Instead of bombs falling in Baghdad, citizens there got something unexpected this morning- snow! For the first time in 5 years, the war-weary people in Iraq woke up to something other than gunfire and mortar shells exploding. According to one Associated Press report, an 80 year old woman said she had never seen snow fall in Baghdad in her lifetime. Of course, the same woman later reported that she was really The Queen of Sheba (just kidding).
I don't know if the errant snowfall is a sign from God or just another freak atmospheric disturbance, but if the end result is a day off from the killing, that's got to be a good thing. Maybe Iraqis will spend the day making snow-mullhahs instead of roadside bombs, maybe kids will run around the streets sticking their tongues out to catch snowflakes or make snow angels (do they even know about angels?)
Whatever the reason for the snow, either God or nature, let's give thanks and hope they get some more.
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What the people in Iraq did not realize is that it was not snow falling, but rather nuclear fallout from nuking Iran!?!?! Did Papa Bush press the button finally--I think his trigger finger has been itching!
That's actually phenomenal to see snow happen in Baghdad. Good for the troops over there that they have finally been able to cool down a bit (I'm sure the temp got down to about 85 degrees to snow in Iraq--a scientific marvel!). Must be another sign of Kerry's global warming he's been ranting about!?!?!
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