Had lunch with Babbs at U-Cafe this afternoon and after being joined by Sharon, Jill, Kyle and Amit, we started playing FMK outside on the benches. For starters, the game goes like this. The FMK stands for "Fuck, Marry, Kill." Sounds intriguing already eh? Basically, you give a person three people of the opposite sex and they have to say which one they would Marry, which one they would Kill, etc. Anyways, we ended up playing for an hour or two. I've never indulged in FMK before so it was a pretty funny and interesting experience. It's a cruel game in a way but it's hilarious at the same time.



Last night at Jill and Palak's, we were talking about the Middle East and which countries were likely to take sides in a war. Their roommate, Aneeshi (?) said that Pakistan would allow the US to use their land for military operations if the US helped Pakistan take control of Kashmir (which is a beautiful, predominantly Muslim part of India). The US has traditionally backed India but Pakistan could be needed for the US to launch a ground attack on Afghanistan. Pakistan also apparently might hold sway with China so the US might need Pakistan. Afghanistan and Pakistan are allies but i guess Pakistan is leveraging their power right now to get what they want. Regardless of how things turn out, it's so confusing to figure out who is with who that a world war seems inevitable. Bush has already said that American lives will be lost and that he will use all possible force. Analysts say that Afghanistan has one of the most difficult terrains on which to fight a war. The terrorists held a conference and declared a jihad on Israel and the United States so that in itself is scary. The more i learn about the situation, the more i fear a total collapse of peace and civility, especially in the Middle East. Obviously the crazy part is that this war will result in terrorist attacks on our own home turf.