I was sure that it was "Infinite Justice." The answer: "Enduring Freedom"
I know what they mean by "Enduring Freedom," but literally, the first definitions of the word endure (see http://m-w.com/dictionary/enduring)
1 : to undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in : SUFFER
2 : to regard with acceptance or tolerance
...essentially we expect the Afghanis to suffer through the "freedom" we've forced upon them.
Despite the mockery of my trivia teammates, I was not just confusing some codename from a Rambo movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom
It was previously planned to have been called "Operation Infinite Justice," but this phrase had previously been restricted to the description of God (among followers of several faiths), and it is believed to have been changed to avoid offense to Muslims.[1]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1563722.stm
The US has changed the code name of its military build-up to respond to suicide attacks in New York and Washington two weeks ago - to sidestep objections in the Muslim world.
What had been dubbed "Operation Infinite Justice" is now to be known by the less controversial name "Operation Enduring Freedom".
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