Is the administration disavowing the term “Global War on Terror”? A report by Al Kamen yesterday suggested maybe. The question arises because of an email Dave Riedel of the Office of Security Review sent to Pentagon staffers informing them that “OMB says: ‘This Administration prefers to avoid using the term “Long War” or “Global War on Terror” [GWOT]. Please use ‘Overseas Contingency Operation.'”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=144544