Lets come up with our own macho names for future military operations.

[MikeG]

Vigilant Resolve and now Resolute Sword are taken. BTW any idea who in the military comes up with these winners?

[Dookus]

1. It's impossible to parody

because the names they choose already sound like parodies.

[Eurobabe]

28. Operation Stroke Bu$h

[mouse7]

2. Operation Smirking Chimp

The invasion of Washington DC by evil neo-fascists.

[Ras_Nesta]

3. Operation Flightsuited Mansword

[Fridays Child]

4. Operation Arrogant Fratboy

[Guava Jelly]

5. Operation Forced Freedom

or Operation probabable horsecrap
or Operation Definite Wag
or Operation Grift
or operation oily residue
or operation trifecta 2

[anarchy1999]

6. The question we all want an answer for. Who in the hell comes up with

these obscene names for their "operations".

"Resolute Sword" at this moment in time, is nothing short of a disaster and a call for a "jihad".

I guess it goes in keeping with "Bring 'em on".

Just Shoot Me, Okay. It would have to be far less painful.

[drhilarius]

7. Operation Tremendous Member

[theHandpuppet]

13. And its followup operation...

Operation Iron Balls.

[Sparkly]

58. And ITS followup operation

Operation Limp Biscuit

[mopaul]

26. that is my fave

thanks dr. hilarius

[Fridays Child]

8. Operation Callous Disregard

[Fridays Child]

9. Operation Blinding Avarice

[Ras_Nesta]

10. Operation Ben Dover...

Or, if you're a Carlin fan, "Operation Service the Account".

[DinahMoeHum]

29. Operation BOHICA - Bend Over: Here It Comes Again

n/t

:evilgrin:

[gottaB]

11. Operation Double Chocolate Decadence

I think it's Public Affairs that handles naming, don't really know for sure.

A couple of chatty links:

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/1995/sieminsk.htm

http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/archive00/Features/june/exercises.htm

[Lexingtonian]

12. Operation Pump-inflated Dong

How the Pentagon actually comes up with these Names o' Genius: there's a bunch of word lists, full of words that really don't suggest anything larger or imaginative. Some minor general picks two, decides their order in the label, and that label becomes the equivalent of a project number or serial number or project name.

[psychopomp]

14. Operation Cloistered Ineptitude

[sniffa]

15. operation ribbed for your pLeasure

[Nobody]

16. Operation Leveraged Quality

Since its business interests we're going to war over and not fighting terrorism (Iraq having nothing to do with the Sept 11 attacks) we should choose names to reflect that.

So here are a few more.

Operation Market Share

Operation Innovative Resources

Operation Optimal Synergy

Operation Outsourcing Consultants

Just put a bunch of buzzwords in a hat and pick two at random.

[emulatorloo]

17. Operation Call Your Physician if Your Erection Persists for 4 Hours

EOM

[xchrom]

18. operation: big girls on fire

think john waters.

[sweetheart]

19. operation STAND DOWN

This is where we bring the army home, and force our "service" people
to make jobs in the civilian economy like everyone else, to create
a civilian world of goodwill and peaceful relations. This is where
we offer genuine tecnology and trade in a peaceful climate to help
nations have clean water, to cut toxic emissions, to handle this
explosion of populations that is killing the oceans and destroying
whats left of a much more "still" ecosystem.

This operation ends the war on drugs budget as well, forcing those
people to get real jobs as well, not snooping and shooting in our
civilian lives. Its time some of these "service" people served us
in the civilian economy with their brilliance, creating schools,
true democracy and universal healthcare.

Operation stand down converts the entire military in to a massive
goodwill, justice and fair global trade diplomatic operation, and
we take the nukes home and publically destroy the arsenal as a
message to all peoples in the world that "WE" don't support WMD
terrorism. Until we stand down, we are a hipocrate and have no
business lecturing anyone else on pursuing WMD's.

[Junkdrawer]

20. Operation Why the Fuck are We Still Here

[wickerwoman]

21. Operation Stubborn Penetration

[bleedingheart]

22. Operation Hubris

[Renew Deal]

23. Operation Political Mismanagement

[Renew Deal]

46. Operation Peak Oil

[mopaul]

24. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' neocon enrichment

.........

[patricia92243]

25. Operation Bush Family: On the Front Lines - fighting for you!

[DivinBreuvage]

27. I'll take this game seriously... What will I win if they pick one of mine?

Operation Valiant Patriot
Operation Noble Warrior
Operation Unflinching Courage
Operation Standing Proud

I'm sure there's someone who's just BURNING to come out with something like "Operation Maranatha" (Operation Come! Lord Jesus), but they're keeping a tight rein on him. For now.

Someone could write a script like the Shakespearean Insult generator that would generate operational codenames. If you went through a thesaurus it would probably be a quick and easy matter to collect most of the words they are likely to use.

I wonder if someone at the Defense Department is going to go through Arabic history to find one they think will appeal to Muslims, like:

Operation Heroic Saladin (a credit to his race!)

[hel]

50. There's many random generators on the web

Here's one:

http://www.ftrain.com/cgi-bin/l_operation.cgi?num_ops=5

Cracked me up with "Operation Punctured Imam".

[MAlibdem]

30. Operation Unquestionable Patriotism (nt)

[kskiska]

31. I'll bet Karen Hughes is the culprit.

Sounds like her work.

[doni_georgia]

32. Operation Penis Envy

[RichV]

33. Operation Restored Alliance

President Kerry's initiative to make the world view us how it did on January 19, 2001. Minus the whole being a laughing-stock over Florida thing.

[KittyWampus]

34. Operation Throbbing Member

?

[BigMcLargehuge]

35. Operation Dangling Participle

Operation Shattered Expectations
Operation Wash, Rinse, Repeat

[NightTrain]

36. Operation Testosterone Overload.

n/t

[The Night Owl]

37. Operation Bone Storm

:nuke:

[kodi]

38. operation there's a new sheriff in town

pardner.

[GOPisEvil]

39. Operation FUBAR

[JVS]

40. Operation Unbelievable Bloodshed

[Scurrilous]

41. "Operation Private Hudson"

...."We're on an express elevator to hell - going down!"

[BigMcLargehuge]

43. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH!!!!

That's it! Game over man! Game over!

[OneTwentyoNine]

57. Thats it mannnnn....

http://www.planetavp.com/amr/multi/aliens/gameover1.wav

[Hunter_1253]

42. Operation Never-ending Profiteering

[BiggJawn]

44. Operation Throbbing Man-Gristle

I hate these stupid names. They had better names in WWII...
"Overlord"
"Operation Market Garden"
"The Happy Time"

[PfcHammer]

45. Operation Blessed Greed

[sendero]

47. Operation Deluded Hubris

...

[leftofthedial]

48. Operation Eternal Erection

Operation Save George's Ass

[tinanator]

49. Operation Insertion

obvious one

[Art_from_Ark]

54. Operation Blow Your Load

Operation Shoot Your Wad

[TahitiNut]

51. Mission Mendacious Masturbation - (melts in your mouth?)

[jeanmarc]

52. Operation Large Bulges in Our Tight Pants

[The Night Owl]

53. Operation One Weekend A Month My Ass.

:crazy:

[SayitAintSo]

55. LOL .... Good one !

[Sparkly]

56. Operation Choking Chickenhawks

[AngryAmish]

59. Operation Elongated Missile

[The Night Owl]

60. Operation Mission Resumed

:kick:

[In Sha Allah]

67. LOL - What a bumper sticker that would make!

[Doctor_J]

61. Operation Major Distraction

[Doctor_J]

62. Operation Imaginary Manhood

[Doctor_J]

63. Operation I'm A War President

[In Sha Allah]

64. Operation Inigo Montoya

Not mine - I heard it a few months ago...

[mulethree]

65. Operation vicarious machismo

[In Sha Allah]

66. Operation Demand a Ceasefire

[chookie]

68. Operation Resolute Quagmire

Operation Election Year Distraction
Operation Running Chimp
Operation Viet Nam: The Sequel