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The Global War on Terror (GWOT) is a phrase that George Bush used shortly after 9/11 and it has become part of our everyday language. The word terror has been all but eliminated in certain parts of the world for fear of upsetting, well the terrorists. The MSM in America routinely refers to terrorists as insurgents or freedom fighters and Tokyo Rosie O’Donnell reminds us that these people are mothers and fathers too (who actually teach their children how to wear bomb vests to be martyrs).

This political correctness has now hit the United States Congress. There will no longer be references to the GWOT. The 2008 defense budget has that wording removed and staffers have been told not to use “Bush administration’s catch phrases” and instead will refer to the exact operation. One interesting item from the article points out that the Democrats are not concerned about long deployments and their real goal is to get out of Iraq, with as much shame as possible.

House Democratic leaders who have been pushing for an Iraq withdrawal timetable have talked about the need to get combat troops out of Iraq so they can be deployed against terrorists in other parts of the world…Military Times

All during last year’s campaign we heard countless Democrats talk about how they cared for the troops and that these repeated and long deployments were not right (interestingly, no one asked the troops, many of whom want to get the job done and done right). Murtha and the rest of his cowardly cut and run partners have told us how the military is strained and can not sustain and that we need to bring them home. Now it appears that the Democrats do not care if the troops get home so long as they get out of Iraq. The Democrats want them out so they can be deployed elsewhere around the world, which last time I checked was not home.

This whole idea is nothing more than the Democrat’s attempt to soften America. To the Democrats we were attacked on 9/11 because we deserved it and the people who attacked us had a reason. We must have done something to make them angry and if we would only talk to them we could work it out. The Democrats do not care about fighting our enemies because they were not really affected by 9/11. Sure, Congress was a target (and they would be taking this whole thing more seriously if they had been hit) but they are not really concerned because now they are better protected. There are all kinds of safeguards in place so that every time a threat comes in they all huddle in safe bunkers someplace. Screw the rest of us.

The Democrats are usurping the authority of the President and they are trying to involve themselves in areas that the Constitution does not allow. Getting out of Iraq has been a slower process than they planned and they are worried that the voters, who Democrats erroneously believe elected them to surrender, will send them packing in the next election. The Democrats always put their desire for power ahead of the security of this nation and my only hope is that if we are forced out of Iraq and are attacked again (which I pray never happens) the people who voted to cut and run are the ones hit. Why should everyone else pay for their cowardice?

I have a few pointers, in keeping with the desire to remove catch phrases. That is what the Democrats have said here. They want to be more specific and not use Bush’s catch phrases. So let us eliminate a few other catch phrases that were designed by Democrats to mislead the public:

Republican Culture of Corruption. Given the Democrats like Jefferson, Reid, Murtha, and Feinstein (who I still demand resign) it is hard to pin corruption on one party. There is corruption on both sides of the aisle.

Redploy our Troops. Stop using this deceptive phrase when what you mean is surrender. You want us to cut and run and you want it yesterday so just call it what it is.

Progressives. There is nothing progressive about the Democratic Party and the reason you changed from Liberal is that the word has been associated with all your failures. You are all liberals, no matter what name you use, so stop playing mind games because you are anything but progressive.

Revenue Enhancements. Stop using this word when you mean tax increases. Tax and spend has been associated with Liberals and that tag hurts you. Changing from tax to revenue enhancement fools those who should not be allowed to reproduce but the fact is it is still a tax.

George Bush’s War. This is America’s war. George Bush was not attacked on 9/11, America was. Additionally, Congress authorized the war. Stop changing focus in order to make people believe you have no responsibility for this. I wonder, if we have a dramatic turn around and the approval goes through the roof, how many of you cowards will claim you were for it all along?

Those are the Democratic catch phrases we can get rid of, while we are cleaning the catch phrase house out. The Democrats are surrender monkeys and they will not stop until they have ruined this country and emboldened our enemies. If this country is ever attacked again I can only hope that those members of Congress who brought it here are taken out before they get to their bunker. I personally am tired of paying the price for their ineptitude and think it is high time they are held accountable for their acts. They should pay the price for their decisions.

For those of my brothers and sisters in the armed forces who received either the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
or the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, keep calling them just what they are. If Congress does not like that tell them to take a hike. You earned the medals and Congress can make you call them something else when they demonstrate the courage you did in earning them.

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