Obama’s war on Islamic State militants finally has a name: Operation Inherent Resolve

Yahoo News ^ | 10-15-2014 | Olivier Knox

[Citizen Zed]

Two months after American bombs and missiles began pounding fighters of the so-called Islamic State, President Barack Obama’s undeclared war in Iraq and Syria finally has a name: Operation Inherent Resolve.

The Wall Street Journal had reported on Oct. 3 that the name had been considered and rejected, with one unnamed military officer saying “it is just kind of bleh.”

The long search for a name had sparked a flurry of jokes on Twitter, where one leading tongue-in-cheek suggestion was that it be called “Operation Hey Wasn’t That My Humvee” – a reference to U.S. airstrikes hitting Islamic State fighters using American equipment captured from Iraqi troops.

[Karliner]

What is his Ebola campaign named... Operation Kill Us All?

Possibly. Operation "sick to death phony scandal?" neh too long. Operation"Nothing to see here?" neh still too long as a pile of ..aha

" Operation Body Bags!"

[IronJack]

I was thinking Operation Empty Gesture.

[camle]

ayep! that oughta do it! we have a name for it now. we can all go home .

[Georgia Girl 2]

What happened to Operation Eduring CF? :-)

[a fool in paradise]

Operation "We told you so, DUMB*SS!"

[GeronL]

rofl

[Tucker39]

How about “Whimpy-assed Nuanced Intentions” for the name to match the effort?!

[a fool in paradise]

Can’t be, Obama told the UN, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

[wtd]

Inherent resolve to create a Caliphate. - Paladin2

+100

[Candor7]

Sounds like a name for an anti PMS campaign.I can read Pu$$y whipped all over it: Rice or Jared.

[matthew fuller]

Operation Inherent Restraint.

[matthew fuller]

Or maybe Operation Insipid Response?

[dead]

I still like Operation Turnup for What.