Bush Campaign Ad w/ Iraqi Soccer team

[NJPaint]

Afterward, Sadir had a message for U.S. president George W. Bush, who is using the Iraqi Olympic team in his latest re-election campaign advertisements.

In those spots, the flags of Iraq and Afghanistan appear as a narrator says, "At this Olympics there will be two more free nations -- and two fewer terrorist regimes."

"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign," Sadir told SI.com through a translator, speaking calmly and directly. "He can find another way to advertise himself."

But they also find it offensive that Bush is using their team for his own gain when they do not support his administration's actions in Iraq. "My problems are not with the American people," says Iraqi soccer coach Adnan Hamad. "They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything. The American army has killed so many people in Iraq. What is freedom when I go to the [national] stadium and there are shootings on the road?"


"I want the violence and the war to go away from the city," says Sadir, 21. "We don't wish for the presence of Americans in our country. We want them to go away."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/olympics/2004/writers/08/19/iraq/index.html?cnn=yes

[Tunaman]

Well he does have a problem with the american people...namely me. We will leave when the job is done. What an ungrateful punk. I hope they win. If they don't, and they still had Sadam in there that soccer team might be in prison or something alot worse. Christ...we try to help them out and this is the thanks we get.

[-Carnifex-]

They have every right to feel that way.

[Rooster]

Wrong. But such is the mentallity of the Arab people. Which is why as long as there are Arabs, there will be a terrorist problem. They are too stupid to realize they were in a situation they could not control. They couldn't rise up against Sadam. They can't even control their own people now that he is gone.

It is unfortunate that all must be freed when a country is liberated, scum like this buffoon belongs in Uday's care. Its all he deserves.

[GT]

"They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything"

how many billions have we spent on building up Iraq? Destroying..... righttttt.....

[TDonovan]

He can go choke on it. We're there, taking care of business, and will leave when the job is done. Sometimes the right decisions are the most unpopular.

I support Bush, the troops, and the cause. Pending medical circumstances I hope to join the fight against terrorism.

[Warewolf50]

He can go choke on it. We're there, taking care of business, and will leave when the job is done. Sometimes the right decisions are the most unpopular.

I support Bush, the troops, and the cause. Pending medical circumstances I hope to join the fight against terrorism.

agreed, im sorry i dont think that is the shared oppinion of the entire team, sounds like they interviewed one guy who hates it and took that, if more peopel on the team felt liek that i have the feeling that more woulda been quoted.

[Machina123]

what

Wrong. But such is the mentallity of the Arab people. Which is why as long as there are Arabs, there will be a terrorist problem. They are too stupid to realize they were in a situation they could not control. They couldn't rise up against Sadam. They can't even control their own people now that he is gone.

It is unfortunate that all must be freed when a country is liberated, scum like this buffoon belongs in Uday's care. Its all he deserves.

what do you mean as long as there are arabs there will be a terrorists problem. thats racist. not all arabs are terrorist. a majority of terrorists may be arabic but that does not mean all arabs are terrorists. and of course they cant controll there own people, you cant destroy a commanding government (or dictatorship) and expect them to be able to run problem free in a few months, things like that take years.

[e mag]

Pending medical circumstances I hope to join the fight against terrorism.

How is destroying Iraq a fight against terrorism? The US military is destroying their country because the government thought Sadam was a threat because of all the weapons of mass destruction he did not have. They have every right to feel that way, thousands of innocent iraqis have been killed and so much has been destroyed. They quoted the coach and the star player, since when do journalists get a quote from every single player?

[NJPaint]

agreed, im sorry i dont think that is the shared oppinion of the entire team, sounds like they interviewed one guy who hates it and took that, if more peopel on the team felt liek that i have the feeling that more woulda been quoted.

Having friends over there, they say that it is hell on the ground, thankfully not where they are though (mostly bagdad). General Iraqi sentiment is, "thanks for getting rid of Saddam now get the f*** out of our country". It isn't just that one player. They don't want us there. They wanted to be freed not occupied. (not that I am for pulling out, we sorta owe it to them for bombing the crap out of everything.

[Rooster]

"The US military is destroying their country because the government thought Sadam was a threat because of all the weapons of mass destruction he did not have. They have every right to feel that way, thousands of innocent iraqis have been killed and so much has been destroyed. "

Incorrect. Iraq was invaded becuase the leader of their country violated the terms of his surrender to the US and the UN eleven years before. We enforced the terms of the original war. And the country hasn't been leveled. The damage done to Iraq is a joke when compared to the damage done to London, Berlin, and Japan. And last, I'd like to a see a tally of US caused deaths compared to people killed by suicide bombs. Then I'd like to see those two numbers combined and compared to the number of deaths Sadam himself caused.

The Iraqis clammoring for the US to leave are too stupid to understand what they are asking for. And we are supposed to leave people who live day to day in such ignorance in charge of a country?

[Rooster]

"what do you mean as long as there are arabs there will be a terrorists problem. thats racist. not all arabs are terrorist. a majority of terrorists may be arabic but that does not mean all arabs are terrorists. and of course they cant controll there own people, you cant destroy a commanding government (or dictatorship) and expect them to be able to run problem free in a few months, things like that take years."

Is it rasicst to say black men make the best wide recievers? A universal truth isn't rasicst. And no where did I say all terrorists are Arab. I said as long as there are Arabs, there will be a terrorist problem. By a great percentage they are uneducated, religiously fanatical, and completely and hopelessly ignorant. You can of course say the same of any other race or region, but the percentages are not nearly the same.

There is a reason they look twice at Arab men entering the country, and its not because they are unliked. Its because the law of averages says you have more to worry about with them.

[-Carnifex-]

Arabs are evil.

We know what's best for them.

Though they don't ask for help, we'll invade, but not allow them to voice opinions against us.

If you're a Liberal you're not better than the the terrorists; you hate America.

Republicans, regardless of their actions are always better than Liberals.

The Liberal Media that no one really has proven to exist, fabricated the ideas that Iraq had WMDs and that Saddam was a threat, because Republicans are always right.

<3 the Patriot Act!

Fighting terrorism is best done with armies and "smart bombs" rather than covert ops.


This is what we can expect from this thread, sure we'll get the BS Liberal taglines, but this board members and most importantly, MODs, are Republican.

[Rooster]

"Republicans, regardless of their actions are always better than Liberals. "

Truer words have never been spoken.

You are either on the Right, or you are wrong.

[-Carnifex-]

"what do you mean as long as there are arabs there will be a terrorists problem. thats racist. not all arabs are terrorist. a majority of terrorists may be arabic but that does not mean all arabs are terrorists. and of course they cant controll there own people, you cant destroy a commanding government (or dictatorship) and expect them to be able to run problem free in a few months, things like that take years."

Is it rasicst to say black men make the best wide recievers? A universal truth isn't rasicst. And no where did I say all terrorists are Arab. I said as long as there are Arabs, there will be a terrorist problem. By a great percentage they are uneducated, religiously fanatical, and completely and hopelessly ignorant. You can of course say the same of any other race or region, but the percentages are not nearly the same.

There is a reason they look twice at Arab men entering the country, and its not because they are unliked. Its because the law of averages says you have more to worry about with them.

"Is it rasicst to say black men make the best wide recievers?" by this are you saying the Arabs are genetically coded to be terrorists?

Fact is that religious Arabs are no worse than Christians. We can definitely look throughout history and see this.


It's easy for you and I to say that these deaths are acceptable in ridding a country of a dictator who was a threat to his people (Do not read American), because we are on the other side.

Nonetheless, I think we can all agree that this war could have been handled much, much better, but wasn't.