They are true Olympians, and they speak out.

[trinityvixen]

"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign. He can find another way to advertise himself."
-Salih Sadir, midfielder on Iraq's Olympic men's soccer team

Does Dubya just not get it? He can't say, "Oh, look how I've saved these men who are so good they're poised to win gold in Athens." Truthfully, as disgusting as it is, under Saddam, a good team would have been well-funded, built up as being evidence of Iraqi survival despite the cruel sanctions of the West, and they probably still would have won. Instead, they are a team representing an underdog war-torn nation, and they are loved in spite of our president, not there because of him.

It does make you pause, though, doesn't it? Bush wants to use the Iraq team to show what a good guy he is for determining how Iraq will be run. If Saddam were still in power, he'd be doing the same thing. Makes you think, don't it?

Comments

[teneda.livejournal.com]

"Makes you think, don't it?"

What, about the duplicity that seems to come from leaders?

What I find funny is that a majority of the world's leaders have some kind of legal background, most of the time, they were lawyers before achieving office. One of the major things you learn as a lawyer: How to argue both sides while seeming to take the high ground either way.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Bush made it through law school? Huh. I wonder if I knew that then thought it was too unlikely and forgot...

[viridian.livejournal.com]

I don't think he did, actually.

[teneda.livejournal.com]

I didn't say that he made it through (or even attended) law school. I'm just pointing out the fact that most political leaders do, and that one of their main lessons is doublespeak and spin.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

See, my cousin faulted me for not knowing enough about Kerry. Clearly, I need to read up more on Bush. Though that will just make me mad.

Hey! anyone see Kerry on The Daily Show!? He was soooo smiley!

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

Well if you want to catch your cousin off guard, ask her if she knows Bush's position on Native Rights & Sovereignty (Kerry actually has a position on this topic and I have yet to see anything from the Bush platform on this issue).

If you want to read more about Kerry's position on this checkout: Kerry makes whistle-stop pledges to Southwest. It's a good overview on his platform toward native american affairs.