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White House drops 'war on terror' slogan
United Press International ^ | 7/26/2005

Posted on 07/26/2005 6:08:56 PM PDT by Hadean

WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- The Bush administration has begun downplaying the "war on terror" in favor of "a global struggle against violent extremism," the New York Times reports.

Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the National Press Club that if something is a war "then you think of people in uniform as being the solution."

Myers said that while the military may be in the forefront now the long-term solution is more diplomatic, economic and political.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gwot; richardmyers; waronterror
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To: Types_with_Fist

For the record, I don't like spinners on our side any more than I like Hillary's spinners.

Thanks for the post.


41 posted on 07/26/2005 6:36:02 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: Responsibility1st

His CIC is a Liberal, of that, there is no question.


42 posted on 07/26/2005 6:38:31 PM PDT by The Shootist
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To: Types_with_Fist

"Officials told the Times that the new language is a product of meetings of President Bush's top national security advisers."

Fire them Mr. President!


43 posted on 07/26/2005 6:38:49 PM PDT by conservativewasp (Liberals lie for sport and hate their country.)
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To: Darkwolf377

Ok. I just didn't understand why the piece was excerpted. It's UPI story about a Times piece. Are we not allowed to post the whole of UPI articles? Or, do we have to wait until NewsMax re-writes them?...:-)


44 posted on 07/26/2005 6:39:18 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: afnamvet

"war against fanatic islam"

"war on terror"

"a global struggle against violent extremism"

"a global struggle for peace"

"struggle against ignorance"

"struggle for diversity"



45 posted on 07/26/2005 6:39:24 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
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To: Hadean

I forgot the last part, about the 'struggle being political, economic, diplomatic'. In other words, we don't want to kill you, what will you take as a bribe? Muslim fiends are laughing their heads off. Someone said Karen Hughes was now in charge of a public relations push to rename/reorder the war, so we could 'live' with it. It looks as if this is it. Moderate Muslims are rather like a unicorn. In other words, imaginary.


46 posted on 07/26/2005 6:39:37 PM PDT by hershey
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To: the invisib1e hand

Just DON'T call 'em "sand-[n-word]s"! It might make them feel racially inferior.


47 posted on 07/26/2005 6:40:12 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: Darkwolf377

The problem isn't the content of this one article. The problem is that it is spread all over. Correct or not, a lot of people are hearing it. That's why it's here for your ridiculing pleasures.


48 posted on 07/26/2005 6:40:17 PM PDT by Hadean
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To: Types_with_Fist

LOL NewsMax can be interesting but to be honest, they always struck me as a "clearing house" like Prada, not a real news organization. I do like reading the articles posted here, but I take them with a very, very large grain of salt.


49 posted on 07/26/2005 6:40:44 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Dean won't call UBL guilty without a trial, but thinks DeLay and Rove should be in jail)
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To: MikeinIraq
We aren't going to kill approximately 1.2 BILLION people. That would be the estimated number of Muslims out there.

So we're going to let them kill 5.1 BILLION non muslims? Or submit?

Those folks are not that flexible, you know.

50 posted on 07/26/2005 6:41:37 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: Darkwolf377

Oh, to be sure. One needs a large box of Morton Salt to read many articles in a day.


51 posted on 07/26/2005 6:42:49 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Hadean
"a global struggle against violent extremism"

Just shorten it to "struggle against violent extremism" and you have SAVE. Very sellable. Much better that "War on Terror". Sounds like "What?"
52 posted on 07/26/2005 6:43:31 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: Hadean
That's why it's here for your ridiculing pleasures.

LOL Gotcha. I don't think it's that big a deal, but it is interesting what the newspaper syndicates choose to put out there. At the very least it makes them look silly for feigning objectivity.

53 posted on 07/26/2005 6:45:27 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Dean won't call UBL guilty without a trial, but thinks DeLay and Rove should be in jail)
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To: Hadean

Laurie Dhue's graphic was still using "War on Terror", so sorry White House, if Laurie still uses it, it stays.


54 posted on 07/26/2005 6:46:34 PM PDT by isom35
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To: The Shootist
???????

Commander
In
Cheif

liberal?

???????

55 posted on 07/26/2005 6:47:10 PM PDT by Responsibility1st
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To: All

Tucker Carlson is talking about it right now.


56 posted on 07/26/2005 6:47:41 PM PDT by Hadean
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To: Coop
and I really don't see how a name change accomplishes anything.

Spot on. (and it is appearing somewhat of late that there is probably a need for a gut-check time by some p*ssyfoots within the WH - Those that don't have the stomach or courage to stay in this fight 110% need to be purged by CIC).

57 posted on 07/26/2005 6:47:47 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: hershey
(Presumably this is so Muslim crackpots won't get upset.)

So islamic extremist won't get what?
Wait.

Run that by me again?

We gonna call head-severing international intolerance now?

58 posted on 07/26/2005 6:48:00 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: MikeinIraq

Dunno. I sense a shift from "war against violent extremism" to "war against MUSLIM extremism." I think this is a good step.


59 posted on 07/26/2005 6:48:45 PM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: Publius6961
We gonna call head-severing international intolerance now?

"Wrongful separation"?

60 posted on 07/26/2005 6:51:15 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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