victory in iraq (soccer)
Reuters reported that thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to celebrate a victory.
OK, it was a soccer game. But what a game it was in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reported Reuters:
Iraq completed one of sport’s great fairytales by beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Asian Cup final on Sunday to provide a rare moment for celebration in their war-torn homeland.
The Saudis had been bidding to become the first four-times winners of the tournament but Iraq, riding a wave of global sentiment, upset the hot-favourites for a rare slice of sporting glory.
“This is not just about football … this is more important than that,” Iraq’s Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira told a news conference.
“This has brought great happiness to a whole country. This is not about a team, this is about human beings.”
Look at those faces. Tell me how you can condemn to genocide these people.
As the New York Times has. As Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois has.
Cutting and running and letting al-Qaeda overrun the people of Iraq would be worse than cutting and running and allowing the Republic of Vietnam to be overrun, which resulted in at least 165,000 deaths in concentration — “re-education” — camps for American friends and the slaughter of 2 million people in the killing fields of Cambodia.
Chickenhawk? Better that than a Genocide Accomplice.