You hear a lot of talk these days about Israel and Iran, and who's going to attack first, etc, etc. It's a very interesting geopolitical situation, and one that reminds me a lot of playing the board game Risk.
Just like in Risk, you have two countries on the verge of some sort of war. Each has its allies, who have their own interests at stake. And just like the game, there are very serious negotiations taking place leading up to whatever actions occur.
This got me thinking about a potentially interesting event that we could inject into our own political process. I think I speak for most political junkies when I say that we're all growing a little weary of these endless primary debates. When candidates are arguing about who's going to build a moon colony first, you know they're running out of material.
That's why I suggest that, in lieu of more debates, the candidates should all play a televised game of Risk. By pitting them against each other in a game of global domination, we would learn far more about their foreign policy and strategic methods than we ever could from debate talking points. We wouldn't have to watch the entire five hour game; they could get Stuart Scott to just give us the highlights later that night on SportsCenter.
And if they play the new-and-improved Risk: 2210 A.D., they can even colonize the moon. I think I know Newt Gingrich's strategy already.
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