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Looks like the US and Iraq will be going to war.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said on Sunday Iraq was ready to fight the United States anywhere in the world if Washington launched a war.
"When the enemy opens the war on a large scale it should realize that the battle between us will be waged wherever there is sky, earth and water anywhere in the world," Saddam was quoted by state-run Iraqi media as telling a group of military officers.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said Baghdad was ready for war within the hour and had trained tens of thousands of "martyrs" to fight Americans.
Baghdad's defiant messages were issued as President Bush met close allies Britain and Spain and declared Monday a final day of diplomacy to resolve the Iraq crisis.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said on Sunday Iraq was ready to fight the United States anywhere in the world if Washington launched a war.
"When the enemy opens the war on a large scale it should realize that the battle between us will be waged wherever there is sky, earth and water anywhere in the world," Saddam was quoted by state-run Iraqi media as telling a group of military officers.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said Baghdad was ready for war within the hour and had trained tens of thousands of "martyrs" to fight Americans.
Baghdad's defiant messages were issued as President Bush met close allies Britain and Spain and declared Monday a final day of diplomacy to resolve the Iraq crisis.
Read Full Story here:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=586&e=2&cid=586&u=/nm/20030316/wl_nm/iraq_saddam_dc