Quagmire

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quagmire is an English noun, derived from "quake" + "mire", meaning literally "shaky, miry ground." (See swamp.) It is frequently used metaphorically to describe military campaigns characterized by small hope of victory, poorly-defined objectives and/or no clear exit strategy. Its use in political debate emerged during the Vietnam War. More recent users of the term may choose it specifically to allude to the Vietnam conflict. Many opponents of the Iraq war refer to the conflict as a quagmire.
Joshua Quagmire (or JQ) is an American cartoonist, best known for Cutey Bunny.
Quagmire McDuck is a minor character in Walt Disney comic books, a distant ancestor of Scrooge McDuck.
Glenn Quagmire is a character from the animated television sitcom Family Guy.
Quagmire is the setting for Ben Dunn's Ninja high school comics, and the title of two mini-series spun off from them.
Quagmire is the name of the 22nd episode in the 3rd season of the television drama, The X-Files.
The Quagmire Triplets from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: Duncan, Isadora and Quigley.