We all know about IRAC, your essential tool for scoring well on law school exams. But you can also use this tool to analyze current events. Let’s apply IRAC to the War on Terrorism.

Issue: War on Terrorism.
Rule: Only go to war when absolutely necessary.
Analysis: No legitimate reason to go to war.
Conclusion: End the war in IRAC!

For further commentary on IRAC, see 7 Rich. J. Global L.& Bus. 1 (2008)