2 posts tagged “iraqi”

I’ve only seen a little about this in the MSM, but Anita McNaught’s report for the Murdoch Press on post-soccer win Iraq is significant. The comment toward the end of the segment from one Iraqi fan, that the soccer team has done more to unite the country than the Iraqi politicians, sounds right to me.

   Like I said, unity is the will of the Iraqi people. Like all people, they want a chance to achieve their dreams. What a pity that certain institutions and terrorists prevent that.

I’m glad the Iraqi football team won the Asian Cup against three-time champions Saudi Arabia—a team filled with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds. It’s made the news positively on al-Jazeera where they’ve painted a picture of celebration. This victory is sweet, because these days Uday Hussein isn’t running the team, so the players played without threat of torture or death.
   It’s a sign of what everyday people—not politicians, not the US Government, not the terrorists, not the media—want in Iraq. And that’s to live their lives and pursue their dreams, and be happy for their own country. Respect to the Iraqi people.