BASKETBALL AND WAR
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James Joyner | Tuesday, March 18, 2003 |
BASKETBALL AND WAR: Interesting: ESPN reports that the NCAA is considering postponing its basketball tournament because of the war. And why does the NCAA president get this and Tom Daschle doesn’t?
“We don’t know when [war] will start, and we have to be respectful of our men and women in uniform,” Brand said. “On the other hand, I think we have to be very careful not to let Saddam Hussein control our lives. We have to balance those.”
Indeed. My guess is the games go on. We played a Super Bowl during the last Gulf War. None of the troops I knew were offended.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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