Saddam challenges Bush for Duell

Sebastin · Post by **Sebastin** » 2002-10-03 09:09pm

Has anyone heard about this? It´s in the german news but i havn´t found it in any american source yet.

Apparantly Saddam Hussein proposed that the leaderships of irak and the us meet on neutral ground with equal weapons and fight their differences out face to face. He said this is to spare both nations the hardships of an war.
The white house declined and said this is not worthy of discussion.

I´m total serious about this, i have read several press clippings on it and they don´t seem to be joking, but it really looks odd to me Thats why i´m asking for more sources.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-03 09:12pm

www.bild.de?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-03 09:16pm

What an ass. He really thinks he can sway public opinion to him just because he wants to save lives. Right...

It's because he knows we're going to mop the floor with him.

EDIT: I should also add that this shows how much confidence he has in his armed forces.

Compare this to his predictions about the thousands of deaths he was going to inflict upon our forces back in 1990 before he was disillusioned.

Sebastin · Post by **Sebastin** » 2002-10-03 09:18pm

www.bild.de?

Nope, I read it on Yahoo news. They had it in headlines from AFP.

PS: I don´t consider Bild a source.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-03 09:20pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:What an ass. He really thinks he can sway public opinion to him just because he wants to save lives. Right... It's because he knows we're going to mop the floor with him.

Well, it would be fun to see. Bush facing down Saddam at 20 paces. And Bush is texan, they learn to kill stuff as they learn to crawl.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-10-03 09:25pm

It's at Salon, too.

Hehehehe.

You can have my thermonuclear ballistic missles....if you DEFEAT ME IN SINGLE RITUAL COMBAT!

-bang-

Yep, boys, now jess' clean up tha there mess ral good now, ya hear?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-03 09:25pm

See this is why I wish Jessy Ventura had run for President, Think about how that would have gone down

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-03 09:26pm

Why would it be interesting to see middle-aged men shooting at each other? I'd much rather see actual combat.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-03 09:32pm

Sebastin wrote:
www.bild.de?
Nope, I read it on Yahoo news. They had it in headlines from AFP.

PS: I don´t consider Bild a source.

of course bild is not a source but then this news sounds so rediciulous.but i found it at yahoo (for those who understand):

Donnerstag 3. Oktober 2002, 22:46 Uhr
Weißes Haus lehnt Duell zwischen Bush und Saddam Hussein ab

(AFP) Mit Nachdruck hat das Weiße Haus in Washington einen irakischen Vorschlag zurückgewiesen, US-Präsident George W. Bush solle seinen Streit mit Saddam Hussein in einem klassischen Duell austragen. "Auf so einen unverantwortlichen Vorschlag kann es keine ernsthafte Antwort geben", sagte Bushs Sprecher Ari Fleischer am Donnerstagabend. Iraks Vizepräsident Taha Jassin Ramadan hatte zuvor in einem Fernsehinterview vorgeschlagen, Bush und seine Helfer sollten sich "auf neutralem Boden, mit gleichen Waffen" direkt mit ihren irakischen Kollegen duellieren. Beiden Völkern würden damit die Folgen eines Krieges erspart

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-03 09:36pm

this is idiotic

here´s the english version:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... iraq_us_23

Iraq challenges Bush to "duel" with Saddam, says unconcerned with House resolution.
Thu Oct 3, 9:11 PM ET
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi vice president offered an unusual suggestion for solving the U.S.-Iraq standoff: Saddam Hussein ( news - web sites) and George W. Bush should fight a duel to settle their differences and spare their people the ravages of war.

AP Photo
Slideshow: Iraq and Saddam Hussein

Iraqi VP: Bush, Saddam Should Fight Duel
(AP Video)

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ( news - web sites) would be the referee for the duel, which should be held on neutral territory, Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan told Associated Press Television Network in an interview Thursday.

Ramadan, wearing a green uniform and a black beret, made his remarks without giving any outward sign he was joking, although reporters who were present detected a note of irony in his voice.

"Bush wants to attack the whole (of) Iraq, the army and the infrastructure," Ramadan said.

"The American president should specify a group, and we will specify a group and choose neutral ground, with Kofi Annan as referee, and use one weapon, with a president against a president, a vice president against a vice president, and a minister against a minister in a duel," Ramadan said. "In this way we are saving the American and the Iraqi people."

Iraq has two vice presidents. Ramadan did not say whether he or Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf might take on U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney ( news - web sites).

In Washington, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer ( news - web sites) said the Iraqi offer did not warrant a "serious response."

"I just want to point out that, in the past when Iraq had disputes, it invaded its neighbors. There were no duels, there were invasions. There was use of weapons of mass destruction and the military; that's how Iraq settles its disputes," Fleischer said.

Bush says he wants Saddam toppled and accuses the Iraqi leader of stockpiling nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and harboring terrorists. Disarm or face attack, is Bush's message to Saddam.

Ramadan told APTN that Iraq was neither concerned with nor surprised by U.S. lawmakers' support of a congressional resolution that would authorize Bush to use force against Iraq.

"We pay no attention to this issue," he said, adding that approving such a resolution "makes no difference" to Iraq.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-10-03 09:41pm

You know, Iraq's national military museum has the pistol Saddam shot the last President of Iraq with on display. Think its time for some glass breaking...

Sebastin · Post by **Sebastin** » 2002-10-03 09:42pm

So it appears to be a joke by this vice president. And a pretty good one i have to admit. But the german article should really have mentioned that.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-03 09:43pm

Let's break it with Saddam's head.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-03 09:43pm

JESSY VS SADDAM!

WHO WILL WIN!?!??!?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-03 09:44pm

maybe one of bush´s aimed disinformations?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-03 09:45pm

one on one armed saddam will win due to experience.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-10-03 09:46pm

Mr Bean wrote:JESSY VS SADDAM!

WHO WILL WIN!?!??!?

I think the AC-130 orbiting 12,000 feet up with Bush onboard will be the real winner.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-03 09:49pm

George: I shall accept your duel as long as I can choose the weapon.
Iraq: Alright, Infadel

George: May I introduce you to my double, the weapon is comedy.
Dana Carvey: Not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent.
George: That's really isn't Saddam, Dana.
Dana: Oh, in that case. *pulls out the Church Lady dress*

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-03 10:02pm

ROFLMFAO

Now, for my little scenario:

(Bush is sitting next to the pilot of the AC-130)

"Let's light this fella up, pardner!"
"Roger that, Mr. President!"

(AC-130 starts circling around the crowd of people where Saddam is giving his speech)
(As soon as the pilot toggles the guns on, Saddam fires his rifle pointing in a random upward direction in a ceremonial way, not even noticing the circling aircraft)
(Saddam's bullet crashes through the plane's cockpit window and kills the pilot)
(The AC-130 starts riddling the mass of people with bullets, killing everyone except Saddam)
(The AC-130 with Bush in it heads towards the stage where Saddam is still standing, dumbfounded)
(Bush gives Saddam the finger as they stare at each other through the window as the gap rapidly closes between them)

"Ya dang motherfu--"

BOOM!!!

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2002-10-03 11:01pm

Reminds me of that scene in Rambo 3..... Tank vs Helicopter Gunship

Azeron · Post by **Azeron** » 2002-10-03 11:07pm

I say Bush should accept, and right before the duel, pull a Torricelli, and substitute a marine in his place.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-03 11:16pm

It'd be funny if you see them both kill each other with fatal gunshot wounds....and then later after each one dies, you see Bush and Saddam come out of their hiding place to laugh at the other only to realize they BOTH had doubles.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-04 10:50am

this guy?

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-04 11:21am

Id actually bet on Sadam if it was a real honest to goodness duel.

Unless the chosen weapons were aircraft, then Id give Bush the edge.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-10-04 11:30am

Pretty hilarious.....
I'd expected this kind of news more around April 1st.