probably not a literal quagmire in the sense of......

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Publius — 6/27/2004 3:02:21 PM (archived)

a soft, wet, miry land which yields under foot. In this arid land this probably doesn't happen.

But the metaphorical sense, a position of difficulty, stepping in deep doo-doo, yeah, you better believe it.

If these captors are executed, we will try to put the spin on it that now Muslim is killing Muslim. They will spin back it is Arabs killing Turks.

In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye said, "it doesn't matter if the pitcher hits the stone, or the stone hits the pitcher. It's not going to be good for the pitcher."

It's not gonna be good for those Turkish captors either.

Publius

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The quagmire continues - Donald - 6/27/2004 4:14:53 AM
- You desperately wish, even as you ignore everything else. good luck. (n/t) - ebnelson - 6/27/2004 1:29:56 PM
- Is Iraq a quagmire for Turkey now? Am I missing something? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/27/2004 4:44:33 AM
  - Yeah, you are. (And welcome back. :-)) - Bowser - 6/27/2004 2:47:50 PM
    - Turkey may not have had these fears if they had allowed the 4th ID to come down from the north. - RobVG - 6/27/2004 3:53:07 PM
      - Would have been the same problem. - Bowser - 6/27/2004 9:49:19 PM
        
        Not exactly. - RobVG - 7/5/2004 1:36:52 PM
        
        Maybe. - RobVG - 6/27/2004 11:31:36 PM
    - probably not a literal quagmire in the sense of...... - Publius - 6/27/2004 3:02:21 PM

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