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Sitting in Saddam Hussein’s Chair

My very favorite pictures from Iraq are of US military personnel sitting in Saddam’s chair in one of his palaces:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Lt. James Aalan Bernsen, an Austin mil-blogger currently in Iraq with the U.S. Navy, wrote:

This is a throne given to Saddam Hussein as a gift by Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian terrorist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At least Al Gore never paid people to hijack airplanes…would have required too many carbon offsets.

(Notice in the middle is a model of the Dome of the Rock, the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jeruselem. You can also see the stains from all the Sweaty GIs who have taken a break from the rigors of war by kicking back on the deposed dictator’s throne.)

Here’s Lt. Bernsen in Saddam’s chair:

Lt. Bernsen in Saddam's chair

Think about what these pictures represent.

Think about what it would mean if Islamic jihadis, with AK-47s in hand, were posing for souvenirs pics in the Oval Office…

I can’t imagine what Saddam would have done to anybody stupid enough to sit in his chair without permission. I can’t imagine that a woman — an unveiled woman no-less — had ever sat in that chair before the US military showed up:

Like SPC Liz Martin:

Soldier in Saddam's chair


Or this female Soldier:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Or this Army Captain:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Or this Army Specialist:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Or this Marine:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Or these two Soldiers:

Soldier in Saddam's chair

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 | Trackback |

4 Responses to “Sitting in Saddam Hussein’s Chair”

I was with you until here:
I can’t imagine that a woman — an unveiled woman no-less — had ever sat in that chair before the US military showed up:

The Baath party was secular and Saddam ruled with little mention of Islam until after the Gulf war. Women did far better in Iraq than other Arab nations (one of the few things justifying the US alliance with Iraq in the 1980’s)

So- you’re probably right that a woman hadn’t sat in the throne but I wouldn’t chalk it up to Islam.

Left by Preston on December 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pm

Henh…he’s USN with camo and a black rifle? Must be a SEAL.
Yeah, the UN Oil for Food Palaces program was quite prolific.
As for the young SPC sitting on Soddom’s chair, I can only hope she is in her menstrual cycle, as well as being unveiled. That will make the few remaining Al Qaida foreign fighters heads pop.

Left by no2liberals on December 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pm

Too bad Saddam is dead. He made a great ruler, compared to what it has become.

Left by Blado on December 6th, 2007 at 5:21 am

Henh.
Yeah, South Park hasn’t been the same since Soddom checked out.
Not to mention what a talented musician he was.
I take it Blado has the BDS, cause the Iraqi people certainly don’t agree that he was a good ruler(or protractor).

Left by no2liberals on December 6th, 2007 at 6:57 am

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