Iraq War And Domestic Sport
The war in Iraq has had far reaching social ramifications, some of which will take many years, perhaps even generations, to correct. One realm of society that has been affected is the world of sports. Usually, sport and war are together in the context of sport stepping in to prevent or resolve war (eg. Peaceplayers Int’l). That is not the context we will discuss here, instead, we will discuss the connections between American sport and the war in Iraq. There are direct connections, such as the story of Pat Tillman, and indirect connections, like the oft-used satellite broadcast of troops watching the game on a base somewhere in Iraq.
The story of Pat Tillman is a sad one, a successful NFL player killed by friendly fire while on patrol (granted, this was in Afghanistan). The fact that Tillman was killed by friendly fire may be horrific and raise lots of questions about operations that fateful day, but the issue we ask is why a successful professional athlete was at war in the......
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