Saddam Hussein's gun may become centrepiece of George W Bush library

[long762range]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5763471/Saddam-Husseins-gun-may-become-centrepiece-of-George-W-Bush-library.html

The gun found in Saddam Hussein's foxhole when he was seized by Delta Force special troops in 2003 could become the centrepiece of an exhibition in George W Bush's presidential library

The 9mm Glock 18C, presented to then-president Bush by Delta Force agents after their triumphant arrest of the Iraqi dictator, has become one of Mr Bush's most prized possessions.

He would show it off in the Oval Office to visiting military dignitaries, with the boast "The Delta guys pulled it off Saddam".

Now the New York Times has discovered that *he intends to make it a centrepiece of his presidential library that is being built, at a cost of $200m (£123m), on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

The weapon belongs to the US national archives, but Mr Bush has told the paper that he wants to display it prominently in the library, which will be organised around 25 key decisions he took during his eight years in power.

Mark Langdale, the president of the foundation that is being set up in Mr Bush's name, told the paper that "the gun is an interesting artefact, and it tells you that the United States captured Saddam Hussein and disarmed him literally. How we fit that into the decision to go to war, we haven't gotten to that point yet."

When the gun was found it was unloaded.

The library is due to open in 2013.

[Texas_Bryan]

Saddam would have used a Glock.

[fightingquaker13]

The worlds first trillion dollar Glock. Hope it was worth it. Too bad it will be displayed next to an empty case that was supposed to contain a WMD.
FQ13 who will be quiet now but is thinking about the McNamara thread

[long762range]

When asked by his US interrogator why he kept pretending he had WMDs when they had been destroyed Saddam said "So my enemies would not think I was weak."

[callithump]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5763471/Saddam-Husseins-gun-may-become-centrepiece-of-George-W-Bush-library.html

Saddam Hussein's gun may become centrepiece of George W Bush library
The gun found in Saddam Hussein's foxhole when he was seized by Delta Force special troops in 2003 could become the centrepiece of an exhibition in George W Bush's presidential library.
 

The 9mm Glock 18C, presented to then-president Bush by Delta Force agents after their triumphant arrest of the Iraqi dictator, has become one of Mr Bush's most prized possessions.

He would show it off in the Oval Office to visiting military dignitaries, with the boast "The Delta guys pulled it off Saddam".

 
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The weapon belongs to the US national archives, but Mr Bush has told the paper that he wants to display it prominently in the library, which will be organised around 25 key decisions he took during his eight years in power.

Mark Langdale, the president of the foundation that is being set up in Mr Bush's name, told the paper that "the gun is an interesting artefact, and it tells you that the United States captured Saddam Hussein and disarmed him literally. How we fit that into the decision to go to war, we haven't gotten to that point yet."

When the gun was found it was unloaded

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[Kid Shelleen]

Leave a little room in the case for Osama's head.

[ericire12]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/us/06gun.html?_r=1

The gun, a 9 millimeter Glock 18C

The soldiers kept the rare pistol, which can fire bullets automatically

[ericire12]

Saddam would have used a Glock.

When the shit hits the fan, grab a Glock!

[tt11758]

When the shit hits the fan, grab a Glock!

Yeah, THAT worked well for him, didn't it?   

[Ping]

Saddam just did not have the balls to pull the trigger on the Glock.    What happened to the AK-47 that Saddam had with him in the bunker?