Friedman Unit

A Friedman Unit (F.U.), or just "Friedman," is a measure of time equal to six months. It is most commonly used when discussing the war in Iraq. It is used by bloggers (mostly liberal bloggers) to mock the cavalier attitudes of pundits and politicians.

The term was coined by blogger Duncan Black in response to this statement by Thomas Friedman:

This was not the first time Friedman had made such a prediction, nor was he the only one making it. Black wrote a post in response to Friedman's pronouncement which featured the first instance of the phrase:

Links

 * The Friedman Unit article at dKosopedia, featuring a list of examples from 2003-2007.