Monday, September 07, 2009

ElBaradei Says I.A.E.A. Is in ‘Stalemate’ With Iran - NYTimes.com

ElBaradei Says I.A.E.A. Is in ‘Stalemate’ With Iran - NYTimes.com

A stalemate occurs when the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and has no legal moves - Chess.
The analogy fails here, because:
  1. There are no overriding rules that both the IAEA and Iran have agreed to 'play' under.
  2. Iran has (or will shortly obtain) the material it needs to complete a bomb.
  3. The IAEA lacks both the capability and the will to compel compliance.
A better analogy is that we are in the endgame portion, with Iran clearly in control of the board.
 

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