When Will The RNC, Cheney, And Boehner Smear Great Britain?

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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/17/british-war-terror/

When Will The RNC, Cheney, And Boehner Smear Great Britain?

Two weeks ago, the Military Times reported that the House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) had decided to stop using the phrase “global war on terror” in committee budget documents.

The decision should not have been controversial: President Bush, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and former Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers have all stated that the “global war on terror” is misnamed.

But conservatives saw a chance to smear their political opponents and couldn’t resist. Vice President Cheney said that Skelton exhibited “flawed thinking” and was “dead wrong on this.” House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) decried the “absurd effort to deny the fact that America is battling terrorism on a global scale.” The Republican National Committee claimed that Skelton was “taking policy advice from Rosie O’Donnell.”

Yesterday, the British Government announced that it would no longer use the phrase “war on terror”.

The British government has decided it will no longer use the phrase “War on Terror” because it gives militant groups a shared identity.

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said the phrase strengthens militant groups by making them feel part of something “bigger,” Sky News reported Monday.

“In the U.K., we do not use the phrase ‘War on Terror’ because we can’t win by military means alone, and because this isn’t us against one organized enemy with a clear identity and a coherent set of objectives,” he said.

So when will Cheney, Boehner, and the RNC turn their attacks on the British? Despite multiple calls, we’ve received no response from Boehner’s office or the RNC. Maybe our readers will have better luck. Here’s their contact info:

House Minority Leader Boehner

Capitol switchboard: [phone]
Direct line: [phone]

Republican National Committee

Direct line: [phone]

Let us know what you hear in the comments section.

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1. GOP response: "We only smear people we don't like"

And the media bulldogs, showing all the memory retention powers of a patient with advanced Alzheimer's, let them do it over and over again, with no consistency whatsoever. Murtha's a cut-and-runner! Hagel? We won't talk about him or answer questions. The Democrats are taking policy advice from Rosie O'Donnell (clearly the only person on the planet saying such things)! The Brits? Sorry, but your call cannot be completed as dialed.

And the media bulldogs snooze on.

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2. Never

Cheney, the RNC, and Bonher will never smear Great Britian becuase they need Great Britian. Even though Great Britian seems to be removing some of its troops the RNC still need them in that if the British get really angry at us they leave completely. The RNC needs Great Britian to support this war.