Originally posted by ledhed
Saddam Hussein and George Bush meet in Baghdad for talks on sanctions. When George sits down he notices Saddam's chair has three buttons on the arm rest. They begin talking, and after 5 minutes Saddam presses a button and a boxing glove pops out of Bush's chair and bashes him in the face.
Bush, barely believing it, carries on talking but after a few minutes Saddam presses a second button and out comes a large boot and kicks him in the chest. Bush is ticked off but still remains outwardly calm. They resume the talks, but after 5 minutes Saddam presses the final button and from under the table another boxing glove hits Bush, right in the stomach. Bush is really fed up by it now and stands up to leave. "We'll continue this talk next week in the White House" says the President. Saddam, choking from his own laughter, is too proud to say no, so the appointment stands.
A week later Bush receives Saddam in the Oval Office, and as Saddam sits down, he sees three buttons in the arm-rest of Bush's chair. As the meeting goes on, Saddam sees Bush press the first button, and ducks, but nothing happens. This doesn't stop Bush from laughing... loudly.
After this, Bush continues where he left off, until he presses another button. Saddam jumps up and again nothing happens, this time Bush falls out of his chair laughing. Saddam doesn't get it - what in the world is happening here? But he hasn't been harmed yet, so he sits down again to talk further. After a few minutes Bush presses the final button. This time, Saddam stays sitting, but Bush isn't, he's rolling on the floor, doubled up from laughing. Saddam is really annoyed by now, so he stands up from his chair and shouts: "I've had enough of this, I'm going back to Baghdad!"
(Through tears of laughter from the floor), Bush says,
"Baghdad?... what Baghdad?!"