I don't see Operation Enduring Freedom as a jingoistic ploy to get American young men sign-up to die for their country.

The President I believe was referring to the New Domestic War of Terrorism, that will attack our civil liberties and privacies as we trade our freedom for security.

Freedom has to Endure Many New Challenges Domestically: The ability for instance to get to the purpetrators of the crimes without destoying our own system of government in the process.

This is why the Media calls this the "New War" They weren't saying it to be cute or to envoke nationalist sentiments. Please get over that idea! WW1, WW2, Korea. Vietnam is over.

No Offense everyone but PLEASE WAKE UP! This is not a conventional war of body bags and tanks. This a domestic war on our soil that threatens our very democracy itself. Stop worrying about Yankee Imperialism; that was yesterday! Start worrying about the future of your homeland, your persnal heath and your civil liberties here in the Good Old U.S.A.

It is a "New War" because of the way it will be waged: by unconventional means. It will not be won by bombs and warships sent to a far away nation.

But by Spying, Wire-tapping, Internet Banking, barb-wire fencing, etc. and massive massive changes in the power and authority of our government, especially domestic jurisdiction to defend the homeland.

Even as we speak, Attorney General Ashcroft, is re-writing habeus corpus (however it is spelled) wire tap laws probable cause etc.

We indeed have many new things to endure. hence the name. Stop making fun of the name and start realizing the reality of why such a name was chosen. When the bombs of the Jihad start flying in major U.S. cities and everyone starts becoming sick, and the government begins rounding up anyone it deems a potential threat, then you will understand why the operation was named what it was.

Hopefully we will never get to that point, but if we do I doubt if anyone here will be making fun of the name then.

Dewey (who can't think of a more appropriate name for this new and un-ending domestic war)