War and Sports

[selenite0]

Okay, I'm a wargamer as a hobby. I recognize there's a lot of athletic competition metaphors that work well with war. And game theory has lots of applications to war.

But I still find it very strange that the NY Times is putting Iraq war news on the sports page.

BTW, read the article. Good account of US troops working with the new Iraqi forces.

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[phanatic.livejournal.com]

Good account of US troops working with the new Iraqi forces.

That's probably why it's buried on the sports page.

... "KICKING THE SNOT OUT OF US"

[p-o-u-n-c-e-r.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that had the NTY found that the US routinely won their competitions with the Iraqis, this little feature would NOT have gotten published.

But since it shows the US military simply can't consistantly win against the "heart" of the Iraqis, even though we have fancy running shoes and they run barefoot -- even though we are bigger and stronger and better trained they still win -- well then the sports story becomes the prophetic parable of the entire situation.

At least, in the New York Times.