Sore losers

I have spent the last few days analyzing the reaction of the United States losing their bid to win the rights to stage the 2022 World Cup. If you were to believe most of the pundits I have heard; a) the U.S. was a sure thing, b) the U.S. was robbed, 3) no other country could possibly have deserved it, and 4) we should nuke both Qatar, the eventual winner, and FIFA headquarters in Switzerland. What a pathetic bunch of sore losers. You all make me sick. And yes, I am an American.

Let me stress some facts here. The world does not revolve around America, I know that may surprise some of you, but it's true. There are at least 250 other other countries in the world, and FIFA, the governing body, has 208 member associations, all of whom, probably would like to host the world cup. Why shouldn't it go to an Australia, an India, or... a Qatar? Yes, I understand all the arguments about infrastructure and all that, and the argument does have merit, but the U.S. hosted it very recently in 1994.

Qatar is being given the right to host, not just for their tiny country, but for the Middle Eastern region, and Qatar is certainly one of the more stable and secure nations in the area. Why shouldn't FIFA expand into new lands and increase the global game, especially in that region? Why does a negative vote automatically qualify as corruption or disrespect? Let's get on with the game. It will be the perfect opportunity for the U.S. to win the World Cup in virtually a neutral venue, where there are NO giant German, Italian, Brazilian or Argentinian shadows cast across the pitch.