For the formal name of this "operation", "tail wag dog", whatever it is, you'd think they'd steer clear of any words

[paleotn]

that begin with E. Given recent history, anyone with sense would for obvious reasons. But oh no. Operation Epic Fury? Really? How quickly that morphed into Operation Epstein Fury. I blind person could have seen that coming.

Perhaps they're channeling the long dead and equally dumb Pentagon guys who came up with Operation ORTSAC during the Cuban Missile Crises in '62. The proposed invasion of Cuba. Yes, the operational name was Castro spelled backwards. Ugh!

[struggle4progress]

1. I'll never remember it. What was it, again? Operation Epstein Furry?

[jls4561]

2. And remember the original name for W's war was Operation Iraqi Liberation. Then someone abbreviated it.

[usonian]

3. Epstein?

Enlist
Poor
Suckers and losers
To
Eliminate
Iran's
Nukes

and by the way ...