What’s in a Name?: “GWOT” Versus “OCO”
April 25th, 2009
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Tags: "Christian-Zionist Crusade", "Global War on Terrorism", "Overseas Contingency Operation", "Talibanization", "Win the Hearts and Minds", 1972 ABM Treaty, Afghanistan, Campaign Against Terrorism, George W. Bush, Global Diplomatic Campaign, GWOT, Indonesia, Iraq, Muslims, Nation-Building, OCO, Pakistan, Suicide Bombings, Surge Strategy, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy, Unilateralism, World of Islam
As the international community is witnessing the debate over the use of torture during the presidency of George W. Bush, another radical change has taken place over naming the United States’ campaign against terrorism. It used to be called the “global war on terrorism” (GWOT). President Barack H. Obama has quietly changed that name to [...]