A new name:

Earlier this week, Nicholas Kristof wrote:

We need a name for this war. "Operation Iraqi Freedom" never rolled off the tongue, and "Iraq war" creates confusion with the 1991 war. So send in your entries by mail or e-mail.

Here's our suggestion:     Operation Blunderbuss

It neatly conveys two ideas:

• A big blast of shot - which is a centuries-earlier version of "Shock and Awe".
  
  
• The blunders that have taken place in the post-war phase (most notably the disbanding of the Iraqi army).

posted by Quiddity at 11/20/2003 05:53:00 PM