another "moment" for WOTY consideration (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Bill Palmer]

If it goes back to 1951/52, then it would have been "Fox Oboe", reflecting
military "phonetic alphabet" of that era.

Bill Palmer

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> Once again, possible from 1951/52.
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> Unknown till lately.
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> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
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>> See also "Foxtrot Oscar" for fuck off.
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>> > I've seen "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot", though not AFAIR modifying
>> "moment",
>> > for
>> > several years at least.
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>> > m a m
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>> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Laurence Horn
>> > <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> > >  From Arianna Huffington's argument that Joe Biden should resign and
>> > > become the point person for opposition to the war in Afghanistan:
>> > >
>> > >
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>> > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/why-joe-biden-
>> > should-resi_b_320929.html
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>> > >
>> > > In June, Gen. Jones, the president's National Security Advisor, was
>> > > at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan, meeting with U.S. commanders
>> > > there. This was shortly after the arrival of the 21,000 additional
>> > > troops President Obama had sent over. Jones raised the question of
>> > > what the president's reaction would be if he were asked for even
>> more
>> > > troops. Well, Jones said, answering his own question, if that
>> > > happened, the president would probably have a "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
>> > > moment." In other words, wtf?
>> > >
>> > > Well, Obama has gotten that request, but it wasn't a "Whiskey Tango
>> > > Foxtrot moment" for him after all. Sadly, Newsweek reports that
>> Obama
>> > > is typically "looking for a middle way." But this isn't a
>> negotiation
>> > > for a used car, where you split the difference. It's either in our
>> > > national security interest to be there or it isn't. It's either a
>> > > necessary war or it isn't.
>> > > ==================
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>> > > I haven't encountered Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moments before, at least
>> > > not by name.
>> > >
>> > > LH
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