December 18, 2003

Take irony for granted

So 9/11 could have been prevented? Please don't tell these guys. Chances are the full scope of the inquiry will result in blacked-out documents (for sake of national security) or simply disappear altogether. Normally in business, torpidity begats punative measures. Should Condi retain her position? Should Bush?

The pundits, talking heads, embeds et al, seem to keep using different terms to describe the Iraqis who are attacking our troops. I can't keep up. What are they really?

- Citizens.
- Patriots.
- Insurgents.
- Partisans.
- Rebels.
- Terrorists.
- Radicals.
- Loyalists.
- Nationalists.
- Revolutionaries.
- Dissidents.

Can we actually apply any of these monikers to them without fully understanding whether they're still fighting for the previous regime, waging a jihad or fighting to remove the occupying forces? Just food for thought.

Posted by kerry at December 18, 2003 08:35 PM | TrackBack
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