Britain Drops Label "War on Terror"


	Britain Drops Label "War on Terror"

BobbyRutan

12-29-2007 5:45 PM

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"war on terror" is not a strategy, it is only a political tool

BobbyRutan says:

And to think that those of us who suggested that describing this ideological battle as a war only aided fanatics were labeled as unpatriotic traitors. What a deference 6 years makes.

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12-30-2007 7:08 PM

graphictruth

Amen. It's good that sanity has returned to Whitehall. Next, the White House. Ideally prior to November 2008.

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