SADDAM HAILS ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS (PEACENIKS YOU HAVE A NEW FRIEND - GIVE SADDAM A KISS!)

Reuters ^ | 1/18/03

[areafiftyone]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Saddam Hussein hailed worldwide anti-war demonstrations on Saturday and said the protests showed that Iraq had international support for standing up to the United States.

Saddam ordered his top officers to look after their soldiers to gain their confidence and make sure they were well-fed and kept warm as they prepared to sacrifice their blood to defend Iraq.

Tens of thousands of people took part in protests across the globe on Saturday to demand that Washington abandon likely plans to invade Iraq over alleged weapons of mass destruction.

"They are supporting you because they know that evildoers target Iraq to silence any dissenting voice to their evil and destructive policies," Saddam told senior military officers and his son Qusay, the commander of the elite Republican Guards.

A recording of the meeting was broadcast on Baghdad's state- run television.

"Iraq's cause has become clear...it simply is that Iraqis are in their country while others cross the seas to reach them and tell them 'we want to share with you your country or we want to be the masters and you the followers'," Saddam said.

"We don't need to exert ourselves to make Iraqis understand that their cause is just. They understand that their cause is just," he added.

The United States is massing tens of thousands of troops, hundreds of tanks and aircraft, and several battleships and aircraft carriers to the Gulf to be ready to launch an offensive if Iraq's fails to disarm. Baghdad denies it has any nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

The Iraqi strongman, who said on Friday that U.S. troops would be committing suicide if they tried to take Baghdad, said Iraqis would not be defeated despite the superiority in arms and technology of the American military machine.

"You, as military people, know that the battle will only be determined by armies on the ground, but despite this your enemy has the capability of harming when it uses long-distance weapons," Saddam said.

But he said Iraq would emerge victorious.

"When a people believe in the justice of its cause, it can stand fast in the face of evil, no matter what equipment or technology it has. This is the lesson that you are teaching the world now," Saddam said.

He ordered the officers to look after soldiers and keep them warm, "like you would check on your young children before going to bed and check their blankets while they are sleeping."

[Principled]

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped with the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

yep

[mewzilla]

Thanks. I notice that the website doesn't happen to include the names of any famous or prominent donors.

[mystery-ak]

tears.....Im waiting on pins and needles for my son and hubby to be activated and deployed.... and I have to watch this shit!(Sorry)
God Bless our military.

[areafiftyone]

Personally I think their anti-war protests were a dud. Not much coverage as last time and they look like they don't have much excitement going for them. I hope it snows on them tomorrow!

[raisincane]

The terrorist, Iraq included, will kill any and all Americans whether they are protesting the war or not. Those "has been" anti-war marchers don't have a clue. Pathetic, just pouring salt in the wounds of 9/11.

[Principled]

God bless you and yours, mystery-ak. It is because of families like yours that America enjoys her bounty.

Thank you.

[Principled]

The terrorist, Iraq included, will kill any and all Americans whether they are protesting the war or not.

Indeed. I guess the idiots are idiots, so why would they understand even this...

[areafiftyone]

God Bless your Son and Husband - let them know we Freepers love our soldiers! :-)

[MadIvan]

The terrorist, Iraq included, will kill any and all Americans whether they are protesting the war or not. Those "has been" anti-war marchers don't have a clue. Pathetic, just pouring salt in the wounds of 9/11.

What drives me absolutely insane with anger is that the leftists are casting aspersions at the men and women who are fighting to retain their freedom to act the way they do. The ingratitude and illogic irritates me no end.

Just once I wish they would simply shut up.

Regards, Ivan

[Brad’s Gramma]

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[PhiKapMom]

My daughter is in the Navy along with her new husband -- she still has over a year of shore duty left but he is on his way to a sea squadron after training in Washington.

When I think back to how our military were treated by some of these treasonous lowlifes back in the late 60's/70's, and realize these are some of the same people that demonstrated then and others are sons and daughters of them, I want to scream!

Our military does not deserve this. They put their lives on the line day in and day out for our freedoms and so these lowlifes can demonstrate against them. If they don't like it here in this Country, then they should go somewhere they are appreciated and they just might find out what it is like not to live in Freedom.

Freedom has its responsibility and these people are traitors in my book!

[PhiKapMom]

How about ice and sleet and they freeze like statues?

[MadIvan]

Freedom has its responsibility and these people are traitors in my book!

I feel like taking a leaf out of dear old Winston's playbook. When World War II arrived, he threw the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Oswald Mosley, in prison for the duration of the conflict.

Just so.

Regards, Ivan

[mystery-ak]

My hubby and son are honored to serve....I just didn't want this for my son...I wanted the whole country behind him....united.
He can't understand how people are against this and the war on terror.....I can't explain it to him, cause I don't know either.

[cmsgop]

FOX NEWS Just broke in with DR.Raoul Screaming at the Commies with a Bullhorn......LOL!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!

[PhiKapMom]

And Churchill was 100% correct in my book! I would like to see these leaders receive the same treatment!

[Travis McGee]

ANTI-WAR is PRO-SADDAM!

[mewzilla]

Lookee here, everyone. Here's a list of the folks who endorse A.N.S.W.E.R. Click here to see the list I found at www.internationalanswer.org, which I think is the international arm of the group.

[Travis McGee]

LindaSOG posted a picure of a counter protestor with a great sign:

PACIFISTS ARE THE PARASITES OF FREEDOM.

[piasa]

What was he screaming their way?