Star Trek

The Iraqi Ambassador to the UN was walking down the hallway and bumped into the US President.

Hoping to break the ice with an innocuous comment, the ambassador quickly said, "Respectfully, sir. I have a question about what I've seen in America."

Politely, the President answered, "If I can help explain things to you, ple...ase let me know."

The Iraqi whispered. "My little girl watches this show called 'Star Trek' and in this show, there's Chekov who is a Russian, Scotty who is Scottish, Sulu who is Chinese but there aren't any Iraqis. Why aren't there any Iraqis on Star Trek?".

The President whispered back to the ambassador, "It's because Star Trek takes place in the future."