The Nontransitive Paradox

The Iraqi people could not defeat Saddam.

Saddam could not defeat the U. S.

The U. S. cannot defeat the Iraqi people.

Strange, isn't it? It gets especially interesting when you compare the situation to those "Hitler supported gun control" bumper stickers. Saddam let the Iraqis have plenty of guns. Mysteriously, the easy availability of guns didn't enable the Iraqis to overthrow Saddam. The U.S. has now imposed gun control on Iraq, but that doesn't slow down the insurgency.