Uh-Oh Democrats, Your Dreams of Failure in Iraq Are Fading

In Iraq, Singing for a Chance at Hope and Glory
TV Reality Shows Offer Rare 'Breath of Fresh Air'

By Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, September 1, 2006; Page A01

BAGHDAD -- In the basement of the heavily guarded Babylon Hotel, on a low, black stage lit up like an operating room, contestant No. 65 was having a bad day. In the morning, Yasser Ibrahim, 22, had passed checkpoints and closed roads, armed soldiers and traffic jams, traveling two hours on a trip that normally takes 15 minutes.

When he arrived, he found dozens of young Iraqis, neatly dressed like him, lining up for a dream that has become ever so elusive in Iraq.

"Fame. I hope for fame," gushed Raghad Laith, 16, looking fabulous in a long, black dress, high-heeled shoes with dazzling rhinestones, red lipstick and green eye shadow. "This is a great chance to become a star."

If you thought Iraq was only a dire tableau of bloodshed and mayhem, take a closer look. Ibrahim, Laith and the others at the Babylon Hotel were auditioning for "Iraq Star," the country's version of "American Idol." It's one of a growing stream of made-in-Iraq reality television shows, produced under often-perilous conditions, that are being beamed across the Middle East.

My, my. This has got to be a major blow to the Democrats. Imagine, hopeful Iraqis dreaming of success and wealth rather than cowering in their homes filled with fear and loathing of American troops. Filled with hope rather than anger at President Bush. This must be a nightmare for the Democrat Party. They are so invested in seeing us fail in Iraq.

The only people in the world more hopeful of our failure in Iraq than the Democrats, are the terrorists themselves. The only people more eager to see more dead American troops than the Democrat Leadership are the enemies who are killing them.

Democrats don't love this country or that for which it stands, they love the dream of an American Socialist State with them in complete control and if a few thousand (or million) of our fellow citizens have to be sacrificed to achieve it, well "one can't make an omlet without breaking a few eggs," can one?

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