Wrong move on two counts. Never root against the human spirit. And in this case, never root for the Saudis, victory to them will just make cash move faster to the Wahabists in terror operations in Iraq, and elsewhere. Not to mention the control over mosques in the U.S.
So stay with us and enjoy victory.
“This is not just about football... this is more important than that,” Iraq’s Brazilian coach
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Jonnelle Marte / The Detroit News
DEARBORN -- There's partying in the streets of Dearborn today, as joyful Iraqi-Americans, who've not had much to cheer in recent years, celebrate Iraq's first Asian Cup soccer championship.
People waving Iraqi flags poured onto Warren Avenue -- the main street of Dearborn's Arab community -- on bikes, on foot, and in cars. Underdog Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia to clinch its first Asian Cup soccer championship today.
"We've had so little to celebrate for the past four or five years that something like this is great," said 19-year-old Murtatha Zalzala.
"This is more of a political victory, not just a game," added his mother, Najwa Aljawad, a professor of Arabic studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
"It shows that Iraqis are stubborn, very persistent and that they are alive."
You are right. They just need to exercise some impulse control with their AKs.