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5. OK, I know what the term means alright but

Reply to Brenda (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:29 PM

6 hrs ago

it's the euphemistic tone of it I object to. IOWs a polite but deceptive way of describing, as you say, use of munitions to destroy a target.

Similar to the Vietnam war where "saving" a village was an euphemism for destroying it.

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