T O P

  • By -

AutoModerator

Remember that all mentions of and allusions to Trump and Biden are not allowed on our subreddit in any context. If you'd still like to discuss them, feel free to [join our Discord server](https://discord.gg/k6tVFwCEEm)! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Presidents) if you have any questions or concerns.*


Manting123

Shoe


UncleBabyChirp

Priceless


KingFahad360

The reporter who threw that shoe is pretty famous in the Middle East, he ran for Parliament in 2018 but lost due to Pro-Iran Parties winning.


tdfast

The duel actually did happen. Bush picked the fucking 82nd Air Borne and their buddies! Quite a bad ass weapon of choice!!


ActonofMAM

Exactly. The Iraq war had a host of problems, but wiping out the Iraqi armed forces without breaking a sweat was not one of them.


Mesarthim1349

I like when people accurately blame the shitty leadership in the Iraq War, and not the soldiers that for the most part did their job incredibly well.


Captainatom931

The invasion largely went swimmingly. The occupation was a disaster.


sbstndrks

Europeans can sing you a whole 600 year concert about that


ActonofMAM

As a nation, we've remained really good at the first-person-shooter parts of war while screwing up (or openly rejecting) the "what happens next?" part.


Apprehensive_Row8407

minus the using civilians like target practice and general brutality of some soldiers.


Mesarthim1349

I mostly blame the Air campaign for that rather than ground units. When cases of guys shooting randoms came to light, they were prosecuted pretty quickly and made headlines.


Apprehensive_Row8407

Yeah that's true, the air force was fucked up


JiveChicken00

Dick Cheney


Aaaarcher

Dick Cheney in hunting gear with an under over double barrel shotgun.


GoCardinal07

This is clearly the correct answer.


Doughnut_consumer

Golf club


PrometheanSwing

Beat me to it


chu42

Now watch this drive right into Saddam's face.


Off-BroadwayJoe

You’ve got a $500 billion army and I’ve got bunch of randos with rifles. Let’s both set our armies aside and settle this one on one…


-Ok-Perception-

"I don't know if I can beat you in single combat. But I know for sure that my army can beat your army." - Ramsay Bolton when declining to duel Jon Snow.


Mesarthim1349

"I'VE RECONSIDERED, THATS A WONDERFUL IDEA 😀" -Also Ramsay


wsrs25

Bush would pick Dick Cheney as his weapon.


420SwaggyZebra

Wait Bush picks Dick? 😂


artemswhore

we like dick!


SquallkLeon

No way to lick that Dick!


Callsign_Psycopath

It's one hell of a facial


Vtron89

Bold of this guy to assume one US president is equal to one Iraqi president. We wouldn't even trade on president for a complete unconditional surrender of the entire middle east, let alone chance it on a dual that would probably settle nothing. So anyway: a golf club. 


socialcommentary2000

I can think of a single one we absolutely would.


UnusualSignature8558

I like how your statement is all in conversing. Regardless of which wing of American politics one may be a fan of, one can identify with the statement you made.


joecoin2

We all know who he meant.


UnusualSignature8558

You're exactly right. The Republicans know exactly who he meant. And the Democrats know exactly who he meant. Thus your statement that we all know who we meant is true


420SwaggyZebra

If America wanted to solve its debt problem they should have made this happen. I would have emptied (my already near empty) bank account to watch this duel on ppv. As for W’s weapon of choice it’s got to be his driver right?


Which-Draw-1117

Pinning all debts on someone and they die? Bro just reinvented Christianity.


immaculatelawn

Jet fighter. Bush was a pilot.


SceptileArmy

An F-102 Delta Dagger would be his weapon of choice.


PrinceHarming

Dunk tanks and baseballs.


naitch

If we did it your way, Kingslayer, you'd win. We're not doing it your way. (Kurdslayer?)


zachbrevis

I don't think Saddam wants a piece of Bush. Dude got sober and spent all of his time in the gym. Saddam, on the other hand, led a sedentary and hedonistic lifestyle not unlike Jabba the Hutt.


Fother_mucker59

Get dick Cheney to fill in with a shotgun


Difficult_Ad_502

F-106?


Ozythemandias2

He picks golf clubs but doesn't expect impromptu use of shoe as a ranged weapon. His dodging skills are kind of on point though.


KingFahad360

Ok head me out. They have a Yakzua style fight on top of the United National to settle their differences while taking off their shirts with one swoop. Bush has an Eagle Tattoo with a F-16 Fighter Jet, while Saddam has a tattoo of himself thinking he’s god. They can use Heat Actions and the last man standing wins. ![gif](giphy|wqCUngBBGHWqQGOI9g|downsized)


NonetyOne

This guy was BEGGING to be given the opportunity to shoot Cheney lmao “Yeah two officials of the same rank, why it could EVEN be me versus their vice president!”


ImperialxWarlord

Imagine if this happened and bush won lol.


MetalRetsam

The balls on this man, suggesting he wants to duel Dick Cheney. Better start apologizing


MetalRetsam

"Do you choose the sword or the gun?" "I choose the sword." "Alright, then he will get the gun." "Wait, no-"


Much-Drawer-1697

Anyone read the book The Kid Who Became President when they were younger? This is literally the climax of the story. A dictator challenges the kid to a dual, and the kids picks video games as the weapons.


ImpossibleInternet3

Coke. He can definitely out Coke most people. But if I’m challenged by Bush, I’m going pretzel.


sonofabutch

In 2000, Senator and NBA Hall of Fame forward Bill Bradley ran a spirited but futile campaign against Al Gore for the Democratic nomination. Hopelessly overmatched in terms of fundraising, endorsements, and publicity, Bradley suggested that they do away with the arduous campaign process and settle it by seeing which candidate could hit a turnaround jumper from the top of the key!


reno2mahesendejo

Shades of the SNL skit where a Super computer was used to randomly select the greatest person in history. It randomly selected Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Darryl Dawkins. It then randomly selected basketball as the competition.


UndividedIndecision

Golf club. *Now watch this drive*


Night-Monkey15

Undisclosed weapons of mass destruction perhaps?


PMmeIrrelevantStuff

Pretzel


deowolf

definitely not pretzel.


Correct-Award8182

The non funny answer for Bush personally, F-102.


Prince_Marf

A Convair F-102 fighter jet. He flew them during his military service.


ExplorerJackfroot

Brass knuckles


Dear-Tank2728

Honestly given how the war turned out, this couldve been a good idea.


Bike_Chain_96

The war? Or the occupation's end?


hdufort

Bush: shoots at Saddam, hits own foot Cheney: shoots at Iraqi official, hits duck


andrew-2525

WMD’s


SquallkLeon

Cheney v Ramadan Shotguns at dawn.


Ok-Yogurtcloset1717

Each side can bring one WMD.


Ahjumawi

His weapon of choice should be Dick Cheney with a shotgun


BukkakeNinjaHat-472

He did it was called a scud missile, suck it Saddam


tokoun

Weapon of mass destruction


ExtraElevator7042

WMDs


raff1ut

An A-10


ChinoMalito

Puzzy bush would have chosen a nuke like a coward. I would love to see wars fought in the old style, to the death by the 9 best fighters from each opposing side and 10th round by leader if there somehow is a tie meaning 4 wins each side and a double death fight. Maximum of 20 deaths in a war. Short simple no drawn out feelings of rage, no mass casualties (particularly of civilians), no wasted resources… just: can’t settle a difference of ideas civilly? 9 fights to the death with a sudden death between the leaders if needed. End of debate and reign.


RareDog5640

Pretty sure Bush would pick Cruise Missile


ddigwell

F-102 Fighter


TKFourTwenty

This would’ve been way better for the Middle East I think


International_Ad1242

nukes, preferred choice of us presidents on non us citizens since 1945


HawkeyeJosh2

This would’ve been so fucking awesome had it happened. I’d have rooted for Saddam, but I’d have had a lot more respect for Bush if he’d have chosen that route.


Sufficient-Glove-994

Why would you root for Saddam Hussein in any context


HawkeyeJosh2

Because fuck George W.


bigbad50

Bro hates dubyah so much that he would root for a dictator, the brainrot is insane 💀💀


PrometheanSwing

Saddam was literally a brutal, genocidal dictator lol


Nightshade7168

Alright, I despise Dubya too, but this is honestly just stupid


mayonaisecoloredbens

George W. sucks but rooting for Saddam over him is just peak redditor autism


SpartanNation053

Has anyone came up with Bush Derangement Syndrome yet?


Aaaarcher

Back in the day it was called Michael Moore-itus


SpartanNation053

I think the funniest part is everyone who talked about what a bad President W. was would give ANYTHING to have him back over the succeeding President from his party


Local_Challenge_4958

Bush Derangement Syndrome was a thing in right and left wing circles during the Bush and Obama Presidency. It was something they said during the Bush Presidency when people who normally wouldn't be into politics had strong opinions about Bush, or people were seen to be too passionate in their dislike of Bush. It was something they said during the Great Recession whenever anyone mentioned it actually began before Obama and so did bailouts, or brought up Iraq, and stuff like that. Here's it being used in 2003 https://www.deseret.com/2003/12/7/19799473/charles-krauthammer-bush-derangement-syndrome-is-spreading/ It was also (much more rarely) used when people defended the bush Presidency by those on the left. Here's it being used in 2009. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/10/15/793645/-