In Which I Mangle a Metaphor

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The initial shock-and-awe campaign is over, the MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner has been flown, and I am now in Day 2 of the long, grinding insurgency. My head's stuffed up and every half hour or so I cough up a new batch of casualties. I expect combat operations to continue through the rest of the week, possibly concluding earlier if I'm lucky.