Vietraq

English

Etymology

Blend of Vietnam +‎ Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003.

Proper noun

Vietraq

1. (US, slang, derogatory) The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties.
   • 2003 July 9, Hobdbcgv, “The Prez - 2 wars, depression, lies, jail w/o trial ?”, in alt.politics.bush‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil.

   • 2005 June 22, Kevin V. Russell, “Re: Ten's exclusive with Wood.”, in aus.tv‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Who knows, he may just hit the jackpot with the US style legal system they are installing in Vietraq.

   • 2006 August 2, Righturds Doing More than Al Qaeda in Gutting America, “Re: Heat wave cooks local Jersey farmers' crops”, in alt.global-warming‎^[3] (Usenet):

     They know when they are paying record prices and can't afford the energy to pump water to irrigate wilting crops. They know whodunnit. Bush on bended knee has to go to China to borrow money to keep up the Vietraq War and mother hubbard's^[sic] cupboard is bare in washington^[sic] and getting bare in the heartland.

References

• America Goes to Vietraq