Vietraq
name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties. US, derogatory, slang
"Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil."
Example
More examples"Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil."
Etymology
Blend of Vietnam + Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003.
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