Colbert: The Long War (Rummy's latest name for the snafu we're in)

[paineinthearse]

Emmy-worthy, can't wait for the video. Should be at http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/videos/the_word/index.jhtml some time tomorrow.

Colbert's THE WORD tonight exposed Rumsfeld's use on the latest word to describe the Messopotamia - THE LONG WAR.

I used Google's advanced feature to look up instances of "the long war", source site dod.gov.

http://www.google.com/search?q=+%22the+long+war%22+site:dod.gov&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&start=10&sa=N

Results:

DefenseLINK News: Info Is as Important as Ammo in 'Long War ...The change is needed as the United States faces the Long War. The general hastened to point out that the Long War does not mean servicemembers will be ...
www.dod.gov/news/Jan2006/20060124_3992.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Military Culture Must Change to Fight 'Long War'The Long War will require different military capabilities and require US leaders ... As part of the Long War mindset, the military is moving more toward an ...
www.dod.gov/news/Jan2006/20060123_3984.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Quadrennial Review Allows DoD to Make 'Vector ...John Abizaid, head of US Central Command, has called "the long war. ... "In the long war, it's important to assist in creating police forces and armed ...
www.dod.gov/news/Feb2006/20060203_4096.html - 42k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Rumsfeld Speaks on Process Behind Budget, QDRRumsfeld said the Long War, "also has the effect of transforming the way our forces ... Progress in Iraq and Afghanistan will help to win the Long War. ...
www.dod.gov/news/Feb2006/20060207_4137.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages


US Department of Defense Official Website2, 2006 — The Quadrennial Defense Review will shift the strategic direction of the US armed forces to help the United States win the long war against ...
www.dod.gov/qdr/ - 46k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Americans Must Understand US Is at War, General SaysInformation is just as critical as firepower in the long war, Odierno said, and this, too, ... The enemy in the long war is not a traditional foe. ...
www.dod.gov/news/Jan2006/20060118_3952.html - 38k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Terror War Strategy Goes Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan"So as we talk about the long war, we talk about re-posturing ourselves to a smaller, more expeditionary, more capable force, but one that is drawn from ...
www.dod.gov/news/Nov2005/20051129_3472.html - 39k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Adm ...Q Well, how did you settle on the phrase "the long war"? ... Q One clarification on "the long war." Is Iraq going to be a long war? ...
www.dod.gov/transcripts/2006/tr20060201-12403.html - 94k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: Fiscal 2007 Department of Defense Budget is Released... “the fiscal 2007 budget reflects the department’s continuum of change as we defend our nation, engage in the long war against terrorist extremism, ...
www.dod.gov/releases/2006/nr20060206-12435.html - 37k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Abizaid Details al Qaeda's Long-Term GoalsThe "long war against terror" will be won by "self-reliant partners in the region who are willing to face the enemy within their own countries," he said. ...
www.dod.gov/news/Sep2005/20050929_2887.html - 39k - Cached - Similar pages


DefenseLINK News: Redeploying Forces Now Would Embolden Terrorists ..."In the long war against terrorists and violent extremists ... what makes out country so special is our free way of life. And that, of course, is precisely ...
www.dod.gov/news/Dec2005/20051224_3742.html - 42k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: News Briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ...And then if you go to the long war -- and the long war is to get to the point ... But over time they'll replace people, and that's why the long war issue is ...
www.dod.gov/transcripts/2005/tr20050927-secdef3981.html - 77k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: News Briefing with Sec. Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace... met here at the Pentagon to discuss the long war that we face against violent extremists and how to better arrange the Department of Defense for future ...
www.dod.gov/transcripts/2006/tr20060112-12303.html - 101k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks on Fox News Sunday with Tony SnowAnd he designed a plan that was prepared for the long war, but was ready to take advantage of a shorter war. And by that I mean that he had a mix of forces ...
www.dod.gov/transcripts/2003/t03302003_t0330sdfox.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages


DoD News: SEDM News Briefing with Secretary Donald H. RumsfeldRUMSFELD: Well, there's no question but that the 90-nation coalition that's engaged in the global war on terror, the long war, is putting enormous pressure ...
www.dod.gov/transcripts/2005/tr20051206-secdef4423.html - 82k - Cached - Similar pages

Yup, it looks like Rummy has a catch title for the next 70 year's war.

[Sydnie]

1. Colbert was brilliant!

I was hoping someone else was watching it too.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. A handful of misfit hijackers can touch off "The Long War"? How

god damn unstable is this western civilization anyway??

[paineinthearse]

3. the video....

...is not yet on Comedy Central website. Anyone know how long it takes for a "Word" segment to be posted?

[OhioChick]

4. I saw his "word" segment last night

it was good. Very good show.

[Ganja Ninja]

5. But, but whatever happened to ...

:shrug: