The metaphor of "the fabric of Iraqi social/political stability has been abraded" would have been far more comforting than "the thin eggshell of Iraqi social/political stability has been cracked."
Unfortunately, both are overly optimistic assessments of the situation and discomfort is the appropriate response to assessing what is happening in Iraq.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Humpty Dumpty Casualty in Iraq
The metaphor of "the fabric of Iraqi social/political stability has been abraded" would have been far more comforting than "the thin eggshell of Iraqi social/political stability has been cracked."
Unfortunately, both are overly optimistic assessments of the situation and discomfort is the appropriate response to assessing what is happening in Iraq.
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