[expatpat]

Chess is a local battle, Go is a world war.

[thecodont]

How many here have read the book “The Post-American World” by Farheed Zakaria? Wasn’t BO photographed holding a copy of that book? Supposing he has read it, what in that book is informing him?

[antidisestablishment]

I think most conservatives give Obama way too much credit. He is nowhere near the strategist that Go requires. At most, he is a willing tool. The Go analogy is good, but remember, the larger the board; the more opportunity for both sides.

Ultimately, I think the Go analogy best represents the tendency toward factionalism and secession. We are engaged in endless "triple ko's" while we surrender territory wholesale. However, even if one side "wins," the other retains its own territory.