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  • abbreviation military, US Global War on Terrorism

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Examples

  • Edwards used to use the term GWOT, now he rejects both the term and the policy it implies.

    Edwards Didn't Always Oppose "War On Terror" Phrase 2009

  • The Middle East and the GWOT is the way it is today because of blowback from our earlier Iran and Afghanistan policies.

    Easter Lemming Liberal News 2007

  • The Middle East and the GWOT is the way it is today because of blowback from our earlier Iran and Afghanistan policies.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • The latest tactic in the GWOT is an oldie but a goodie: be short on specifics, cover up your mistakes, demonize your opponents, and predict a dark and endless future unless we keep perpetual vigilance against our unseen enemies.

    September 2006 2006

  • The GWOT is not a term that is meaningless, or comes out of some sort of random confusion.

    Matthew Yglesias » After GWOT, What? 2007

  • If you acknowlege that the GWOT is to be fought on more than simply military grounds, then one must recognize the viability of a political solution.

    Matthew Yglesias » Romney Versus The Muslim Brotherhood 2007

  • This whole GWOT is a stupid fabrication by those in office that think that the military and intelligence agencies can secure oil routes.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: July 12, 2006 2006

  • This whole GWOT is a stupid fabrication by those in office that think that the military and intelligence agencies can secure oil routes.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: July 12, 2006 2006

  • Brian Tamanaha, U.S. Loses Critical Battle in GWOT (Mar. 14, 2006) 11.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Brian Tamanaha, U.S. Loses Critical Battle in GWOT (Mar. 14, 2006) 11.

    Balkinization 2006

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