Iraq Is No Quagmire

Quagmire seems to be the word prefered by most lefty bloggers when referring to Iraq and they are just plain wrong. From my life line www.m-w.com.

Main Entry: quag·mire
Pronunciation: 'kwag-"mI(-&)r, 'kwäg-
Function: noun
1 : soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
2 : a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position : PREDICAMENT

That's like referring to bubonic plague as acne or a fourteen car pile-up as a fender bender. Folks this is no "predicament".

Iraq isn't "difficult", its impossible.
Iraq isn't "precarious", its hopeless.
Iraq isn't "entrapping", its a bear trap.

Iraq is an apocalypse, calamity, débâcle, or tragedy, but hardly a "predicament".

May I suggest we all retire "quagmire" for the duration?

Hey, ya like the pretentious use of the word débâcle rather than the pedestrian debacle? I think it adds a certain je ne sais quoi. Oops, more pretention.