Posted on 10/16/2014 11:14:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has come up with a name for the American military strikes against the Islamic State: Operation Inherent Resolve.
For two months, Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, has been batting down queries from reporters about the refusal to name the operation.
After all, the reasoning went, the military loves naming operations: Desert Shield (Kuwait); Desert Storm (Iraq, the first time); Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, the second time).
So at long last, there is now a name for Iraq (the third time) and Syria, announced on Wednesday by the United States Central Command in a news release.
“The name Inherent Resolve is intended to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community,” the statement said, referring to the Islamic State.
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Inherent Resolve? Really?
Someone got paid to come up with that claptrap?
Does whoever came up with that even know the meaning of the word “inherent”? It makes no sense. Sounds impressive, maybe, if you have no clue what it means.
Not that the name matters. What matters is that Obola is going to spend tens of billions of dollars on explosions, which he will carefully micro-manage so as to do little or no damage to his fellow Muslim terrorists.
It would have been nice if the current president would have inherited some of the resolve of his predecessor regarding making sure Iraq had time to develop a stable government.
Inexplicable Incompetence would be better.
Operation Harmless Explosions
I want “Operation We’re Going to Bomb Your Worthless, Terrorist *Behinds* to Kingdom Come.”
Operation FTL. Fight to Lose.
“Operation Mr. Sparkle Is Disrespectful To Dirt Can You See That I Am Serious Out Of My Way All Of You This Is No Place For Loafers Join Me Or Die Can You Do Any Less”.
“I want “Operation We’re Going to Bomb Your Worthless, Terrorist *Behinds* to Kingdom Come.”
Yeah, well good luck with that. Obama is (again) sending them arms and money, so don’t hold your breath.
If you have to call the operation “Inherent Resolve” it pretty much just demonstrates to the enemy that you have no such resolve, or you wouldn’t be trying so hard to portray that you do.
How about Operation Terrorist-Enabling Ass Clown”?
My favorite “Operation Pinprick”. Can’t remember the FReeper who suggested it several days ago but it seemed appropos.
Alan West was on Fox last night.
He kept calling it
Incoherent Response
LOL!
I was thinkin SNAFU
How about Operation Charlie Foxtrot?
Or, in more graphic terms:
http://www.stinque.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/operation-enduring-clusterfuck.jpg
Clearly jugears didn’t name it or it would be Operation Play Through.
Do they pay people to come up with these stupid names?
You beat me to it! First name I thought of.
I see it as : Enduring Incompetence.
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