These Colors Won't Run... Afghanistan

This construction of "run" had never occurred to me before. Rather reminds me of the other construction of "Operation Enduring Freedom", the official name of the invasion of Afghanistan --- to endure means to suffer. And, I saw a similarly subversive and humorous construction recently:

The government official asks, "Do you advocate the overthrow of the US government by force or violence?"

"Hmmm... Well, not violence, so I suppose I have to choose force then."

These Colors Won't Run... Afghanistan
Mar 25, 2009
By Norman Solomon
http://www.zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3814