Rattle wrote:
] ] addam Hussein indicated on Monday that he does not intend
] ] to follow U.N. orders to destroy his Al-Samoud 2
] ] missiles, and challenged President Bush to an
] ] internationally televised debate via satellite linkup.
] ]
] ] In a three-hour interview with CBS anchor Dan Rather, the
] ] Iraqi leader said he envisioned a live debate with Bush
] ] along the lines of those in a U.S. presidential campaign,
] ] according to the network.
] ]
] ] Rather reported on the interview during the evening
] ] newscast. CBS said it planned to broadcast excerpts on
] ] Tuesday and the entire interview on Wednesday.
]
] I would love to see a Bush/Saddam debate. I seriously doubt
] that will happen though.

I personally would rather see them duel.

Decius wrote:
] ] Saddam Hussein indicated on Monday that he does not intend
] ] to follow U.N. orders to destroy his Al-Samoud 2
] ] missiles, and challenged President Bush to an
] ] internationally televised debate via satellite linkup.
] ]
] ] In a three-hour interview with CBS anchor Dan Rather, the
] ] Iraqi leader said he envisioned a live debate with Bush
] ] along the lines of those in a U.S. presidential campaign,
] ] according to the network.
] ]
] ] Rather reported on the interview during the evening
] ] newscast. CBS said it planned to broadcast excerpts on
] ] Tuesday and the entire interview on Wednesday.
]
] This interview might be interesting...

Apparently Saddam is smarter than Bush, or at least their respective advisors are. ONLY by swaying american public opinion can he prevent the war, and the only way to do that is through the media. And the simple fact that he HAD an interview makes him much harder to hate. Must be that CIA training coming back to him.

E2 wrote:
] Apparently Saddam is smarter than Bush, or at least their
] respective advisors are. ONLY by swaying american public
] opinion can he prevent the war, and the only way to do that is
] through the media. And the simple fact that he HAD an
] interview makes him much harder to hate. Must be that CIA
] training coming back to him.

I agree. I had a conversation like this with a friend of mine last night. However, in general Iraqi PR has been poor. Sending messages promising an event far worse then 911 is not a good way to make friends.