In a speech shown on Iraqi television after he was sworn in for a new seven-year term, Saddam said: "The road of blood takes you to more blood and he who tries to shed the blood of others must expect his blood to be spilled."
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"If God Almighty...decides to put you again to the test in a situation of fighting on a large scale, then the Almighty, the nation and history will expect you to deliver an effective stand...in defense of the homeland...," he said.

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