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It is far more casual than anyone like to admit. Lots of jokes get through, little rebellions by junior officers tasked with inventing names. A classic exampl

It is far more casual than anyone like to admit. Lots of jokes get through, little rebellions by junior officers tasked with inventing names. A classic example was "Operation Iraqi Liberation", an early name for the invasion of Iraq. Another may be an early program whereby ai/software selected targets for future strikes over Afghanistan: Skynet.

ramchip 4y ago
Sorry - what is the joke in "Operation Iraqi Liberation"?
- wl 4y ago
  OIL being a comment on the real motivation for the operation.
  - ramchip 4y ago
    Haha, I see! Good one.
slackr 4y ago
Operation Enduring Freedom was a classic — to endure, to suffer.
- dllthomas 4y ago
  OPERATION ENDURING OUR FREEDOM IS IN THE HOUSE!
teachrdan 4y ago
The FBI has fun with this, too. They named the investigation into rich parents buying their dumb kids into fancy universities "Operation Varsity Blues." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139699/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139699/
- sandworm101 4y ago
  And "Operation: Fast and Furious".
- chiph 4y ago
  Also "Operation Jackpot" which was a bust of more than 100 pot smugglers in the early 80's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Jackpot_(drug_investigation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Jackpot_(drug_invest... The book on the "Gentlemen Smugglers" and how they got busted is a good read. Asin: B00MJD6JY2