Iraq beat Saudi Arabia to win the Asian cup. This remarkable victory is being lauded as “restoring national pride,” “uniting the country,” and creating “one Iraq.” This can not be good news for the Democrats who are invested in defeat.
As the LA Times points out:
In a few short weeks, the 15 young players have achieved what Iraq’s political and religious leaders have struggled to accomplish in four years of war: uniting their country and restoring a sense of national pride.
“We wish these players sat in the chairs of those politicians,” said Ali Mohsin, a Baghdad civil servant. “They did a marvel for us … making us happy together.”
Each improbable Iraq soccer victory has been met with an outpouring of joy, a rare feeling in this bloodied country. Thousands poured into the streets Wednesday when Iraq’s team edged South Korea to clinch a coveted spot in Sunday’s final against Saudi Arabia.
“From the north to the south and the east to the west, everyone was celebrating and chanting, ‘one Iraq,’ ” said Mohammed Khalaf, a former team captain and popular TV commentator who now directs the coverage of the state-run Iraqiya Sports Channel.
This victory for Iraq must be sending shivers down the spine of the defeatist Democrats who repeatedly claimed all was lost in a civil war. Their mantra of hopelessness rings hallow now. A simple, young soccer team managed to unite a country and restore some national pride. Iraqis do not feel they are losers or their country is worth giving up on. They never gave up.
This must be the worst news–winning–for Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and the other Democratic defeatists. Congratulations Iraq! Your victory was well deserved!
