Bye-Bye Bin Laden (2009)

Actors: David Chai (miscellaneous crew), Scott Sublett (director), Scott Sublett (writer), Patricia Driscoll (actress), Todd Banhazl (actor), Regina Melzer (actress), William Romano-Pugh (actor), Jose Delgado (miscellaneous crew), Lance Gardner (actor), Joey Sandin (actress), Courtney Granner (miscellaneous crew), Chloe Bronzan (actress), Januel Mercado (actor), Craig Marker (actor), Bunny Carter (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Animation, Comedy,

Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003)

Actors: Rory Bremner (writer), John Bird (actor), Mac McDonald (actor), Andrew Sachs (actor), John Fortune (writer), John Bird (writer), Geoff Atkinson (writer), John Fortune (actor), Rory Bremner (actor), Geoff Atkinson (producer), Omid Djalili (actor), Geraldine Dowd (director), Graeme Garden (writer), Paul Wheeler (director), Krishnan Guru-Murthy (actor),

Plot: The impressionist Rory Bremner and comedians Bird and Fortune take a look at the history of Iraq through a series of sketches, monologues and jokes. They begin with the formation of Iraq by the British in the early 20th Century, through the bombing of villages to control the tribes, the establishment of a king in the area through to the modern day trade meetings with Saddam Hussein.

Keywords: condoleezza-rice, country-name-in-title, iraq, iraq-war, military, second-part, secretary-of-state, sequel, territory-name-in-title, terrorist
Genres: Comedy, War,

Quotes:

George W. Bush: Has Dr. Blix found any hard evidence yet?::Condoleeza Rice: Not yet, sir.::George W. Bush: Didn't he take any in there with him? Whose side is he on, for crying out loud?

[On UN resolution 1441]::George W. Bush: I told you, we should have gone with the original wording.::Condoleeza Rice: Sir, I'm sorry, but the phrase "98, 99, 100 coming ready or not", does not constitute an acceptable resolution. The Syrians would never had backed it.

Condoleeza Rice: It's Saddam, he's gone to the bathroom.::George W. Bush: Does that constitute a material breach?::Condoleeza Rice: It depends what he has in there.

Tony Blair: Good morning. Look we believe Saddam has weapons of mass destruction. Now if we don't attack him, then he might not use them, and in that case we'll never know whether he's got them or not. And you know, that's not a risk I'm prepared to take. Besides if we do conquer Iraq, and remove Saddam Hussein, there's a chance we could win the Nobel Peace Prize, and you know, frankly, isn't that something worth going to war for?

Tony Blair: Look I'll tell you this, you know, we have to look after the Kurds in Iraq, because if we don't look after them over there, then they'll come over here, and I'll tell you, we're not going to look after them over here.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy: This would be during the Iran-Iraq war?::Saddam Hussein: Yes. There were 3 of us in that war, so it was a bit crowded, yes.::Krishnan Guru-Murthy: And you say the Americans were on your side?::Saddam Hussein: Yes, they even shot down an Iranian airliner. Ha ha, happy days. Then we find out they were arming the Iranians too, and they say they can't trust me.::Krishnan Guru-Murthy: But they say that's because you're a brutal dictator, that you torture and kill people.::Saddam Hussein: The Americans, the British, they always know this, but still they give me weapons, they give me credit.::Krishnan Guru-Murthy: They actually gave you credit?::Saddam Hussein: How do you think I buy the weapons?

Saddam Hussein: Before I took over Kuwait in 1990 I meet American Ambassador, I say, "You got a problem with this?" She say "We have no opinion on your Arab-Arab conflicts".::Krishnan Guru-Murthy: Even Kuwait?::Saddam Hussein: Especially Kuwait. They said so specifically. So I invade Kuwait, and Oy. Gewalt.

Iraqi Television Host: Donald Rumsfeld, you met Saddam in 1983 to discuss military and economic support for his regime, even though at the time he was launching gas attacks on Iranian soldiers.::Donald Rumsfeld: No sorry, but wasn't that a different Saddam?::Iraqi Television Host: No, no, no I don't think so.::Donald Rumsfeld: No, no, that guy was a key ally, a trusted friend and a vital force in the battle against Islamic extremism.::Iraqi Television Host: No this is the very same Saddam.::Donald Rumsfeld: Well in that case it was a different Donald Rumsfeld.

Iraqi Television Host: But you have many people who are supporting you across the years. For example Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and of course, George Bush Senior. You thought they were thousands of miles away in the safety of America, and Europe, and you are absolutely right.

[On Saddam Hussein]::Rory Bremner: But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry that's Tony Blair isn't it? Um, so he doesn't even have to ask the country before he goes to war - sorry that's still Tony Blair. No, the difference is Saddam rules Iraq through a combination of terror and brutality, backed up by a vicious regime of intimidation and torture - or is that David Blunkett? As absolute ruler Saddam recently claimed 100% victory in a Presidential Election.::John Fortune: Although that's not surprising, given that voters were accompanied into the booths by Saddam's Ba'ath party officials, and given a choice between voting for Saddam or voting for their wives and children to be killed, and their houses to be burnt down.::Peter Snow: And just a bit of fun, just a bit of fun, even small children were counted as supporters on the principal that you might as well throw in the baby with the Ba'ath voter. Ha ha.