On Oct. 3, Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan offered that President Bush and Vice President Cheney should each take one weapon and take on both Saddam Hussein and himself in a duel on neutral territory, with Kofi Annan as referee. We believe that our courageous, tough talking president is fit for the challenge.

Mr. Bush should take them on if he is half as bold as any of the soldiers he is willing to send in by the thousands. He has made it clear that this is a personal issue and that he means business the Cowboy Way. WE support HIS Resolve! It takes a lot of courage to face a man who uses a shotgun to liven up his speeches. We FULLY SUPPORT Our President in this personal challenge.

Such courage is not unusual in our history of great leaders. A U.S. president, Vice President as well as other statesmen in the days of the cowboys and founding fathers would not suffer indignity by refusing or dismissing a challenge to a man-to-man duel. Such genuine, personal accountability in leadership is what makes this country great.

Examples of Dignified Company that Mr. Bush would join
Senator Broderick, 1859 VS Chief Justice David Terry
http://www.senate.gov/learning/min_3e.html
Alexander Hamilton, 1804 VS Vice President Burr
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/filmmore/description.html
Andrew Jackson, 1806 VS Charles Dickinson
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/aj7/about/bio/duel.htm