Oceania Yo Saddam - I'm callin' you out!

Anyone catch the address to the WORLD by 'our president' George Bush Jr?

What did he say?

He's given Saddam (and his family) 48 Hours to get his ass outta dodge (er, I mean Iraq) or IT'S ON.

EDIT: Actually, it's probably one of the most copasetic speeches even given by the US president, and I didn't once notice any of his usual stuff-ups (although I thought he said 'three nations' instead of 'free nations', but my hearing isn't that good).

I still can't help but feel it's a bit of a case of the pot calling the kettle black, and I find it very hard to believe that the end of Saddam will put so much as a dent in terrorism.

Another 48 hours, huh? I bet he'll be on the phone soon to tell everyone he wants a week to get out.

Yes, he gave them 48 hours to get out, but then said that war would happen when they see fit. So war for example, might not start until another week.

I wonder if Iraq will use a pre-emptive strike against the US led forces?

He probably DID say three nations, as I believe that they only forces in the Gulf are American, British and Australian.

Possibley, but I think at the time he wasn't talking about the forces, but rather something about the 3 nations of the world.

He did a pretty good job, although his wee beady eyes make me want to punch him. Someone was obviously off camera, coaching him to go slow slow slow.

No, it was (at least meant to be) free nations. USA, Great Britain, Spain and Portugal are the voting Security Council nations while Australia actually lost the balloting for a place on the SC to Spain a few years ago.

I also thouht his speech today was very good, but it had loads of holes in the plan like the deadline... then no fixed time for action. That's why I still think Hussien will worm his way out of it and we'll be back at this stage in a year or two from now.

im just praying for the day when someone puts a 7.62 through Bush's head

Of course! Because, you know, you wouldn't pray for a 7.62 through Saddam's head, or Osama's head, or Kim's head. Naahhh, it's gotta be Big Bad Bush!!

You got some problem with Kim Beazely, Jediguy?

7.62mm NATO or Warsaw, SoE?

How old are you SoE? 15?

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only forces in the Gulf are American, British and Australian.

Not true. There are Spanish and Eastern European forces as well. So much for unilateral.

I believe that jediguy was talking about Kim Jong-Il.

Saddam will not worm his way out of this one. Expect the thousands of bombs to start falling about 1 second past noon, Wednesday AEST time. And not a moment too frickin' soon.

Bombs may fall, but they've fallen before, and Hussien's still around.

Anyone watching Parliament? All members are about to sing a Nelly song by the sounds of it. "It's getting hot in here..."

Ask not for whom the bell tolls sovereignty - it tolls for thee!

All members are about to sing a Nelly song by the sounds of it. "It's getting hot in here..."

Isn't the next line: "Let's take off all our clothes"?

God, I hope not.

I believe that jediguy was talking about Kim Jong-Il.

Yes I am very well aware of that, but thanks for clearing it up for everyone else. They may have thought he was talking about Kim Hughes or Kim Kilbey... hmm there's a thought...

Yeh it's gotta be Bush's head!

If we put Bush, Hussein and Kim in those groovy Sesame Street squares, and play 'One of these kids is doin' his own thing', who will it be?

All three are the #1 dude in their respective countries. All three have weapons of mass destruction. All three are posturing and swaggering on the world stage.

Only one of them is starting a war.

Actually something Bush said gave me great faith in his logic.

He said himself that he was looking forward to rebuilding Iraq's economy and putting the natural resources in the hands of the Iraqis. Also that Iraq could be a great economy if it wasn't for Saddam.

So perhaps the benefits outweigh the costs.

See, he's not such a bad man

Nyder, if Satan himself came out with a great plan for maximising Iraq's involvement in the free market by deregulating this and that, you'd probably support it!!!

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Yay for our world leaders...
Always the ones who seem to want to give us another world war...

What happens if we defy the UN?

Nothing. That's the irony. The US made the UN work, then had a petulant whine about it. It's so arrogant, ignorant and insipid, the American response to this. George Bush Snr used the UN to great effect the first time around. First Gulf War = the best use of Chapter VII EVER!
Now, international law regarding the use of force will be openly violated by a Permanent Member and Chapter VII of the charter is null and void, in effect. The Americans will blame the French for splitting the United Nations. It wasn't them.

And did anyone see the speech? I kept thinking of Chancellor Palpatine. Except Palpatine is a man of devious cunning who manipulated both beings and a political system to achieve ultimate power; whereas George W Bush is a man of limited means, who may or may not have stolen an election and who also says "nukular".

Oh John McCain, too bad we never knew thee!

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7.62mm NATO or Warsaw, SoE?

How old are you SoE? 15?

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Actually, yeah he is.

DS

Then why was he talking about having a car if he's too young to even drive?

I think Syrix_Kahl said it best...don't mug yourself. Talking about wasting George W Bush is just stupid.

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I saw the interview.

He looked as though he had been practicing for some time, and he was concentrating very hard.

He looked like a muppet.