Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton meet up in
Baghdad for the first round of talks in a new peace process. When Bill sits down, he
notices three buttons on the side of Saddam's chair. They begin talking. After about five
minutes Saddam presses the first button. A boxing glove springs out of a box on the desk
and punches Clinton in the face.
Confused, Clinton carries on talking as
Saddam laughs.
A few minutes later the second button is
pressed. This time a big boot comes out and kicks Clinton in the shin. Again Saddam
laughs, and again Clinton carries on talking, not wanting to put off the bigger issue of
peace between the two countries.
But when the third button is pressed and
another boot comes out and kicks Clinton in the privates, he's finally had enough, knowing
that he can't do much without them functioning well. "I'm going back home!" he
tells the Iraqi. "We'll finish these talks in two weeks!"
A fortnight passes and Saddam flies to the
United States for talks. As the two men sit down, Hussein notices three buttons on
Clinton's chair and prepares himself for the Yank's revenge.
They begin talking and Bill presses the
first button. Saddam ducks, but nothing happens. Clinton snickers. A few seconds later he
presses the second button. Saddam jumps up, but again nothing happens. Clinton roars with
laughter. When the third button is pressed, Saddam jumps up again, and again nothing
happens. Clinton falls on the floor in a fit of hysterics.
"Forget this," says Saddam.
"I'm going back to Baghdad!"
Clinton says through tears of laughter,
"What Baghdad?"
