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Iraq War terminology

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axis of evil
group of countries identified collectively as enemies by U.S. President George W. Bush during the 2000s
Sunni Triangle
densely populated region of Iraq, northwest of Baghdad, inhabited mostly by Sunni Arabs; demarcated by Baghdad, Ramadi, and Tikrit
mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle
armoured vehicle designed to survive IED explosion
Green Zone
area in Baghdad, Iraq
shock and awe
military tactic
coalition of the willing
political phrase concerning the Iraq War
enhanced interrogation techniques
euphemism for program of systematic torture by U.S government's military
There are unknown unknowns
phrase by Donald Rumsfeld
embedded journalism
embed journalism
freedom fries
politically motivated renaming of French fries in the United States
Old Europe and New Europe
terms used to contrast parts of Europe with each other in a rhetorical way
De-Ba'athification
thumb|250x250px|One of the earliest manifestations of de-Ba'athification in Iraq was the destruction of imagery associated with Saddam Hussein '''De-Ba'athification (; sometimes called de-Saddamization''') refers to a policy undertaken in Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and subsequent Iraqi governments to remove the Iraqi Ba'ath Party's influence in the new Iraqi political system after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. It was considered by the CPA to be Ba'athist Iraq's equivalent to Nazi Germany's denazification after World War II. It was first outlined in CPA Order 1 which ent
global arrogance
colloquial term describing hegemony of the USA