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2003-05-17 Iraq

Soccerâs Return to Baghdad Offers 90 Minutes of Escape

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-17 01:00 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Or Cricket. That would certainly help deal with Iraqis who have too much time on their hands.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-05-17 01:17:04|| 2003-05-17 01:17:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I was watching Fox last night and they had a feature about this Shiite muslim woman. Tall, dark and beautiful: talking about religion and women's rights.

Now I am not feminist, but I hope women like her have a say in the future of Iraq.

Posted by badanov 2003-05-17 07:02:06|| [www.rkka.org] 2003-05-17 07:02:06|| Front Page Top

#3 badanov: arm them and put them in the police force.

who would be more loyal, given a sense of independance and a steady paycheck with which to support themselves

They'd have everything to lose if the Islamofascists won.

Their allegance would be to a new democratic, civil-rights based Iraq where women had freedom and the mullahs had nothing but their mosques.

Posted by Anon1 2003-05-17 10:17:39|| 2003-05-17 10:17:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I played soccer with the Panamanians when I was stationed down there in the late 1960's, and with the local Germans when I lived on the economy in Germany in the 1970's - before my back problems forced me to quit. Those people take the game seriously, with a capital "S"! Let a few of the Army units set up a "peewee" soccer league, provide shoes and uniforms, provide a playing field free of mines, and they'll be our friends for life! Baseball and football may be nice, but soccer is an alternate religion!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-17 12:06:28|| 2003-05-17 12:06:28|| Front Page Top

#5 OP, excellent idea. You're right, soccer is the official alternate religion in most parts of the world. Youth soccer sponsored by the US/UK forces would be a major PR score. Do it quietly and make it look as though "hey, we like soccer too, we're just trying to help out a little", and local noses won't get out of joint.

Posted by Steve White 2003-05-17 12:15:16|| 2003-05-17 12:15:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Cricket? Do we want to lose the country!? The war was to remake Iraq in our image, that means it's time for baseball. Case in point, Japan.

Posted by Brian 2003-05-17 20:08:17|| 2003-05-17 20:08:17|| Front Page Top

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