The Pentagon renamed its military campaign against terrorism Enduring Freedom on Tuesday, after deciding that the original choice -- Operation Infinite Justice -- might offend Muslims who believe that only Allah can decide what is infinite. Maybe, but neither name has much oomph. They used to know how to name these things. Remember World War II and all those great code names? Operation Overlord (the Normandy invasion), Operation Torch (the North African invasion), Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia, named for the ancient Teutonic warlord who crusaded against the Slavs). Now THOSE were code names.
Name That Campaign
The Pentagon renamed its military campaign against terrorism Enduring Freedom on Tuesday, after deciding that the original choice -- Operation Infinite Justice -- might offend Muslims who believe that only Allah can decide what is infinite. Maybe, but neither name has much oomph. They used to know how to name these things. Remember World War II and all those great code names? Operation Overlord (the Normandy invasion), Operation Torch (the North African invasion), Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia, named for the ancient Teutonic warlord who crusaded against the Slavs). Now THOSE were code names.
