Is the "War on Terror" a misleading title?

Question

I have always had my objections with the Bush Administration use of the "War on Terror" because it's so vague!

Does it due justice for a country to vow a war on such a word?

Do you believe we will one day become that, which we fear and hunt?

Should we continue to use this term in our continuing crusade against those who attacked us on 9/11?

Answer 1

Yes, it is theoretically impossible to fight a war against a tactic that we, ourselves, employ. A "war on terrorists" would be a more appropriate title.

Yes.

We already are. Terror is subjective.

Yes. The problem is that we are not going after those who attacked us on 9/11 with the same force we are using to attack those who never attacked us.

Answer 2

I find it hilarious average citizen still think there is a link with 9-11 with Iraq War like greylady ooh how the education system is failing us, I also find it ironic how hardcore Christians believing in retaliation when Jesus explicitly states to turn the other cheek.

In regards to the question at hand, of course war on terror is misleading, I don't think the title," The war to fix my daddy's mistakes and make a ton of money for myself and friends and keep my citizens in fear with a made up color coded terror sign while giving me unlimited budget to deal with this terror" would sound as appealing.

If we look at the past precedents on the war on other vague subjects like crime, poverty, and drugs, there is no hope. Do Americans think there is less drugs, crime and poverty since war has been declared on them. Why do we declare war on everything we don't like and obviosly can't win? Doesn't that say something about us Americans? Doesn't that reinforce the prejudice that America's are warmongers from foreign nations.

If Bush is such a great Christian what would Jesus say? Last time I checked the bible Jesus never declared war on anything when in fact he did the opposite.

Answer 3

i'm not satisfied with the bush administration either. i don't know why president bush was reelected again. omg, who are the dumbasses that want him to be president again and ruin the entire nation!?

war on terror my ***. we're just over there in iraq because we want control of their oil. 2/3 of the world's oil come from the middle east, and america is running out of resources. so a "war on terror" is just a total cover up.

why the hell can't we just leave them alone? we've been trying to find osama for years, and still no success. bush doesn't want to give up because of personal vengeance. and we've already killed saddam, why can't we just leave them alone now? let them be independent and start their own government, make decisions for themselves, instead of being controlled by us.

also, we're making too big of a deal out of 9/11. yes, many did die, and the economy was seriously damaged. but so what? compare it to other national crisises that happened some time in history, 9/11 really wasn't that serious. we're just overreacting because we can. what about world war II? isn't it so much worse? this is all just my opinion, which might seem wrong to everyone else.

Answer 4

There is nothing coy about the term "War on Terror".
This is just a new term for opposing Terrorist. Don't you understand the HUB so to speak is in Iraq and other sectors, that have their own crusaders that hate US and us.

You have no idea what's really going on this Subject. Speak to some one who returned from Iraq. You will Not oppose the administrations decisions, get more information.

You can express yourself anyway you wish. But, get you facts straight please.

A Fight for Freedom as an American, and trying to understand, the very issue of Sanctity for Human Life every where in the world.

Answer 5

Maybe we should change it to "War FOR Terror".

Seems like most of the terror on the US people since 9/11 has come from the government. For instance, we have been at an orange level for over a year now. They stepped up security at the airports by disallowing the most inane things. I can't carry a lighter but I can carry 5 books of matches and 10 3 ounce containers of hairspray? Duh! What is the difference between our airport and an airport abroad? The constant background drone of repeated warnings to travellers that make it impossible to relax!

I think the WAR on TERROR is a misnomer created by the government to give them an excuse to behave the way they want to in order to achieve their own agenda. I think the propaganda they lay upon us with their homeland security is just to keep US scared and guessing so that we won't begin questioning what is really going on.

ps. Support our troops! They are doing their job honorably and without question. It is our elected officials that should have tomatoes thrown at them.

Answer 6

As i have learned reading 1984 by George Orwell, Big Brother uses the war in that present day to fuel the people with a steady hatred and will to fight the war. So in using the title, 'War on terror' Bush uses a sneaky tactic in stimulating fear in Americans and having us fight the 'terror' in order to keep it out of our country.

Answer 7

Well, it's my fear that the terrorists will decide to come back and start bombing America. Mr. Bush has us under protection. We're fighting crazy people who kill thinking they're going to paradise to have 72 virgins and have cities and rivers named after them in the afterlife when all they are going to do is go straight to hell. There is nothing more evil than a suicide bomber other then the creatures that behead innocent people. I fear these people we're fighting now. They have no sense of right or wrong and have total disregard for innocent life.
I never dropped a bomb on them. My children never dropped a bomb on them but they drove four planes, 3 into building killing people who were totally innocent and there was no war at that time and flight 93 God rest the American souls.
They struck first, we can't let those things win. We had to strike back with a show of force that gave them a message that we are a nation to be reckoned with. Because if we did nothing then they would have invaded the USA.

I really would like to know how much better you would have handled the 9/11 attacks? It wasn't oil we were after, it was the attacks. How much more plain can that be?

Answer 8

It is completely misleading. Especially since we're not fighting "terror" if that makes any since. It began (supposedly) that we were going to get the bad guys that attacked us. Well...we still haven't got the "one", we blamed another guy that had nothing to do with it (not that I'm a Saddam fan!), now we're trying to rebuild another country when we need to focus on our own. I'm still confused as to why we're there and what we're fighting. What is this war about again?

Answer 9

Terror is such an abstract. To quote David Cross, it's like having a war on jealousy.

"Iraq war" makes it sound like we just invaded some country for the hell of it.

Answer 10

confident that's deceptive, yet that's what I anticipate from the click presently. they only p.c. to get your interest and compete for advertising money. CNN had a much greater precise headline on the comparable tale: "Dems renew troop withdrawal legislations". in case you get your information in trouble-free terms from the headlines, then there is not any way you're getting the finished tale besides. there is quite little in charge journalism anymore.