Polls have been asking the public what they think of the Libyan 'Odyssey Dawn'.... | ||
....but
it really boiled down to the American obsession with using names from pop culture to promote their military ventures. |
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American | British | |
First Gulf War | Op. Desert Storm | Op. Granby |
Second Gulf War | Op. Iraqi Freedom | Op. Telic |
2011's Air Assault on Libya | Op. Odyssey Dawn | Op. Ellamy |
1999 Kosovo | Op. Noble Anvil | Op. Agricola |
Falklands War | Op. Corporate | |
Admittedly,
the Fox poll has some amusing options for naming Odyssey Dawn: The name of a Steven Seagal flick, a cruise liner and the name of Gwyneth Paltrow's next child, as well as a work by the original Homer. |
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The British names are purposefully obtuse (and chosen by computer). | ||
Jeez! One day even history will be written by Holywood! ;P |