“So shock and awe.” “Shock yes awe, not quite.” “But…but…” “Don’t splutter – history teaches us that shock and awe doesn’t go hand in hand when a politician uses the phrase; remember, George Bush the second used it during the US war on Iraq war in 2003.”

“For your correction the phrase was actually reportedly used by Ullman and Wade in a Pentagon briefing in 1996, it only came into prominence when it was used by President Bush….”

“Right and need I add in 2003 there was shock and awe – shock that the world’s sole superpower would so openly engage in........

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