Famous quote by Saddam Hussein

"Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates"

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This quote by Saddam Hussein is a metaphor for the strength and durability of individuals of Baghdad. He is recommending that the city is so powerful and figured out that it can endure any attack from outside forces, even those as effective as the Mongols of his time. He is suggesting that the city is so strong that it can force its enemies to give up or perhaps dedicate suicide rather than deal with the effects of assaulting it. This quote is a testament to the strength of the people of Baghdad and their capability to protect their city versus any risk. It is likewise a cautioning to any possible enemies that Baghdad is not to be ignored which any attack against it will be consulted with strong resistance.

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This quote is written / told by Saddam Hussein between April 28, 1937 and December 30, 2006. He was a famous Criminal from Iraq. The author also have 14 other quotes.
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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Public Servant

"The fact is that as soon as they reach Baghdad gates, we will besiege them and slaughter them. Until now they have refused to do battle with us. They are just going places. One can describe them as a boa: when it feels threatened, it runs to somewhere else"

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Public Servant

"There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous"

Les Aspin, Politician

"I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people"

Kofi Annan, Statesman

"Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back"

Les Aspin, Politician

"After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him, capture him, whatever it takes. To me, it was a false sense of security: If we get Saddam, we're going to win this war"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

"Hussein has a strategy. I'm sure he'll implement that strategy, and it would be to our detriment. We're embarking on an exercise about which we know nothing"