The New Term for the War on Terror

theatlantic.com ^ | May 20, 2010 | Marc Ambinder

[tet68]

It’s because they want to use it to cover ANY
opposition, portray them as violent and off to
the gulag they go.

[combat_boots]

It is the War on Terror.

Actually, there’s a better phrase: Holy War.

[the invisib1e hand]

CVE

why do power-junkies always have to have an acronym for everything?

[Dahoser]

If you blinked, you might have missed it. The Obama administration has unofficially rebranded "war on terror" phrase that dominated public discourse throughout the Bush administration. The replacement phrase, carefully chosen, is "CVE" -- Countering Violent Extremism.

Why not just use its short form—surrender.

[OneWingedShark]

>”CVE” — Countering Violent Extremism.

Next to be replaced with CCVE:
Countering Christian Violent Extremism.
[/cynic]

[OneWingedShark]

>why do power-junkies always have to have an acronym for everything?

Here’s my theory on it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2513906/posts
(2nd Paragraph.)

[SkyPilot]

The replacement phrase, carefully chosen, is "CVE" -- Countering Violent Extremism.

They chose it "carefully" all right.

"Extremist" is Liberal Democrat code for "Conservative." Remember when all talk radio hosts were branded as "extremists" by the Clinton Mafia Gang and their fellatio amen corner in press.

Looks like Janet "Bull Dyke Skunk Hair" Napolitano wants to go after white-male-anit abortion-veteran-gun owning-Christians again.

[OneWingedShark]

I agree.
The word-games that are being played are getting creepy undertones, IMO.
...And God-help-you if you should try to apply logic to the rhetoric/policies.

[Right Wing Assault]

Dummies. It’s CVME.

[freedumb2003]

When it comes to protecting the USA against terrorism, this is what the TOTUS-reader presents to the world:

[OneWingedShark]

Yes, that DHS memo was disturbing.
{And people called me paranoid when I commented on how wide-brush it was...}

[himno hero]

so they can confuse the issue more when used as a broader catch all.... as opposed to the original intent

[Czar]

"The replacement phrase, carefully chosen, is "CVE" -- Countering Violent Extremism."

I thought they had chosen "CEP" -- Countering Excessive Patriotism"...

[OneWingedShark]

...no, the facial hair makes the person in this pic more masculine than The One; but very close, yes.

[bert]

the loser wimps in the White House think peace can be obtained by other means than war.

Peace is the result of winning a war.

[Bean Counter]

[Dajjal]

jihad bump

[BuffaloJack]

The new term for the War on Tarror is the 9/11 Crusade.

[hennie pennie]

*ping*