November 10, 2004

I would like to take a moment to meditate on the names of the different military operations of recent times:

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Restore Hope

Operation Liberty Shield

Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Avalanche

Operation Anaconda

Operation Iron Hammer

Operation Resolute Sword

Operation Phantom Fury

Operation New Dawn

And most importantly, Operation Truth, which is the gathering of stories from real soldiers
in the Iraq war.

These names are very poetic and inspiring, yet something bothers me. People are dying on all sides and
it isn't exactly poetry in motion. It's ugly, messy, bloody, and violent warfare.
Let's not forget that and let's not get too enamoured by the Pentagon's war propaganda.

How about Operation Get Your War Jones Out Without Killing Anyone?

And as Slug from Atmosphere says, "Shoot pool not people."

B'Shalom,

Avniel