Posted on 04/04/2007 3:43:42 AM PDT by Screamname
Why not rename the armed service committee the capitulation committee?
I'm all for replacing the term GWOT. It's a euphamism anyway. We are in a global war on Wahabbism. "Terror" is a cop out, and one that has complicated and prolonged our understanding of the enemy.
The Democrats reason for discontinuing the term is, of course, abjectly political. But it may open the door for a more appropriate replacement.
Somewhere George Orwell is laughing...
GREAT POST!!!!!!!
We definitely need ruthless truthfulness in this dangerous world, and the more precise and truthful the language used the better. Therefore it is important, but often difficult and sometimes impossible, to know whether political--and other--leaders are struggling for precision and honesty or whether it is an Orwellian manipulation.
I agree, and that's why I actually think this is a good move, although certainly done for the wrong reasons.
Euphamisms have been used to hide all manner of governmental shenanigans. Better to call things what they really are instead of this vague pretense.
"Terror" is an abstract concept. We can not win a war on "terror" any more than we can win a War on Poverty - both are part of life and will be with us until the end of time.
What do you think a Democrat President will define as a proper target in a War on Terror? That's why it's important that we choose our terms correctly. Words mean things.
I'm angry that the Dims are playing language games to score political points, but I think the end goal is a postive one - let's talk about what we're really fighting, instead of a politically correct euphamism like "terror."
Thank you Allissa.
” help lose the GWOT.”
Exactly!
When you break it down to small operations - then first of all they are micromanaging, and second of all, they can say, “we only defunded this little operation over in Somalia” — without having to admit that it was a key part in our war on terror.
As I said before, the Democrats will kill us all, by encouraging the terrorists.
People need to realize how dangerous the Democrats are to our very survival and focus on taking back Congress from them and electing a Republican president, instead of letting Hillary and the Democrats complete the destruction of our nation.
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean do many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that’s all.”
“Why not rename the armed service committee the capitulation committee?”
I like the ‘cut and run committee’. Perhaps we should mention the commitee flag, the chicken on a field of yellow.
Maybe they can get rid of some more “catch phrases”:
Right Wing Conspiracy
Bush Lied, People Died
Bush’s Vietnam
Quagmire
Global Warming
Osama Bin Forgotten
Blah, blah, blah.
I can only hope that MANY Americans are already getting thoroughly disgusted with how the Dems are acting. Personally, I don’t even watch much news any more because I know that from day to day, the Dems are going to do something or suggest something completely beyond comprehension and the MSM will cover it while drooling.
“House Armed Services Committee is banishing the global war on terror”
This should be renamed the Committee for Public Safety, with Robespierre as chairman. And the DNC should be renamed The Dictatorship of the Proletariat. The committee’s “logic” is consistent with “hate speech” and “diversity” and “global warming” - all attempts at thought control. Stalin, Mao, Marx, Hitler, Castro and Saddam Hussein would be very comfortable Democrats.
My take is that this is an attempt to further restrict the military in where and how it uses it's money. i.e.: Drone overflying Muslim extremists in Mindoro, PI sees, identifies and then targets a group of Al-Queda types. Our Dim leaders than find out that the money that paid for said drone was supposed to be used in Iraq. Hence, allegations of missapproriation of funds etc. ensue.
Regards,
TS
Of course. Everything they do is to ensure our defeat.
This is so Animal Farm
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party, will no longer be referred to as Democratic since it is not an accurate description of the aims of the party . . .
A memo, written by Freeper Cap Huff, provides examples of acceptable phrases, such as “Treason Party” the “Quislingcrats,” “Benedict Arnoldites” or “Backstabbers.”
There was no politcal intent in doing this, said Cap Huff. We’re just trying to avoid using misnomers.
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