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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox’s Shep Smith accuses Glenn Greenwald of calling U.S. military troops ‘terrorists’
Appearing on the Fox News Deck to promote his latest book, journalist Glenn Greenwald got into a contentious debate with host Shep Smith after Smith accused Greenwald of equating American troops with the insurgent terrorist group ISIS.
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You said something to the effect of, who is worse really, them or, in essence, the Americans who invaded or would invade? Smith said. You equated our forces to terrorists.
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Yeah, thats not actually what happened, Greenwald replied. The point that I was making is that there is this phrase terrorism, that has very little definition. It doesnt really mean much of anything, its a fear-mongering word that the government invokes every time it wants to justify its policies, from torturing people to putting people in Guantanamo.
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Apparently the authoritarian war mongering FOX noozies don't care much for Greenwald! Of course he OWNS them!
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AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)And you are incorrect.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/21/sprj.irq.aday/
think
(11,641 posts)Iraq War[edit]
Main article: 2003 invasion of Iraq
Buildup[edit]
Before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, officials in the United States armed forces described their plan as employing shock and awe.[10]
Conflicting pre-war assessments[edit]
Prior to its implementation, there was dissent within the Bush Administration as to whether the shock-and-awe plan would work. According to a CBS News report, "One senior official called it a bunch of bull, but confirmed it is the concept on which the war plan is based." CBS Correspondent David Martin noted that during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in the prior year, the U.S. forces were "badly surprised by the willingness of al Qaeda to fight to the death. If the Iraqis fight, the U.S. would have to throw in reinforcements and win the old fashioned way by crushing the republican guards, and that would mean more casualties on both sides."[11]
Campaign[edit]
Continuous bombing began on March 19, 2003 as United States forces unsuccessfully attempted to kill Saddam Hussein. Attacks continued against a small number of targets until March 21, 2003, when, at 1700 UTC, the main bombing campaign of the US and their allies began. Its forces launched approximately 1700 air sorties (504 using cruise missiles).[12] Coalition ground forces had begun a "running start" offensive towards Baghdad on the previous day. Coalition ground forces seized Baghdad on April 5, and the United States declared victory on April 14. The term "shock and awe" is typically used to describe only the very beginning of the invasion of Iraq, not the larger war, nor the ensuing insurgency.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_and_awe#Iraq_War
dballance
(5,756 posts)We were going to "Shock and Awe" them into submission. Well, over a decade later that still hasn't happened.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)It's available elsewhere on DU.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)And, of course, Shep Smith grossly distorts what Greenwald said.