As much as I want the US to win in every competition...  Olympics, World Baseball Classic, Miss Universe, World of Warcraft, etc...  I just have to say a heart-felt "Congratulations" to the Japanese women's soccer team on winning the Women's World Cup.

I guess I have TWO reasons for wanting the US to win... I'm a extremely proud to be a US citizen.  I suppose there are tons of moronic things about this country, but at the end of the day, there's no other country I would even remotely want to live in (online poker aside).  Even tho I'm an Asian, I don't care that they were the first Asian country to win a World Cup.  I'm of Korean descent, so I'm only ONE generation removed from all of Japan's war atrocities towards Koreans (and most of Asia).

But when you can find a way to beat a bigger, faster, stronger team and come back TWICE to do it, you just have to tip you hat.  Sure, I just couldn't believe how lucky they were not to lose like 4-1, but hey!  life's all about making the most of your situation. 

And most importantly, they had to overcome all the tragedy from earlier in the year.  I lived in NYC during the 9/11 tragedy.  So I just can't imagine what it would be like to go thru a tragedy that took like ten times more lives, and devastated an entire region.  And it's still not over... aftershocks, nuclear beef, etc.  Hopefully, this will give the Japanese people a little sunshine in these stormy times.

GG Japan.