PVT Private RallyPoint Member773830<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did I mishear Obama when he said the War on Terror was over? And if it is, what are the opinions of you GWOT veterans?End of the Global War on Terror?2015-06-26T22:08:05-04:00PVT Private RallyPoint Member773830<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did I mishear Obama when he said the War on Terror was over? And if it is, what are the opinions of you GWOT veterans?End of the Global War on Terror?2015-06-26T22:08:05-04:002015-06-26T22:08:05-04:00CW4 Private RallyPoint Member773835<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No matter what the President says or implys, we all know that the War on Terror has no immediate end in sight.Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 26 at 2015 10:10 PM2015-06-26T22:10:39-04:002015-06-26T22:10:39-04:00SSgt Scott Schwerman773837<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The GWOT will never end as terrorism is endless and is all over the world.Response by SSgt Scott Schwerman made Jun 26 at 2015 10:11 PM2015-06-26T22:11:55-04:002015-06-26T22:11:55-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member773851<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I fear this will be the last war "era", as the war on terror in my opinion will never end.Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 26 at 2015 10:15 PM2015-06-26T22:15:57-04:002015-06-26T22:15:57-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member773865<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-48844"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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You cannot fight a war politically.Response by SPC Steven Nihipali made Jun 26 at 2015 11:24 PM2015-06-26T23:24:39-04:002015-06-26T23:24:39-04:00SPC Nathan Freeman774029<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It could have been over if we had stayed and finished what we started. Now it's spreading everywhere like a grease fireResponse by SPC Nathan Freeman made Jun 26 at 2015 11:41 PM2015-06-26T23:41:17-04:002015-06-26T23:41:17-04:00LTC John Shaw774036<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think the Obama administration is confused about GWOT, the results of the poor policy are showing. <br /><br />Just because this CoC wants to take the US off a war footing doesn't mean the enemy will stop.Response by LTC John Shaw made Jun 26 at 2015 11:45 PM2015-06-26T23:45:53-04:002015-06-26T23:45:53-04:00MCPO Brian Legg774111<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We won? Cool!<br />Oh wait, was he speaking again?Response by MCPO Brian Legg made Jun 27 at 2015 1:05 AM2015-06-27T01:05:51-04:002015-06-27T01:05:51-04:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member774126<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is never over as long as ISIS, Taliban and AL Quiada still exists. Hope that Obama doesn't make the same mistake W Bush made saying mission accomplished on board an aircraft carrier.Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 1:36 AM2015-06-27T01:36:36-04:002015-06-27T01:36:36-04:00MSG Private RallyPoint Member774224<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will never end. Never. As long as there are terrorists willing to do harm to others, the war against them will never be over.Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 3:54 AM2015-06-27T03:54:44-04:002015-06-27T03:54:44-04:00SSG (ret) William Martin774267<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I remember when former President Bush said all combat mission were over with in Iraq then all hell broke lose.Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 27 at 2015 4:55 AM2015-06-27T04:55:52-04:002015-06-27T04:55:52-04:00CW3 Private RallyPoint Member774342<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We can end the war on terror but the terrorist haven't ended the war on us. We can debate semantics, change catchy poll tested slogans, and try our best to act like we're not at war --but there's a large network of tens of thousands of really bad people who want nothing more than to kill Americans and attack our interest abroad. We will be involved in something that looks a lot like a global war with people who use a tactic that looks like terror for a while. I guess people can call it what they want.Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 7:27 AM2015-06-27T07:27:23-04:002015-06-27T07:27:23-04:00PVT Private RallyPoint Member774401<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A little mad. Didn't get my chance to go fight.Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 8:41 AM2015-06-27T08:41:03-04:002015-06-27T08:41:03-04:00MAJ Ron Peery774576<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The current war has been called the War on Terror, the Long War, and several other names. Whatever you call it, it is not over, and will not be over, until we define the enemy, get a real declaration of war out of Congress, and take decisive action to destroy our enemies. I think of it as the war on Salafist Islam since that seems to be the most prevalent ideological position of the people attacking us. "Those people", as Gen Lee used to call his opponents, started this war. We can end it favorably only when we as a nation get serious. "Those people" will not stop attacking us until we kill enough of them that they fear us above everything else on earth.Response by MAJ Ron Peery made Jun 27 at 2015 11:17 AM2015-06-27T11:17:03-04:002015-06-27T11:17:03-04:00CPT Jack Durish774744<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No, you did not mishear the President <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="718495" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/718495-11x-infantry-recruit">PVT Private RallyPoint Member</a> He said it very simply and plainly. The War on Terror is over. In fact, he has gone so far as to forbid any and all in his Administration to even use the term. Sadly, the terrorists didn't get the word. They continue to fight. Indeed, they have ramped up the fight. Maybe they did get the word and merely interpreted the President's message as a surrender...Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jun 27 at 2015 1:31 PM2015-06-27T13:31:13-04:002015-06-27T13:31:13-04:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member775237<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would tell you just because he says it is doesn't mean the enemy agree's.Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 7:46 PM2015-06-27T19:46:50-04:002015-06-27T19:46:50-04:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member775293<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A war cannot be 'declared' over by any stretch!! The only way for a war to end is for the looser to stop fighting. Has this happened yet? Nope: war continues whether we are fighting it or not. They are certainly fighting U.S. and our allies!!!Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2015 8:12 PM2015-06-27T20:12:27-04:002015-06-27T20:12:27-04:00SSG (ret) William Martin775577<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="718495" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/718495-11x-infantry-recruit">PVT Private RallyPoint Member</a>, President Obama, the President, Mr. President, Mr. Obama, or Lord and Master are all acceptable titles for the President except for the last one for service members.Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 27 at 2015 11:24 PM2015-06-27T23:24:30-04:002015-06-27T23:24:30-04:00SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz775836<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If the war on terror is over, then what do you call what just happened in Tunisia this past Friday?Response by SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz made Jun 28 at 2015 6:43 AM2015-06-28T06:43:53-04:002015-06-28T06:43:53-04:00LTC Bink Romanick776218<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not sure what comment that you're referring to, can you please expand?Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jun 28 at 2015 11:25 AM2015-06-28T11:25:48-04:002015-06-28T11:25:48-04:00CPT Private RallyPoint Member776234<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is it that the government is trying to shift away from using this phrase, "War on Terror" and move to something more concrete by naming specific targets or locations instead. It doesn't necessarily mean we're out of the business of combating ISIS, Taliban, Al Quiada or any other organization deemed to be a terrorist organization. Perhaps this phrase shouldn't have ever been used in the first place.Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2015 11:36 AM2015-06-28T11:36:51-04:002015-06-28T11:36:51-04:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member776836<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nothing has ended. They can create a new phase of operations as part of a campaign ie new dawn but it's just another phase of ongoing war on terrorResponse by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2015 6:16 PM2015-06-28T18:16:33-04:002015-06-28T18:16:33-04:00Cpl Mischa Brady777944<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Tunisia, France, and Kuwait should say otherwise!Response by Cpl Mischa Brady made Jun 29 at 2015 11:33 AM2015-06-29T11:33:45-04:002015-06-29T11:33:45-04:00SGT Scott Henderson783598<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will never be "over" for at least a few reasons. Namely, the war on terror is a war against an ideology; you can't win that war with bullets and bombs. Even if we went genocidal and killed everyone of Muslim faith and destroyed every religious text and every reference to the religion and its beliefs. It comes down to ideology and individual interpretation and we would probably end up fighting Christian terrorists or antigay terrorists, or whatever. Remember, a terrorist is just someone or a group who uses terror to forward a political agenda. Without brainwashing every person on the plane from birth there will always be people who take any belief; religious or otherwise; too far.Response by SGT Scott Henderson made Jul 1 at 2015 2:06 PM2015-07-01T14:06:31-04:002015-07-01T14:06:31-04:00CPL Eric Allen788090<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will never be over most of the countries we tried to help free won't be free of terror till they have hard leadership. That will take on all enemies and not runResponse by CPL Eric Allen made Jul 3 at 2015 2:59 AM2015-07-03T02:59:01-04:002015-07-03T02:59:01-04:00LTC Bink Romanick788488<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Its President ObamaResponse by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 3 at 2015 10:31 AM2015-07-03T10:31:35-04:002015-07-03T10:31:35-04:00SGT Frank Leonardo789272<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will never be over as long as there are terrorists doing there job terrorizing the world and the USA want to be the world policeResponse by SGT Frank Leonardo made Jul 3 at 2015 4:46 PM2015-07-03T16:46:19-04:002015-07-03T16:46:19-04:00SPC David Hannaman819116<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Politicians will always say what they think people want to hear in order to get themselves (or their party) re-elected.Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jul 16 at 2015 9:31 AM2015-07-16T09:31:42-04:002015-07-16T09:31:42-04:002015-06-26T22:08:05-04:00