# Duel to the Death: Mullah Omar vs. George W

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 5, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630 "2001-11-05T17:07:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![IzzyR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630/1 "2001-11-05T17:07:10Z")

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From the Drudge Report: [Taliban invites Bush, Blair for a duel](http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1.htm)

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> ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (UPI)-- Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban militia on Monday proposed a duel among President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and its leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
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> “The Americans have launched propaganda that Mullah Omar has gone in hiding, so I will propose that Mr. Blair and Mr. Bush should take Kalashnikovs and come to a specified place where Mullah Omar will appear with the Kalashnikovs to determine as to who will run,” Taliban Foreign Minister Maulvi Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil was quoted as saying by Iran’s IRNA news agency.

Do these guys have a sense of humor or what?

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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630/2 "2001-11-05T18:53:50Z")

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I am not an expert on Duelling but I had always thought that the _challenger_ proposed the duel and the \* challenged\* chose the weapons.

Mr. Bush chose bombs, therefore I do not see that duelling etiquette has been breached in any way.

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**Author:** ![IzzyR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630/3 "2001-11-05T22:30:32Z")

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I always thought a duel had to be face to face.

It would be a close call, as to who to pick. On the one hand, Omar is younger than Bush, and has more experience with this type of fighting. OTOH, he is missing one eye, and his depth perception would be impaired. Also he appears to be taking on Bush and Blair simultaneously, which would give them an advantage.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630/4 "2001-11-05T22:43:24Z")

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I propose they use jet fighters.

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**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duel-to-the-death-mullah-omar-vs-george-w/91630/5 "2001-11-05T22:58:26Z")

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I propose all of them set on that big pile of money their daddies gave them to be big boys out in the world and try to stuff it down each others throats.

Hell I would pay per view for that.