War is a "Sport"?

The expression has been used lately concerning war, "The gloves have come off." This refers to when boxers get angry and stop "playing the sport" of boxing, throw off the gloves, and take knuckles after the other guy's face and vital organs.

Since the biggest hinderance to war is politics/diplomacy, and since our military is run by civilian bureaucrats, war has become boxing. It has become a sport.

Rumsfeld and the military did the job in Iraq. A flare-up sparks in Fallujah and the politicians decide to talk. End of war. Let the boxing begin.

But when one boxer keeps his gloves on and the other guy uses bare knuckles, guess who loses?