BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces have rebranded one of the main insurgent groups in Iraq and now use the term "concerned local nationals" to refer to a group that once claimed responsibility for killing scores of Americans.
The updated vocabulary for referring to the 1920 Revolution Brigade, described by a U.S. commander on Saturday, is a sign of the abrupt change in tactics that has seen U.S. forces cooperate with former Sunni Arab enemies.
(What's in a name? U.S. rebrands Iraq ex-insurgents - Reuters)
Commander Guy, seems like, wants to rename the whole place, call it Vietnam - but I think that's taken. Maybe we could work out a swap.
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That's such a lefty-wimpy brand name. Yuck. Its something Al Gore would come up with.
Seriously, its good they are using more benign terms. Perchance we can win hearts and minds?
What I'm wondering is, how are Concerned Local Nationals different from Concerned National Locals? Of for that matter, from Concerned Local Nationals? We could spend a decade just shuffling the words around.
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