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[Antunes]

Saddam Hussein was sitting in his office wondering how to get shed of the UN weapons inspectors when his telephone rang.

- +ACI-Hallo, Mr. Hussein+ACEAIg-, a heavily accented voice said. +ACI-This is Patrick down at the Harp Pub in County Sligo, Ireland. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on ya+ACEAIg-

- +ACI-Well, Patrick,+ACI- Saddam replied, +ACI-This is indeed important news+ACE- How big is your army?+ACI-
- +ACI-Right now,+ACI- said Patrick, after a moment's calculation, +ACI-there is meself, me cousin Sean, me next door neighbor Seamus, and the entire dart team from the pub. That makes eight+ACEAIg-

- Saddam paused. +ACI-I must tell you Patrick, that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command.+ACI-
- +ACI-Begorra+ACEAIg-, said Patrick. +ACI-I'll have to ring ya back+ACEAIg-

Sure enough, the next day, Patrick called again.

- +ACI-Mr. Hussein, the war is still on+ACE- We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment+ACEAIg-
- +ACI-And what equipment would that be, Patrick?+ACI- Saddam asked.
- +ACI-Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor.+ACI- Saddam sighed.
- +ACI-I must tell you, Patrick, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2 million since we last spoke.+ACI-

- +ACI-Saints preserve us+ACEAIg- said Patrick. +ACI-I'll have to get back to ya.+ACI-

Sure enough, Patrick rang again the next day.
- +ACI-Mr. Hussein, the war is still on+ACE- We have managed to get ourselves airborne+ACE- We've modified Harrigan's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and four lads from the Shamrock Pub have joined us as well+ACEAIg-

Saddam was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat.

- +ACI-I must tell you, Patrick, that I have 1,000 bombers and 2,000 fighter planes. My military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile +AD4-sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION+ACEAIg-

- +ACI-Jesus, Mary, and Joseph+ACEAIg-, said Patrick, +ACI-I'll have to ring ya back.+ACI-

Sure enough, Patrick called again the next day.

- +ACI-Top o' the mornin', Mr. Hussein+ACE- I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war.+ACI-
- +ACI-I'm sorry to hear that,+ACI- said Saddam. +ACI-Why the sudden change of heart?+ACI-
- +ACI-Well,+ACI- said Patrick, +ACI-we've all had a long chat over a bunch o' pints, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners.+ACI-

God Bless the Irish+ACE-