Mar 25, 2009 ... The war on terror, George Bush once declared, "will not end until every terrorist  group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated". But Barack  Obama's administration, it appears, has ended it rather more discreetly - via  email. A message sent recently to senior Pentagon staff explains that "this ...
Mar 11, 2013 ... When President Obama took office, he changed the rhetoric from the Bush years.  But he never abandoned the idea of global war — a concept with profound legal  implications.
Mar 25, 2009 ... The Obama administration appears to be backing away from the phrase "global  war on terror," a signature rhetorical legacy of its predecessor. ... after the attacks,  President George W. Bush said, "Our war on terror will not end until every terrorist  group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.
May 23, 2013 ... The "Global War on Terror" is over, President Barack Obama announced  Thursday, saying the military and intelligence agencies will not wage war against  a tactic ... The president plans to reopen an office at the Department of State --  which he closed in January -- to act as a special envoy and work with the ...
Feb 3, 2009 ... In another effort to undo the legacy of George W. Bush's presidency, the Obama  administration is searching for alternatives to the term "war on terror." In recent  days, Obama's national-security officials have had brainstorming sessions to  come up with different ways to describe the U.S. government's efforts ...
President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' "