Garden State Patriot

How does one end the “Global War on Terror”, you might ask? Well, all you have to do is call it something else – like, I don’t know – the “Overseas Contingency Plan” maybe.

The Obama administration appears to be backing away from the phrase “global war on terror,” a signature rhetorical legacy of its predecessor.

In a memo e-mailed this week to Pentagon staff members, the Defense Department’s office of security review noted that “this administration prefers to avoid using the term ‘Long War’ or ‘Global War on Terror’ [GWOT.] Please use ‘Overseas Contingency Operation.’ “

The memo said the direction came from the Office of Management and Budget, the executive-branch agency that reviews the public testimony of administration officials before it is delivered.

I was thinking QWIT might be a more appropriate acronym – Quit the War on International Terrorism. But, hey, that’s just me.

Of course, this comes on the heels of the administration ending the use of the phrase “enemy combatants” to describe those otherwise nice people who just want to blow us all up and end America.

You see, if we just use the terms and inject a little political correctness, then everything will be just fine. No more worries. 9/11 never happened. Just carry on. Nothing to see here.

Cross-posted at Conservatives with Attitude!