Operation homerun: Baseball for Iraqi Youth

[Bombtrack]

http://www.msnbc.com/local/ksnw/M341108.asp

WICHITA, Kansas, Nov. 22 - A Wichita man's project to send baseball equipment to the Middle East is getting some big-league support.

THE PROJECT, CALLED Operation Home Run, began in Wichita last summer when Steve Knowles' son, Marc, asked his father to send baseball equipment to Kuwait so he and other U.S. soldiers could play ball when not on duty.
But Knowles said that when he asked minor-league baseball teams for help, only the Wichita Wranglers responded. He didn't get too far with big-league teams either.
Kansas Republican Congressman Todd Tiahrt learned about the program and has been able to open doors that Knowles couldn't...
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This is money well spent as far as I'm concerned. Baseball is one of the few Americanisizations I'm pretty sure even the most rabid Chomskyite can't claim has poisoned and raped the world.

Wether you supported the war or not, we all must accept that the Iraqi people, particularly the youth now have an intrinsic connection to America and Americans that we must work to befriend.

[lcordero]

1. better idea

How about they stop wasting good money on garbage like that and give them something that actually means something.

Baseball and the atmosphere surrounding baseball helps in screwing up priorities.

[citizen snips]

2. come on.

He is going to waste money on baseball. Find something better.