:Actually, it is almost entirely the US military using that phrase.  There are few instances of British military using it, and none of any other coalition member.  Again, let's be honest.  And please leave the "sovereign Iraqi government" issue to the side; they are also fighting the occupation.  We've already had that discussion.  It is moronic to insist on normalizing such Orwellian euphemisms when they aren't even used by the mainstream media.  On another note, please stop changing the foreign fighters paragraph to an inferior version  why would you change Pentagon to "non-independent" except to be intentionally vague?  Please discuss major changes in talk.