NationStates Jolt Archive

What name would you give the current war?

Which one?

Continuous.

The Big Bush Blunder?

Which war, I guess. There are so many to chose from at present.

Afghanistan
The War on Terror
The War on Drugs
The War on Poverty
Iraq
Sudan
Whatever the Russians are doing in Chechnya

These are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head. :(

if you are talking about the War on Terrorism...

I would chose a differant name, the War on Terrorism sounds too much like the War on Drugs, which can never be won by police and military force.

If you are talking about Operation Iraqi Freedom...
I would call it The Liberation of Iraq.

I prefer negative names, so War on Islam is a nice name for me. Just like how I call the abortion issues Anti-Life and Anti-Choice.

For positive connotations, War on Terrorism: Iraqi Theater, though Iraq wasn't actually terrorist per se. Maybe Iraqi War, then, following tradition of Vietnam and Korea.

OK, to clarify for those too thick to work it out from the poll options, I'm talking about the military operation named 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'. I know it's officially ended, but... you know what I mean.

I wouldnt call that a war in Sudan it's a genocide.

The Orwellian War.

War? What war? The US doesn't engage in warfare!

Here's my take:

Operation Liberating Iraqis By Killing Them, Taking Over Their Government, And Occupying Their Country For A Few Years

Operation We Come In Peace, We Leave Them In Pieces

The Greater American Co-Prosperity Sphere of Middle Eastern Persuasion Based Sociopolitical Negotiations Toward Global Harmony

That's what I would call it. He's messed up from all those "experimentations" with crack cocaine.

Well, Operation Iraqi Freedom = Win One For Daddy!

The Big Bush Blunder?

Which war, I guess. There are so many to chose from at present.

Afghanistan
The War on Terror
The War on Drugs
The War on Poverty
Iraq
Sudan
Whatever the Russians are doing in Chechnya

These are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head. :(

Current Conflicts

Algeria-Insurgency 1992 -->
Angola-Cabinda 1975 -->
Burma-Insurgency 1950 -->
Burundi-Civil Conflict 1993 -->
China-Spratly Islands 1988 -->
Colombia-Insurgencies 1970s -->
Congo (Zaire)-Congo War 1998-->
Georgia-Civil War 1991-->
India-Assam 1985 -->
India-Kashmir 1970s -->
India-Naxalite Uprising 1967 -->
Indonesia-Aceh 1986 -->
Indonesia-Kalimantan 1983 -->
Indonesia-Maluku 1999-2002
Indonesia-Papua / West Irian 1963 -->
Israel-Al-Aqsa Intifada 2000 -->
Ivory Coast-Civil War 2002 -->
Korea-Korean War 1953 -->
Liberia-Civil War 1999 -->
Moldova-Transdniester 1991-->
Namibia-Caprivi Strip 1966-->
Nepal-Maoist Insurgency 1996 -->
Nigeria-Civil Disturbances 1997 -
Peru-Shining Path 1970s -->
Philippines-Moro Uprising 1970s-->
Russia-Chechen Uprising 1992 -->
Somalia-Civil War 1991-->
Spain-Basque Uprising 1970s -->
Sudan-Second Civil War 1983 -->
Thailand-Islamic Insurgency 2001 -->
Turkey-Kurdistan 1984 -->
Uganda-Civil Conflict 1980 -->
United States-Afghanistan 1980 -->
United States-Djibouti 2001 -->
United States-Iraq 1990 -->
United States-Philippines 1898 -->

from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/

Thanks for the link, NA...I guess. It's far more depressing than I thought.

The Great Fuckup?

The Orwellian War.

I like that. Also, The Televised War.

Pacification Through Conglomeration?

Thanks for the link, NA...I guess. It's far more depressing than I thought.

no prob

The Grand Republican Shopping Spree?

The Gulf Oil War or how the Middle East was screwed?

The Do As We Say Not As We Do War?

The "Hey, Let's Keep Sending Americans To Their Death" War
or
Operation: Snipe Their Oil

I'd name it Gulf War II. The Vietnam war was officially 'Operation Carolina Moon', but who calls it that? However, I'd include it in the War on Terror, because it's part of it now.

A pointless act of violence like all other wars.

Current Conflicts


United States-Philippines 1898 -->

from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/

That last one seems like it may be a mistake to me - the link only connects to military exercises. Am I missing something obvious here?

our troops during the Balikatan exercises have actually fought against Islamic insurgants in the Philippines. I believe a few Marines and Army and Air Force Spec Ops guys have been killed in the Philippines. An Air Force helo crash comes to mind that was brought down my enemy fire.

Bush's War

the War of Mass Deception.

Next up will be sudan and Iran. And we're fucking with china/taiwan conflict to. I'm leaning against this shit man I say we knock it off I hope to god the iranians and sudanese finally overthrow there governments. And as for china and its great economic status you know the boom well its gonna bust. However we don't necessarily need to get involved or not to much so.

Afghanistan is still ongoing but you don't hear much about it I say we get out as we should have long ago. Same with Iraq now rather than later like we've already done with afghanistan. And from here out we just you know defend ourselves and quite messing with shit.

Operation Blowup The Desert

the War of Mass Deception.
I really like that name the best!!

The Halliburton War

The current engagement against Iraq is just the final chapters of the original Gulf War.
A war is ended by both sides signing a formal peace treaty, no such agreement was reached with Iraq. A ceasefire agreement (in which both sides agree to a temporary abatement of hostilities, generally to allow them to come together to develop an official peace treaty) was teached (though it was frequently violated) and Iraq agreed to follow with U.N. sanctions (which also were frequently violated).

Sorry for applying logic, ruining your Bush Bashing party, and eliminating the point of your oh-so-witty name mockery. You can all make fun of my name if it makes you feel better.

OWI= Oil War I

if you are talking about the War on Terrorism...

I would chose a differant name, the War on Terrorism sounds too much like the War on Drugs, which can never be won by police and military force.

If you are talking about Operation Iraqi Freedom...
I would call it The Liberation of Iraq.


Oh really?

Thats funny.....beucase the very first thing that the leaders of Iraq wich we put into power have done......is declared martial law.


Exactly how "liberated" are they?

The Great Fuckup?
maybe only time will tell. and by the way kerry was for it untill he found out he could get votes by being aganst it lol. and this is the week willed man you want to run this country lol

maybe only time will tell. and by the way kerry was for it untill he found out he could get votes by being aganst it lol.

Newsflash, dumbfuck, Kerry is still for it and supports increasing the troop levels.

Vsa.

Oh really?

Thats funny.....beucase the very first thing that the leaders of Iraq wich we put into power have done......is declared martial law.


Exactly how "liberated" are they?

When Iraq is safe enaugh for all of its citizens to enjoy freedom, martial law will be ended.

maybe only time will tell. and by the way kerry was for it untill he found out he could get votes by being aganst it lol. and this is the week willed man you want to run this country lol


Actually, he's for it.

Weak-willed as in 'I'm so weak-willed I'll escape the draft by defending the skys of some god-forsaken state which no one would ever bother to fly over' or weak-willed as in 'I'm so weak-willed I'll go out and fight the Viet-Cong, then actually stick up for my beliefs that the war is wrong despite the view of the moral majority'?

As a European, I should keep out of this. But as a European, I'd hope I could objectively judge who is a good, brave man and who is a pathetic snivelling greedy puppet.

For god's sake, America, have some balls. You go on about having guns to overthrow an oppressive regime, but when someone actually does over-ride democracy, you bloody love it. You realise if it'd happened in France Paris would have been ablaze within hours, if it'd happened in Spain armed gunmen would have taken to the hills and if it happened here in England, well, gosh, we'd have had some pretty strong words to say about it, I should tell you.