Well, at least...No!

Now I know that I have been rather negative about Iraq here at Craigorian Chant what with all the death and the fact we seem to have lost 9 billion in reconstruction money. But I do have some good news to report. The Iraqi soccer team has scored two major upsets in the Olympics and made the quarterfinals. Bush has run a commercial boosting the fact that Iraq and Afghanistan are competing as "democracies." The Iraqi soccer team is pissed at Bush.

"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign," Sadir told SI.com through a translator, speaking calmly and directly. "He can find another way to advertise himself."

Manajid, 22, who nearly scored his own goal with a driven header on Wednesday, hails from the city of Fallujah. He says coalition forces killed Manajid's cousin, Omar Jabbar al-Aziz, who was fighting as an insurgent, and several of his friends. In fact, Manajid says, if he were not playing soccer he would "for sure" be fighting as part of the resistance.

The Iraqi-American community has also soured on the occupation.

Chanting "Get out of Najaf, get out of Iraq," Iraqi-Americans assembled Friday to protest fighting in the Islamic holy city and demand sooner-than-scheduled elections in their native country.

"Stop the guns from talking and let's negotiate!" Imam Husham Al-Husainy, leader of the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center, shouted through a bullhorn while leading 50 men and boys as young as 5 in the peaceable, hour-long demonstration

So when someone says "Well, in Iraq, at least we..." You can cut them off with a firm "No!" even before you hear what they have to say. It will be wrong I'm certain.