Chad

If, according to many conservatives, it is unpatriotic to oppose this war and/or dislike our president, wouldn't this same absurd logic apply to Iraqis? After all, a true patriot does not question his or her president's policies, even if that president is Saddam. Therefore, doesn't this war boil down to "patriotic" Americans liberating "unpatriotic" Iraqis?

Gurdur

Correct.
Patriotism now means "supporting USA interests as defined by neo-conservatives".

Ditto for "humanitarian", "liberating", and any other word you need in the political vocabulary.

Welcome to Newspeak; doubleunthinkungood !

Mind you, it makes life ever so much easier for dictionary compilers.

Soyin Milka

I wish english was my native language.
I see potential for a word play here, but I can't quite exploit it.
Hm...
Don't get hung up on semantics Chad?
Nah, too electoral...
I'll need to think more about it, sorry for your time folks

Soyin

paul30

Operation

Iraqi

Liberation.

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Mark

It makes me wonder why they called the operation such a naff name as 'operation iraqi freedom'. Why not something like 'operation inkwell' or something?

John Hancock

Regrettable few US citizens can differeciate Twix Nationalism and Patriotism.

Martin Buber

Unbeliever

I think you're absolutely right , MB! It seems to me that "America" is that piece of old parchement we call "The Constitution of the United States of America". Without it we have no nation to be patriots of. Without it we have nothing but a lot of land that we'd still be fighting over!. So to be a "patriot" is to defend that old piece of parchement with every fiber of our being. So when a president, or a group of politicians comes along and starts tearing it to shreds, the patriotic thing to do is to attack them with whatever means we have at our disposal!