Kinetic military action

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People on a tank in Benghazi, Libya, 23 February 2011

Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving lethal force.[1]

"Kinetic" was used as a euphemism for military action in Bush at War (2002) by Bob Woodward.[1]

"Kinetic military action" was used by White House aide Ben Rhodes on March 23, 2011 to describe U.S. military action in Libya:
I think what we are doing is enforcing a resolution that has a very clear set of goals, which is protecting the Libyan people, averting a humanitarian crisis, and setting up a no-fly zone... Obviously that involves kinetic military action, particularly on the front end.[2]

This use was noted by news media: "'Kinetic military action' is still hell"[3] and "Kinetic Military Action No More".[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Noah, Timothy, "Birth of a Washington Word", Slate, Nov. 20, 2002. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ York, Byron, "White House: Libya Fight is Not War, It's 'Kinetic Military Action', Fox Nation, March 23, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "'Kinetic military action' is still hell", New York Post, March 26, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Jonah, "Kinetic Military Action No More", March 24, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.


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