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Single Combat!
My readers are geniuses. They would have this debate sorted in no time, even if it took the Thunderdome:
Maybe we could handle it another way, taking a clue from classic Greek warfare and playing to the President's interests. We get the best COIN basketball player and match them against the best CT dude and winner gets to make the call on CT or COIN for the rest of this Presidential term. We get a quick and final decision and the WP can have a twofer writing Afghanistan and the President's latest basketball team(s) in the same story. We have Ex, Col Gentile and Charles Barkley do the TV color. Pay per view bonanza.
Meanwhile, staying on the same subject, I read this yesterday and thought it pretty smart.
Barkley is the "Round Mound
Barkley is the "Round Mound of Rebound" so we are going to need basketball nicknames for AM and Col. Gentile
I'd contend that a boxing
I'd contend that a boxing match would be better suited for this. The CT boxer would go for a knockout blow while the COIN boxer would be more of an out-fighter, trying to outlast the CT guy.
"Population-centric
"Population-centric Rope-a-Dope"?
Actually I'd hope the CT guy would go straight below the belt...
Unfortunately, the COIN guy
Unfortunately, the COIN guy isn't allowed to shoot and the CT guy has to wear a blindfold. And every time he makes a basket or fouls the other dude, someone else joins the COIN guy's team. Except they're not allowed to shoot either. But with a high-priced roster of really tall dudes and the other team unable to see, surely the COIN folks can win just by playing for so long that the other guys rip off their masks and quit!
Oh yeah, and the CT guy is obviously a ninja, if that changes anything.
(It's been a long day.)
How about we use the math
How about we use the math with the basketball analogy. The COIN guys get 5 players and the CT guys get two.
I love it, Gulliver! Classic
I love it, Gulliver! Classic and hilarious!
In Sydney I get all of your
In Sydney I get all of your 'end of the day/its been a long day' comments at the start of my working day - so cheers, its a great way to start mine.
CT guy is obviously a ninja. Ha!
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