I always saw Iraq as a hornet's nest
And used that analogy often as the drumbeat of war was on.
Ugly and mean and dangerous, but ALL IN ONE PIECE.
You could keep your eyes on it, and destroy it all at once if you HAD to.
Taking a baseball bat to it, then going in and trying to rebuild it after removing the Queen,............well, you get my picture.
Gotta love the Orkin Man though, sharp as a wit.