JaBbA's Hut

Upon the leaking of the memo where Donald Rumsfeld, Mr. "We are winning the war on terror" himself, says 'Is our current situation such that "the harder we work, the behinder we get"?...it will be a long, hard slog'

When questioned by reporters about his characterization of the war as a "long hard slog", Rummy stated "It all depends on what the meaning of the word 'slog' is". According to his dictionary, slog means 'taking the fight to the enemy'.

Really.

slog  (slg) v.slogged,slog·ging,slogs v.intr. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin. v.tr. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance. To strike with heavy blows. n. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields. [Perhaps alteration of slug3.] sloggern.