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Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving lethal force.〔Noah, Timothy, "(Birth of a Washington Word )", ''Slate'', Nov. 20, 2002. Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 "Kinetic" was used as a euphemism for military action in ''Bush at War'' (2002) by Bob Woodward.〔 (In this reference, the author, Timothy Noah, writes that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld used the words "kinetic" and "non-kinetic" all the time.) "Kinetic military action" was used by White House aide Ben Rhodes on March 23, 2011 to describe U.S. military action in Libya: This use was noted by news media: "'Kinetic military action' is still hell"〔"('Kinetic military action' is still hell )", ''New York Post'', March 26, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 and "Kinetic Military Action No More".〔Goldberg, Jonah, "(Kinetic Military Action No More )", March 24, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.〕 U.S. Department of Defense used "kinetic operations" on a webpage about "Operation Inherent Resolve". It contained an interactive graphic titled "AIRSTRIKES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA" and captioned "... operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on Aug. 8, 2014 ...".〔"(OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE )". Original publication date August 14, 2014, updated January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.〕 February 11, 2015 President Obama used "kinetic strike" in a letter to Congress. He wanted, among other things, Congress to "authorize the use of U.S. forces (ISIL ) in ... () missions to enable kinetic strikes".〔"(Letter from the President -- Authorization for the Use of United States Armed Forces in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant )". February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.〕 The phrase was not used in the draft resolution proposed to Congress.〔"(Joint Resolution )". February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.〕 The phrase is now also commonly used as a contrast to cyber warfare. ==See also== * Newspeak * War * Kinetic bombardment * Kinetic energy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kinetic military action」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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