Why the phrase ‘war on terrorism’ is ill thought

Phil Gurski writes that while the Somali government should pursue terror group Al Shabaab and kill, arrest, or try as many members as it can, he advises caution in 'resorting to martial language, even if there is clearly a role for the military in counter terrorism.'
Soldiers belonging to the Burundian contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia march on the Al Shabab held town of Ragaele in the Hiraan region of Somalia in 2014.

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