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Another Name for President

The term, Conotocarious,
Iroquois for "Town Destroyer,"
Was the hate nickname given thus
To George Washington, to refer
To his ordering the complete
Destruction of every town
Of the Iroquois; to defeat
All their nations and keep them down.
Washington's orders were obeyed.
Most of Iroquois were wiped out.
But their term,"Town Destroyer," stayed
Through history to be about -

Every U.S. President.
That's still what "Town Destroyer" meant.