Top 100 War On Terror Cliches

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100. "The security services need to be lucky all the time, the terrorists only need to be lucky once"

99. "This has nothing to do with Islam."

98. "Islam is a religion of peace"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

100. "The security services need to be lucky all the time, the terrorists only need to be lucky once"

I see you were reading that BBC story too.

97. "Buy Danish."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:42 (nineteen years ago)

96. "they hate freedom"

― teh_kit haev been evicted, oh noes! (g-kit), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

95. "on an unimaginable scale"

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:47 (nineteen years ago)

94. "The worst terrorist outrage the country/the world has ever seen"

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

93. Everyone faced the threat and everyone "should respond with a common purpose and common solidarity"

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

92. "Neighbours are in a state of shock, "He was quiet and kept himself to himself", said one"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

91. something along the lines of "keep buying stuff, obv, or the terrorists win"

― teh_kit haev been evicted, oh noes! (g-kit), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:12 (nineteen years ago)

90. "We need to give up some civil liberties in the short term to protect us from Islamic Fascists"

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:13 (nineteen years ago)

89. "These Civil Liberties may have to be given up for a bit longer to keep the world safe from Islamic terrorists"

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:14 (nineteen years ago)

88. "These civil Liberties may have to be given up permanently to keep the world safe from all terrorists"

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:15 (nineteen years ago)

87. "Here, have an ID card, everyone, lolol"

― teh_kit haev been evicted, oh noes! (g-kit), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:15 (nineteen years ago)

"This is why we need to ignore those liberal do-gooders who would have us release all suspected terrorists onto the streets"

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

(bah, that should have been 86)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

85. This is about Freedom.

(incredibly recommended movie: Why We Fight)

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:19 (nineteen years ago)

84. "The Human Rights Act was drafted in the 1950s, when noone ever considered terrorists using weapons of mass destruction"

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:20 (nineteen years ago)

84. "We're at war with Oceana. We've always been at war with Oceana."

― teh_kit haev been evicted, oh noes! (g-kit), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:20 (nineteen years ago)

Bit one-sided these, I'm especially fond of statements from "Muslim leaders", who seem unable to talk in anything but cliches

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:20 (nineteen years ago)

83. "Allah will roast their stomachs in hell"

Not really a cliche, but it should be.

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:38 (nineteen years ago)

82. 'The Muslim community feel they are being singled-out for attention.'

― Pete W (peterw), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:40 (nineteen years ago)

81. "the failed raid in east London in June created "a distance" between them and Muslims."

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

80. the neverending "axis of evil"

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

79. er...War on terror

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

78. (a bit like No.100) Will we be so lucky next time?

WILL WE BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME?

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:11 (nineteen years ago)

77. "But 9/11 happened BEFORE the invasion of Iraq"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

76. "Until this there is justice for the Palestinians there can be no blah blah blah"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:22 (nineteen years ago)

75. "We have to fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here at home."

74. "We had to destroy the village/country/hemisphere in order to save it."

― Whitman Mayonnaise (Rock Hardy), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:31 (nineteen years ago)

One of these days I would really like the neighbor of a suspect to say, in interview, "You know, when I peered through his curtains at night and saw him practicing wiring up those blocks of C4 and receiving secret arms shipments, I had a SNEAKING SUSPICION all was not as it seemed. I knew it all along!"

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:34 (nineteen years ago)

73. "Osama Bin Laden would never understand the joys of Hanukkah"

okay not a cliche but I love that quote...

― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:41 (nineteen years ago)

72. "The difference being that they are willing to give up their lives for their cause."
71. "They have no respect for the sanctity of human life"
70. "Rogue states"

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:49 (nineteen years ago)

69. *Insert momus posting*

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:55 (nineteen years ago)

68. "`They'" envy our freedoms."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:59 (nineteen years ago)

67. "America is the Great Satan"

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

66. It's not as bad as it was when Saddam was doing it.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

65. Everyone now: "PER-HAPS YOU HAVE FOR-GOT-TEN NINE E-LE-VEN!!!"

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

64. "Perhaps you'd prefer it if Saddam was still in power" / "So what you're saying is we shouldn't have removed Saddam from power" (and variants thereof)

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

63. "We love death more than you love life"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

62. "You have no civil liberties when you're DEAD."

― p@reene (Pareene), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:50 (nineteen years ago)

61. towns with no targets or strategic worth whatsoever freaking out about terrorism. "But what if they were to strike...here?"

― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

60. "weapons of mass destruction"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

59. "a smoking gun means someone has already shot you"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

58. "They are smart"

― Louis Jagger (Haberdager), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

57. they eat bananas

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

56. "days, not weeks"; "weeks, not months"; "months, not years"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

55. "If we don't (insert unpalatable choice here), the terrorists win!"

― Sara R-C (Sara R-C), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

54. "We are safer now than before September 11th"

quickly followed by

53. "We must remain vigilant, these people want to destroy the way we live, we cannot let out guard down"

― Major Alfonso (Major Alfonso), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

It's easy to make peroxide bombs, distributed by newsmedia, in extremis

And

It's easy for terrorists to [fill in the blank]. Done through Lex-Nex, 2005-2006.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

Which puts us at #50. Halfway there.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

49. Hey, if we want to enslave women, make suspected adultery a capital crime (for women), resume mandatory female circumcision, etc., you should RESPECT and HONOR our views because they are very RELIGIOUS and CULTURAL! Also, please buy our heroin, it's healthy and delicious.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

48. "peace loving people, everywhere"

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

51. "undisclosed location"

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

47. pop cultural reference suggesting bin laden is cool

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

46. "9/11 changed everything"

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

45. multiple parties overusing the word "righteous" (or "right thing to do")

― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

44. "Mission Accomplished"

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 August 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

Dude, you totally forgot Poland!

43. "We will find/ we already found/ they musta hid the WMD."

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:00 (nineteen years ago)

42. "Regime change," in both original usage and ironic anti-Bush form.

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

41. "flypaper"

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

40. 'the suspect was later released without charge'

― Pete W (peterw), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:50 (nineteen years ago)

39. condemn anybody offering a solution other than "exterminate all the brutes" as being soft of terror, a pussy, a hom'sexual, etc

― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

38 the attack had all the characteristics of an al queda operation, authorities said.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Friday, 11 August 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

37. These weren't ax of terrr, they were ax of worr.

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

36. Democracy Under Attack!

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

35. What We Believe In

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

34 "Intelligence" (is that the most sarcastic name they could think of?)

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

33 "Waterboarding"

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 12 August 2006 04:16 (nineteen years ago)

32. "Bliar"

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

31. Freedom fries.

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

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