[F14 Pilot]

PING!

[Mo1]

Iraq's footballers once lived in fear of Uday Hussein, the son of toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, who used to beat the soles of their feet or throw them in prison for slip-ups on the pitch.

How soon some forget .. That or this guy complaining is new to the team

[Dolphy]

Thanks for the ping. I was very disappointed when I read their remarks so at least this offers a bit of perspective if not any clarification from the players themselves.

[Terabitten]

Odd, since by the report I heard, the Iraqi team got flown out of Baghdad on American military aircraft to even BE at the Olympics.

[ClancyJ]

Of course, no comprehension of WHY we would free their country, why our men worked their hearts out to bring them electricity, water, food, and why OUR BLOOD was shed for the ingrates to hate us.

Do those people have any comprehension of love, honor, respect, and the right of a nation to defend itself against a dictator that wants to use WMD?

All I see of them is that they hate. Hate the ones that bring them freedom, laugh when those fighting for their freedom are killed, and that they honor any murdering slime dictator or terrorist.

I am highly disappointed in them and I no longer wish to see the Iraqis win in the Olympics. They can get to work to pay us for the money we spent rebuilding their country and their schools. Let them mount their own tanks to keep the would-be dictators from mowing down their children.