Donald Rumsfeld Has An Epiphany: Ban The Word 'Insurgents'
Robert Paul Reyes
December 02, 2005
*Epiphany: A usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something.
Saul, the persecutor of the early Christians, had an epiphany and became the Apostle Paul, the greatest missionary in Christian history.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claimed to have an epiphany over the weekend -- unfortunately he didn't suddenly realize that the situation in Iraq is a disaster.
Rumsfeld apparently blinded by the camera lights, suddenly decided that the word "insurgents" was too good for the enemies of our troops in Iraq -- and henceforth, he would no longer use it.
And what, pray tell, should these individuals who are fighting us be called? Answered Rumsfeld, "Enemies of the legitimate Iraqi government, how's that.?"
Rumsfeld would make a lousy screenwriter, but a good propagandist. And if he desires to also be a good Defense Secretary, he needs to understand the nature of the enemy that we are fighting.
Insurgent: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent.
The persons who are killing our soldiers and innocent civilians in Iraq are insurgents, employing terrorist means, to destabilize and overthrow the Iraqi government installed by the American government.
This is the same Donald Rumsfeld who a few months ago proclaimed that the "war on terror" might go better if it were renamed the "global struggle against violent extremists."
Only an out of touch politician would use a phrase like "enemies of the legitimate Iraqi government" to describe an insurgent, but regardless what you call these enemies, they are still wreaking havoc in Iraq.
It's too bad that Rumsfeld doesn't have an epiphany on how we can get out of this quagmire in Iraq.
Quagmire: a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position
All definitions from Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
Saul, the persecutor of the early Christians, had an epiphany and became the Apostle Paul, the greatest missionary in Christian history.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claimed to have an epiphany over the weekend -- unfortunately he didn't suddenly realize that the situation in Iraq is a disaster.
Rumsfeld apparently blinded by the camera lights, suddenly decided that the word "insurgents" was too good for the enemies of our troops in Iraq -- and henceforth, he would no longer use it.
And what, pray tell, should these individuals who are fighting us be called? Answered Rumsfeld, "Enemies of the legitimate Iraqi government, how's that.?"
Rumsfeld would make a lousy screenwriter, but a good propagandist. And if he desires to also be a good Defense Secretary, he needs to understand the nature of the enemy that we are fighting.
Insurgent: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent.
The persons who are killing our soldiers and innocent civilians in Iraq are insurgents, employing terrorist means, to destabilize and overthrow the Iraqi government installed by the American government.
This is the same Donald Rumsfeld who a few months ago proclaimed that the "war on terror" might go better if it were renamed the "global struggle against violent extremists."
Only an out of touch politician would use a phrase like "enemies of the legitimate Iraqi government" to describe an insurgent, but regardless what you call these enemies, they are still wreaking havoc in Iraq.
It's too bad that Rumsfeld doesn't have an epiphany on how we can get out of this quagmire in Iraq.
Quagmire: a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position
All definitions from Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
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