Fans of the novel Catch-22 recognize the character Milo Minderbinder as the one who specialized in the black market in illegal goods of World War II; trading goods amorally, with the "enemy" and allies equally; whose first loyalty was to making a buck, regardless of which side was making the deal, or even which product provided the profit. This seems to be the most appropriate metaphor with which to frame the context for the grand larceny being committed, IMO, under the auspices of the self-styled "Iraq Study Group."
  The options in Iraq are obvious even to beginning students of chess--the military situation in Iraq is at a stalemate. (Unless W. decides to drop nuclear weapons on insurgents and masses of more-or-less innocent civilians). But the commercial media reports also ignore (Jump!)