statement for the 25 March [congressional] hearing, OMB required that the following change be made before going to the Hill," Dave Riedel, of the Office of Security Review, wrote in an e-mail.
"OMB says: 'This Administration prefers to avoid using the term "Long War" or "Global War on Terror" [GWOT]. Please use "Overseas Contingency Operation.'"
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Yes, but why not the global war on man caused disasters?
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It is an overseas contingency operation against disenfranchised youth who perpetrate human made disasters.
It's beyond foolish to expect anything beyond the operational standard BHO set as Senator - by voting present.
BHO is committed to being non-committal in order to not be held responsible - leaving enough weasel room between himself and the next fool on the totem pole for plausible deniability - befitting his self righteous petulant narcissism.
1984 - we're here. New Speak.
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