George F. Will: Iraq ‘victory’ rests on Iraq Study Group decision for more troops
JAMES BAKER almost smiled. When the poker-faced co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group heard a commentator, who had been invited to advise the group, say that America’s aim must be “victory,” Baker’s stony visage betrayed the bitter amusement that the word “victory” now occasions.Save
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Poker argot:
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
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