Victory Over "War on Terror"

Posted by Rafe Furst in Government, Invisible Etiology, Media, Memes, Politics, Self-Fullfilling Prophecy on March 30th, 2009 | View Comments

For those of who understand the power of self-fulfilling prophecy, there’s some good news on the foreign policy front.  The Obama administration (thanks to Hillary Clinton) will not be using the phrase “war on terror” anymore, as it is widely deemed to be “overly militaristic and perhaps counterproductive.”  Amen!

hat tip: Daniel Horowitz

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  • Marcus

    Rafe

    So funny, I actually had a memo corrected today at work with a strike through over GWOT; I was secretly sooooo happy. :)

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