Iraqi soccer team pissed at Bush campaign ads

[quaoar]

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

PATRAS, Greece -- Iraqi midfielder Salih Sadir scored a goal here on Wednesday night, setting off a rousing celebration among the 1,500 Iraqi soccer supporters at Pampeloponnisiako Stadium. Though Iraq -- the surprise team of the Olympics -- would lose to Morocco 2-1, it hardly mattered as the Iraqis won Group D with a 2-1 record and now face Australia in the quarterfinals on Sunday.

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."

[LittleApple81]

1. Wow!!! I like those Iraqis! Good for them!!! Go Iraq soccer team! n/t

[rsmith6621]

2. Guess Dumbya

Dont you just love how sensitive GWB is???????

Dont ya love how arrogant Mr Bush is??????/

Why I guess Mr Bush figured they (the Iraqys) owe him biggie.

A couple of my favoite qoutes........

"There was no immediate response from the Bush campaign on the criticism from the Iraqis"

and......


They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything," he said. "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?"


Sounds like they really like Dumbya

[redandstinky]

3. Another version of this story here:

http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/248/1/32/