"Quagmire"
Quagmire:
Pronunciation (kwgmr, kwg-) noun
1. Land with a soft muddy surface.
2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.
Seems like a perfectly appropriate term to me.
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Quagmire:
Pronunciation (kwgmr, kwg-) noun
1. Land with a soft muddy surface.
2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.