When in Iraq, do you talk "global war on terror"? or do you talk "war in Iraq"?
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well then lets change the history books. > > Revolutionary Contingency > Contingency of 1812 > Mexican American Contingency > Civil Contingency > World Contingency I > World Contingency II > Korean Contingency (was not actually a war but a conflict) > Vietnam Contingency (Not actually a war but a police action) > Persian Gulf Contingency > (in his best Michael Buffer impersonation) And now, in this corner, the > one, the only, the former Global War on Terrorism, the newly named > Overseas Contingency Operationnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn > Ahh, all nicely wrapped in the PC bubble. There, now the world loves us > again. > > Bruce > > > Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Scott and Robert. > > > > Do you wish for a return to the policies of Cheney and the neo-cons? > > > > Do you believe they kept exactly the list of things Robert listed from > > happening? > > > > Or is it more true that those things got WORSE under those policies, and > > other policies need to be enacted? > > > > I don't think calling them terrorists helps. I don't think a label > "global > > war on terror" helps. As a matter of fact, those labels and policies seem > to > > have separated the US from most worldwide support. And left us with about > > 200 foreign troops helping in Iraq. Which is a lot different than the > first > > Iraq war. > > > > If you ever listen to special forces guys, they speak in terms like this. > > Oversees contingency operations. That is a lot more useful a term than > "war > > on terror". It specifies a place. Which also helps specify who will be > doing > > the heavy lifting. It specifies he mindset. Contingency. In otherwords, > > reacting to changes on ground, having plans in place to handle anything > that > > comes up. And operation specifies the scope. Limited. Effective. Short > term. > > > > I much prefer that. > > > > I want to get away from the Bush "you are with us or against us". Do away > > with labeling everyone a terrorist. Some are, some aren't. There are > shades > > of grey there. We need to move people from hating and acting, to hating, > to > > not really caring, to being lukewarm. Because lukewarm people dont blow > up > > cars. they complain over coffee. We need to split up Al Quaeda and the > > Taliban. Pakistanis from Afghans. Sunnis from Shias. We need MORE labels, > > more splinter groups. Piling them all together as Cheney did just made > them > > stronger. Let;s try something else now. > > > > Their way didn't work. A lot. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:292718 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
