CNN is calling it ‘Showdown: IRAQ’ MSNBC is calling it ‘Conflict with Iraq’ The New York Times is calling it ‘Standoff with Iraq’
Granted, these names are assigned to the actions leading up to war, but still, they lack…Panache. And that’s important when you’re undertaking something as serious as Armageddon. We just can’t go into this thing without a catchy name for our Headlines and Epitaphs. Something subtle yet succinct. Militant yet disarming. More charming than alarming.
How about War is Peace? I thought Winston Smith would appreciate that one.
What’s wrong with the Second Gulf War? Is that not hip and modern enough? Does it have a bit of deja vu to it that is unpalatable? (Does anyone else feel like we’re going back in time? Bush is in the White House; we’re at war with Iraq; one of these mornings, I’m going to wake up convinced it’s 1991 and panic because I’ve forgotten to do my algebra homework!)
On preview, I’m not sure I can compete with Elvis.
