Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003 TV Movie)

Omid Djalili: Iraqi Television Host

Quotes 

• Iraqi Television Host : Donald Rumsfeld, you met Saddam in 1983 to discuss military and economic support for his regime, even though at the time he was launching gas attacks on Iranian soldiers.

  Donald Rumsfeld : No sorry, but wasn't that a different Saddam?

  Iraqi Television Host : No, no, no I don't think so.

  Donald Rumsfeld : No, no, that guy was a key ally, a trusted friend and a vital force in the battle against Islamic extremism.

  Iraqi Television Host : No this is the very same Saddam.

  Donald Rumsfeld : Well in that case it was a different Donald Rumsfeld.

• Iraqi Television Host : But you have many people who are supporting you across the years. For example Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and of course, George Bush Senior. You thought they were thousands of miles away in the safety of America, and Europe, and you are absolutely right.

• Iraqi Television Host : Then in 1979 you called a special meeting of the Iraqi Parliament to denounce those you believe betrayed you, and you asked them to step outside.

  [Footage showing this meeting] 

  Iraqi television host : Sadly none of those Ministers asked to leave that day can be with us tonight.

  Saddam Hussein : No, because I had them shot.

  Iraqi television host : And rightly so. Nor can your own son-in-law who you promised to protect on his return to Iraq, having told the world about your secret military arsenal. You shot him too?

  Saddam Hussein : No no no, no I had someone else do that.

  Iraqi television host : Excellent.

• Iraqi Television Host : But luckily there is one person from your past who is still alive. Do you recognise this voice?

  Donald Rumsfeld : (voice-over) Hi there, Saddam. Sorry I can't be with you tonight but er, ha, don't worry, we're on our way.