with Osama bin Laden. Saddam declares he will not step down from presidency or ever surrender against a stronger opponent. Saddam also declares he will not go into asylum, or leave Iraq. Saddam claims that his armed forces lost only 10% of their military equipment in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. Saddam expressed willingness to participate in a live globally televised Presidential debate before the Invasion in 2003. Notes Saddam Hussein Interview Airs In Iraq CBS News. February 27, 2003. External links Transcript: Saddam Hussein Interview CBS News. February 26, 2003. . Transcript of interview between Tony Benn and Saddam Hussein Other interviews with Saddam Hussein CBS News Saddam Hussein Interviews Saddam Saddam February 2003 events in Iraq