Trouble getting on live in Iraq

I am stationed out here in Iraq and I can log into live and even play if I host private game thing is don't have many gamertags as I used to only play PS3 but got the XBOX out here in Iraq; well if anyone wants to add me my gamertag is machete4u been mostly playing modern warfare 2 my NAT is open and I'm using Jackal as internet it is satellite not sure why it never actually finds other player on multiplayer maybe cause it's sattelite. Thanks