Clinton: Term "War On Terror" Is History

Secretary Of State Says Obama Team Isn't Using Phrase That Was Rallying Cry Of Bush White House

(AP)  The phrase "global war on terror" is finished, at least as far as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is concerned.

The top U.S. diplomat told reporters Tuesday that the Obama administration has quit using that line to describe the effort to fight terrorism around the world.

"The administration has stopped using the phrase and I think that speaks for itself," Clinton said.

Clinton spoke as she headed to Europe for a week of diplomatic meetings. The phrase "war on terror" is widely disliked in Europe and elsewhere overseas, where even close U.S. allies suggested it was overly militaristic and perhaps counterproductive.

It is also now associated with a range of Bush-era policies such as harsh interrogation practices that President Barack Obama has pledged to abandon.

Clinton was asked about the phrase as she headed to Europe for a week of diplomatic meetings. She said the absence of the "war on terror" language speaks for itself. Pundits have noted the absence, but top administration figures have had little to say on the subject before now.

"I haven't heard it used. I haven't gotten any directive about using it or not using it, it's just not being used," Clinton said.

Then-President George W. Bush used the phrase as a rallying cry after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Earlier this month, the Obama administration said that it was abandoning another one of Mr. Bush's key phrases: enemy combatant.

The Justice Department said in legal filings that it will no longer use the term to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

[cgastelum]

I'm sick and tired of Liberals always going back to Pres. Bush. Have you noticed that the only answer they have about Obama's strew ups is Pres. Bush this and Pres. Bush that. Pres. Bush is gone. The Democrats have been in charged in congress for the past two years. How about giving them the credit for the economy being this way and then Obama comes in and blames Pres. Bush and uses that as an excuse to double, triple and quatriple the deficit ??? That makes alot of sense!!! Spend more that will really help. Some of us are stupid and think he is trying to help the economy by spending more. Than Obama is weakening our country by protraying us as cowards...God forbits we have another 911...you know who will be to blame!!

[ozus]

veteran71,

How much money you make or have is not an accurate measure of your worth as a human being. Money can be inherited, stolen, gained from illegal activities or overpaid to you as an actor or athlete.

I measure a person by education, quality of upbringing, amount of travel and willingness to do work to benefit the community without pay.

I doubt if you would qualify in those measures.

[ozus]

nokia3210c,

Your conspiracy theories are laughable. Only a dolt or a person obsessed with self-hatred would take them seriously.

Even they would not believe the CIA and Israeli intelligence were involved in the bombings in Bali, England, Spain and India.

If you think the US is so evil, go live in Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Burma or North Korea - unless you already live in one of those places.

[msmabuse]

This is the news that didn't make the headlines...

By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of
$20.3 million in migration assistance to the Palestinian refugees and
conflict victims in Gaza . The "presidential determination" which allows
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the
United States was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.

Few on Capitol Hill took note that the order provides a free ticket replete
with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their
overwhelming support of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the
parliamentary election of January 2006.

A review of Barack Obama's most recent actions since he was inaugurated:

His first call to any head of state as president was to Mahmoud Abbas,
leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory. His first one-on-one
interview with any news organization was with Al Arabia television. He
ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of detainees halted.
He ordered all overseas CIA interrogation centers closed. He withdrew all
charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and 9/11. Now we learn
that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to
and live in the US at American taxpayer expense.

http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488

[msmabuse]

mariannpepit

That is the reason Giethner can?t get anyone to help, No one wants to attach their name to this admin. Its like saying look at me I am a commi!

[msmabuse]

Occasionally ?

[mariannpepit]

nolies: Since you think you know so much about Afgan and Pakistan why don't you take a trip over there and report back to the president what is going on. It might do you some good to get experience and educated on those countries. Better still, why don't you campaign for the senate and maybe you just might be able to run against Obama in 2012 if you win the seat.

[mariannpepit]

nolies: And don't you wish you could have a high ranking job like Hillary Clinton. Sure you do however, most of the commentors today against Hillary are people who never will accomplish anything in their lifetime and dislike any person much smarter than themselves. I didn't vote for Obama but there are some policies I agree with and there are some that I disagree with. I believe Hillary is doing a good as secretary of state. Hillary is good friends with Biden and he wanted her to take that job. Plus she didn't need training for it.

[mariannpepit]

When you are talking about Clinton and the sniper fire, how about discussing Obama not knowing Ayers when Ayers donated money to his campaign for senator or are you brain dead. Didn't Obama say he wasn't in the pew when Wright was peaching against white people? When a picture was taken of him sitting there. Get a grip. You need to read more or listen to the political news more.

[endurorob]

Posted by the formerly known WVU74621. I got kicked for calling out CBS and MSNBC one time to many. But I see CBS is beginning to wake up and report some UNBIASED news.
Posted by nolies74621 at 7:07 AM : Mar 31, 2009

I figured it was you by the numbers at the end.