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War in Iraq Has New Name: Global War on Terror

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 10:29:35 PM EST
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I thought Bush went to war in Iraq to destroy its non-existent weapons of mass destruction, bring democracy to Iraq and dethrone Saddam.

The Pentagon, in releasing the names today of the latest U.S. troops to die in Iraq, says they died while supporting the "global war on terror."

Marine Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman, 24, of Luxemburg, Wis., died Oct. 27 from injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Iraq’s Anbar province. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army 1st Sgt. Ricky L. McGinnis, 42, of Hamilton, Ohio, died Oct. 26 in Balad, Iraq, when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. McGinnis was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

How transparent. Now that there's no support for the war in Iraq and civil war is rampant, Bush thinks he can change the name and fool us into thinking we're fighting in Iraq to destroy amorphous terrorists.

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    Deja vu (none / 0) (#1)
    by Che's Lounge on Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 12:54:43 AM EST
    They tried this a year ago. Or was it '04? It didn't work then either.

    It's been the GWOT since at least 2003 (none / 0) (#2)
    by Gabriel Malor on Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 09:31:14 AM EST
    It must really be a slow news day. Haven't you been paying attention?

    Here's a nice write up from SourceWatch complaining about the re-branding in 2003!

    Global War on Terror, used repeatedly in the internal text of the October 16, 2003, memo written by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, entitled Global War on Terrorism, seems to be a new rhetorical device justifying expansion of the "war" and perhaps new agencies.
    Iraq Debacle... (none / 0) (#3)
    by desertswine on Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 09:48:38 AM EST
    Bush thinks he can change the name and fool us...

    I prefer to call the Iraq debacle...  George's War.

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