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August 11, 2005

Iraq: Our own Kobayashi Maru

For those geeky enough to get Kobayashi Maru without explanation, I salute you. Live long and prosper, baby. And skip the next few sentences.

For those that aren't Trekkie, Kobayashi Maru is from the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It is the name of a simulated training exercise in which cadets are presented with an unwinnable scenario.

Iraq is fast becoming the Kobayashi Maru for the United States. If we stay, suicide terrorism will continue to rise. If we go, the civil war is practically inevitable. The efforts at an Iraqi constitution are very unlikely to reach consensus as well.

Over at Middle Earth Journal, Ron Beasley has a more detailed post on the Iraqi forecast. It's a hellish set of problems that didn't have to happen.

Posted by Carla at August 11, 2005 10:05 AM