Iranian Judo: When in doubt, chicken out

[AL P]

I got a big kick out of this. Maybe the US athletes should refuse to play against the Iranians?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/olympics/judo/wires/08/14/2080.ap.me.spt.oly.jud.iran.withdrawal/index.html

[11B2V_Mike]

For a country that dislikes Israel as much as they do, you'd think Iran would be first in line wanting to whip their ass and give them a shaming. It would be priceless to see Israel kick some non-approving muslim tail.

[AL P]

You are thinking about it all wrong. The reason they wouldn't fight is because the implications for a loss are too much to bear. If the Israeli wins then it kind of puts a damper on their whole line of bullshit hate speech against the Jews. You know, the bullshit where the Muslims are the righteous and the Jews are sons of dogs. Imagine what would happen when the Iranian got his ass beat the fuck down....

[46Tbird]

That story tells the Jew/Muslim relationship in a nutshell.

The Israelis will stomp their ass and they know it, so they run like cowards and talk shit. Then the Muslims call running away like a little girl a 'brave decision'.



'nuff said

[talisman]

Thats just pathetic.

[black01gt]

It would have been nice to keep this hatred shit out of the Olympics but, I guess when it is at a saturation point there is nothing you can do.
Yes, I think a lack of confidence is what drove the Iranians decision. They should not be eligible for any other events, and should not be invited back to future Olympics.