dispatches from TJICistan

http://instapundit.com/archives2/007714….

“Iraq completed one of sport’s great fairytales by beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Asian Cup final on Sunday to provide a rare moment for celebration in their war-torn homeland. The Saudis had been bidding to become the first four-times winners of the tournament but Iraq, riding a wave of global sentiment, upset the hot-favourites for a rare slice of sporting glory.”

And Omar writes: “I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said that today has been as exciting as one of those election days in Baghdad. Our national soccer team is playing for the Asian cup for the first time in its history. By comparison this is as if the American team is playing for the cup of Copa America against the team of Brazil or Argentina!…”

Wow, it would be that exciting?!?!?

Actually, for all I know, we may have done that last week, or next week.

Fer’ners are so funny with their enthusiasm for that kicking-the-ball-around-in-the-dirt game.

And. Also:

Omar’s analogies need work.

To be fair, it’s a hard analogy to make – being the richest country and sole hyperpower on the planet, it’s a rare goal that you can mention that we’ve set for ourselves and haven’t yet achieved (“cities on the moon” would be one, if anyone cared), and even rarer to have a goal expressed as a comparison against some other country that we haven’t achieved.

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