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Breaking--Obama Ends 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'
Conservative Examiner ^ | 2/19/2010 | Anthony G. Martin

Posted on 02/19/2010 1:58:14 PM PST by Welshman007

According to the report, Secretary Gates sent a memo to General David Patraeus on February 17 informing the commander of the name change.

In reporting this news, however, the Washington Examiner wondered if there would be some sort of official proclamation by the Obama Administration that we had won.

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bhodod; bhofail; biden; foreignpolicy; gates; iraqwar; oif; patraeus
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1 posted on 02/19/2010 1:58:15 PM PST by Welshman007
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And “Homosexual” became “Gay,” and “Liberal” became “Progressive,” and “Terrorist,” became “Enemy Combatant,” and “Global Warming” became “Climate Change...”

Liberals rename everything to shift negative attention to a new term that will take years for conservatives to besmirch again.


2 posted on 02/19/2010 2:15:54 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Hypocrisy: "Animal rightists" who eat meat & pen up pets while accusing hog farmers of cruelty.)
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To: Welshman007

Too bad, the people will always refer to it as Iraqi Freedom!


3 posted on 02/19/2010 2:26:20 PM PST by chris_bdba
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To: Welshman007

Is this the point at which we declare victory and begin a slow withdrawal?


4 posted on 02/19/2010 2:28:00 PM PST by slumber1
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To: Welshman007
Obama finds the word ‘Freedom’ offensive and thinks it is not appropriate to arrogantly spread such Americanisms around the world.
5 posted on 02/19/2010 2:32:52 PM PST by Never on my watch (NEA - Tenure or death)
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To: Never on my watch

Good one!


6 posted on 02/19/2010 2:51:05 PM PST by Doulos1 (Bitter Clinger Forever)
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To: Welshman007
Operation New Dawn? Sounds like it was named after a brand of soap.

I was expecting more along the lines of "Operation Crusader Occupation."

7 posted on 02/19/2010 2:51:16 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Welshman007

“Mission Accomplished,” eh? I hope this new naming idea bites them on the arse because Obama will have clear ownership from this point forward. well, he can always blame the Generals, Gates and ... even though it is becoming a joke in the MSM no less, Bush.


8 posted on 02/19/2010 2:54:35 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("Roll back Pelosi" Rush Limbaugh, 2/12/10)
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“New Dawn” ... hmm, are there strict orders about not using the call sign “Wolverines?”


9 posted on 02/19/2010 2:55:39 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("Roll back Pelosi" Rush Limbaugh, 2/12/10)
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“New Dawn”?

Sounds like Obama’s Naming Czar is the same guy who names feminine products for Procter and Gamble.


10 posted on 02/19/2010 2:58:49 PM PST by Palladin ("We are the loyal opposition"~~Sarah Palin)
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To: Welshman007

Ah, it’s the New Dawn of......?


11 posted on 02/19/2010 3:00:47 PM PST by FourPeas ([F]or hostility is a relation and an enemy is not a total stranger. C.S. Lewis, Perelandra)
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To: Welshman007

What’s the new name going to be? Operation Lollipops, Sunshine, Rainbows, & Unicorns??


12 posted on 02/19/2010 3:01:05 PM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: Never on my watch
Obama’s heart is with others, not Americans or other lovers of freedom!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28
13 posted on 02/19/2010 3:02:14 PM PST by seekthetruth (MY PRAYER EVERY DAY OF 2010---- PSALM 109:8)
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To: KosmicKitty
What’s the new name going to be? Operation Lollipops, Sunshine, Rainbows, & Unicorns??

Operations "Soft hands, warm heart."

14 posted on 02/19/2010 3:03:14 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: Welshman007
How about Overseas Crusade?
15 posted on 02/19/2010 3:07:16 PM PST by Wurlitzer (Welcome to the new USSA (United Socialist States of Amerika))
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16 posted on 02/19/2010 3:12:25 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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Operation “They like us now”


17 posted on 02/19/2010 3:14:18 PM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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In reporting this news, however, the Washington Examiner wondered if there would be some sort of official proclamation by the Obama Administration that we had won.

"We"? What "we"? 0bama and Biden voted against the thing every chance they got. They dragged Bush's name through the mud every chance they got. They did everything they could to prevent a positive outcome because it was inconvenient for their party and to hell with their country. There isn't any "we" here that includes them.

18 posted on 02/19/2010 3:26:55 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: KosmicKitty

Maybe they’ll start naming military campaigns after broadway show tunes like “Some Enchanted Evening.”


19 posted on 02/19/2010 3:27:03 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: KosmicKitty

Or Operation Bush’s Fault.


20 posted on 02/19/2010 3:38:53 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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