What really alarms me about President Bush's 'War on Terrorism' is the grammar. How do you wage war on an abstract noun? How is 'Terrorism' going to surrender? It's well known, in philological circles, that it's very hard for abstract nouns to surrender.

Terry Jones
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If you are a grammar fan, you wouldn't be so worried about the war on terrorism. The War on Terrorism is actually grammatically correct. It has now become a noun, thanks to Bush's use of it. The noun 'terrorism' is an abstract noun that refers to the act of terrorism or acts of terrorism.

It can also refer to the international conventions that aim to prevent acts of terrorism. It is the War on Terrorism that aims to prevent terrorism within our own borders. The War on Terrorism has been going on for years now but President Bush has recently made it more pronounced by creating a cabinet position to deal with all things terror related.

He also plans to close Guantanamo Bay.

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