Iraq's Aziz Says U.S. Attack Would Fail

Reuters ^ | Tue Aug 20, 9:50 PM ET

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Iraq's Aziz Says U.S. Attack Would Fail Tue Aug 20, 9:50 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz dared President Bush ( news - web sites) on Tuesday to try to oust Saddam Hussein ( news - web sites), saying any attempt to do so would end in failure.

Aziz, in an interview on CBS Evening News, said Iraq had not been intimidated by Bush's commitment to changing the Baghdad government and widespread expectations that Washington was planning a military strike.

"We are defending our independence, we are defending our integrity, we are defending our national interest and any aggressor cannot win a war against us," he said.

Asked about the failure of Bush's father to continue the 1991 Gulf War ( news - web sites) invasion of Iraq until Saddam had been ousted, Aziz said:

"Could he do that? ... His son is now planning to do it. Let him try, and he will find that he will lose this plan, he will lose this endeavor."

Aziz said the younger Bush was not as wise as his father.

"What Bush the father did in 1991 was in the interest of America, what his son is planning to do now is in the interests of Israel and the Zionists."

President Bush has accused Iraq of being part of "an axis of evil" that was developing weapons of mass destruction with which to threaten the United States and its allies.

"We do not possess any nuclear or biological or chemical weapons," Aziz said.

Asked about Iraqi financial support for the Palestinians who have carried out suicide bombings in Israel, Aziz described them as heroes.

"They are not terrorists. ... They are freedom fighters, we respect them," he said.

Bush has peppered almost every public appearance lately with anti-Saddam remarks. On Friday, he said the Iraqi leader was "thumbing his nose at the world," and that he would make his decision on how to proceed to oust Saddam based on the "latest intelligence."

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And now for some comic relief from the Iraqi answer to Gerry Seinfeld.

[g.i.joe]

Tariq Aziz: the Iraqi version of Larry Tate from "Bewitched".

[Gunner9mm]

Didn't Aziz say the same thing the last time we kicked his butt?

[TADSLOS]

Seperated at birth:

[MD_Willington_1976]

Aziz Says "U.S. Attack Would Fail"
MD Says "Ha ha ha ha !!!..." & slaps his knee
Aziz Frowns...
MD says "ohhhh, you were actually being serious.."

[Fintan]

"We are defending our independence, we are defending our integrity, we are defending our national interest ..." he said.

So is the U.S. news media...

[Delbert]

man thats a trip, because I have thought the same thing before....

[mhking]

Then which Darrin does that make Saddam, Dick York or Dick Sargent?

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Asked about the failure of Bush's father to continue the 1991 Gulf War invasion of Iraq until Saddam had been ousted, Aziz said: "Could he do that? ..."

Why yes...yes he could have...and we will finish it...this time.

[Centurion2000]

"We are defending our independence, we are defending our integrity, we are defending our national interest and any aggressor cannot win a war against us," he said.

ROGER THAT
(/sarcasm)

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Then which Darrin does that make Saddam, Dick York or Dick Sargent?

Neither.

Saddam poses for his official presidential portrait:

[Junior]

Isn't this basically what the Taliban said back in November?

[wildehunt]

Please, where can I find more work by this artist?? (third pic, just below map)

I did a search for 'Dietz military artist painter'
and found a 'James Dietz' and a few aviation paintings
in a similar style, but no other works...
Thanks

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Here's a link that I use alot: Army Center of Military History