U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq [DoD]

DoD ^ | Dec. 14, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

SADDAM CAPTURED Troops from the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein without incident Dec. 13. Saddam was found hiding in a storehouse at a remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq.

U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2003 -- “We got him.” U.S. Ambassador L. Paul Bremer II announced in Baghdad, Iraq, at about 7 a.m. this morning. “Saddam Hussein was captured Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, in a cellar in the town of Adwar, which is about 15 kilometers south of Tikrit.” “This is a great day in Iraq’s history,’ Bremer said to the Iraqi people. “For decades, hundreds of thousands of you suffered at the hands of this cruel man. For decades Saddam Hussein divided you citizens against each other. For decades he threatened and attacked your neighbors. Those days are over forever. “Now it is time to look to the future – to your future of hope, to a future of reconciliation. Iraq’s future, your future, has never been more full of hope.

"The tyrant is a prisoner. The economy is moving forward. You have before the prospect of a sovereign government in a few months. “With the arrest of Saddam Hussein, there is a new opportunity for the members of the former regime, whether military or civilian to end their bitter opposition. Let them now come forward in a spirit of reconciliation and hope, lay down their arms and join you, their fellow citizens, in the task of building the new Iraq. “Now is the time for all Iraqis, Arabs and Kurds, Sunnis and Shia, Christian and Turkimen, to build a prosperous, democratic Iraq at peace with itself and with its neighbors.” Related American Forces Press Article: Sanchez credits Iraqi cooperation with making precise coalition strikes possible

[Carry_Okie]

Now to make sure he is tried ONLY BY IRAQIS.

The ICC or any other "international tribunal" can take a hike.

[Jeff Head]

Yes they have Squantos and amen to your last.

It's clear from the pictures that our forces rode that ole boy real hard and have now put him away wet.

Now, after a real thorough interrogation/debrief and a quick trial, there needs to be a public hanging.

[Textide]

NPR is in mourning, wish I could tape it.

[Jeff Head]

The ICC or any other "international tribunal" can take a hike.

Absolutely! Spot on and amen!

[dansangel]

Thank you for posting this.

May we all take the time to thank God for listening to our prayers and thank our troops for their diligence and tenacity.

May God continue to bless our President, his military advisors and our wonderful troops. We are truly blessed by this event.

[Squantos]

I want to find a picture of him all dirty and with that beard for my den wall. Been trying to get him since 8-90........13 years (lucky) later. It's done !

Stay Safe Jeff !

[Tijeras_Slim]

They got me Roy...

[American Infidel]

It didn't take long. This morning, former national security advisor under slick willie, Sandy Berger (one of those involved with the turning down of bin laden in the late 90's) said in an interview with Dan Rather that the capture of saddam was not the "magic bullet" in the war and that it does not mean that the attacks on our troops will stop. These people (dems) will do anything to put a negative spin on this effort. They are contributing to their own obsolescence.

[randog]

Excellent work by our troops in Iraq. Next up -- bin Laden.

[William Terrell]

Saddam found hiding in a hole in his home town? With the resources to go anywhere in the world and change his face via surgury?

[Toidylop]

I screamed to C-SPAM... Several idiots called in and claimed the reason that Bush captured Saddam because of OIL. Meanwhile we let bin ladin go because there wasn't interest in OIL. Grrrrhhhh....

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Friend of HILLARY...

NBC Achorman TOM BROKAW...

called BREMER a "Controversial" Figure this morning after showing his Baghdad TV Press Conference announcement about SADDAM's Capture that brought nothing but Joy to the Iraqii People.

This after BREMER had just said:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, WE GOT HIM"


The Enemy is now Within...
and always has been.

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[Jorge]

CNN is already spouting the "it's no big deal because Saddam has already been deposed and his capture is of little relevance".

Hypocrites. The liberal media repeatedly claimed Bush was a failure because Saddam was still on the loose.

[GeronL]

I wanna see the maps and stuff

[Reactionary]

"Hypocrites. The liberal media repeatedly claimed Bush was a failure because Saddam was still on the loose."

Liberals always move the goalpost. They do it when they "argue" with you; they do it concerning events.

They're brainless and without a hint of integrity.

[GeronL]

Did that solder say that Saddam had a pistol on him?? and he still didn't fight?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Amen, Peach.

So happy about the news I didn't check "My Comments." We have two "live threads" going now, at least.

bonesmccoy's thread, over 1200 comments and counting:

8 Saddam Captured Newsconference occuring NOW [Live Thread]

[MEG33]

Yes..

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


...It was SADDAM HUESSEIN who so conveniently started kicking up some dust outside Baghdad during BILL CLINTON's Impeachment...

...that so conveniently gave BILL CLINTON the Air Bombing TV Diversion he needed to look Presidential to the American People on TV...

...just so's the CLINTONS could skate past Impeachment.

The Enemy is now Within...
and always has been.


NEVER FORGET

[Libertina]

Cheers to US SPECIAL FORCES and our coalition allies. I know that Tom Dachle will be deeply troubled, but the rest of us are celebrating! The US military rocks!