How Many Miles to Basra? Irony

How Many Miles to Basra? Irony

Trying and failing

Ursula needed to find the truth, for it was her main task, her ultimate life goal. To do that, she had to go to “Karbo a Generals.” The reporter had to ask Malek – a local guide – to take her there. “I am trying to help some Iraqis,” she said, hoping to gain his trust. However, Malek’s reaction was unpredictable. “I wish the world would stop trying to help Iraqis,” Malek joked. The irony of his words was that ordinary Iraqis’ lives became worse after the world had made a decision to save them from a tyrant.

A language barrier

Freddie “warned” the passengers of the car “three times.” They didn’t react, they refused to stop. What was more, Freddie started freaking out. “Bastard raghead tried to f*cking kill me,” he cried. As the result of it, Geordie panicked, for he was a newbie; he fired to stop that. When Stewart came, he was livid. Geordie exclaimed: “Freddie warned them, boos. Three times.” The irony was that he had warned them “in fucking English.” They just could not understand him. That was the moment when a language barrier caused a terrible tragedy.

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