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Сочи 2014 (Winter Olympics Thread)
GarandMarine:
Well.
It's one of the most liberal countries in the Middle East. Which means it still makes Texas look like California. If she gets thrown out or threatened maybe Jordan can take her in. That's about as "Western" Liberal as you get in that part of the world as I recall. (purely anecdotal, I have a very good friend who lives in Jordan, if you ever want to see the verbal equivalent of a 10 round boxing match with no winner, give me booze, her caffeine and mention Israel.)
94ssd:
Heard a great quote in news coverage of the story in response to some minister's comment that the photos are bad for Lebanon's image. Basically saying "why does this picture matter, don't you think that sectarian violence being a daily fact of life is worse for our image?"
jwhouk:
You could say the same for gang warfare and gun violence in the US, but still.
...and that's where I'm going to stop that.
USA put a beat-down on Slovakia in men's hockey yesterday. Given that team USA is pretty much an NHL All-Star squad, it's not too surprising.
GarandMarine:
Heh. That's kinda why I like watching US Olympic Men's hockey. It IS an NHL dream team roster for the most part. Ditto the Canadians. So sure it's a bit like throwing the other nation's teams to the lions, but you know, blood sport's entertaining.
jwhouk:
I won't speak of the women's tournament. That's essentially a two-team show.
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