Admitting I’m Wrong: “Insurgents”

January 4th, 2005

If there’s one thing I admire, it’s people who are willing to acknowledge when they’re wrong. In that spirit, I must concede my sister’s point: "Insurgent" comes from roots meaning "rising up," not my assumed meaning of "surging in."

Dictionary.com definitions for "insurgent"

So, it’s a perfectly accurate word to describe the anti-American (and quite arguably anti-Iraqui) fighters in Iraq.

But I still think there’s Rove-spin behind it.

Related posts:

  1. Know your enemy: is Al Quaeda: “coming” or “flooding” into Iraq?
  2. Why Are They Called Insurgents?
  3. Insurgents surging in from inside and outside
  4. Seymour Hersh on “Insurgency”
  5. “Cheering Germans Will Not Send More Troops to Afghanistan”
  1. Janet Roth
    January 5th, 2005 at 12:59 | #1
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    It’s always good to listen to your big sister.

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