Iraq under Saddam Hussein (1979-Present) Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in the village of al-Auja, on the outskirts of Tikrit in northern Iraq. ... In July of 1979, Saddam being the second in command, announced that the present leader General Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr had stepped down because of poor health and that he had been chosen by the Baath party as Iraq's new President, commander in chief, and head of the government as well as the party. ... Saddam recorded the whole proceedings and circulated the tape as a warning to anyone who might think to go behind Saddam'...

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Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit, Iraq and born into a poor family. ... After the Ramadan Revolution in February 1963, Saddam Hussein returned to Iraq and was elected to the Baath Party. ... On July 16, 1979 Saddam Hussein was elected as the President of Iraq and as the Chairman of Revolution Command Council. ... During 1993 Saddam Hussein broke the peace terms from the end of the Persian Gulf War and the U.S. bombed Iraq as a result. ... It stated that they wanted to remove Saddam Hussein from office and replace the government with a democratic institution. ...

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Saddam Hussein 1. Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi political leader, was born to a poor Arab family on April 28, 1937. ... Saddam finally gained control of the Iraq presidency in 1979. ... Hussein ignored this demand and refused to withdraw. ... The Washington Post learned that an anti-Saddam operation by the CIA has cost $100 million dollars without reaching its goal of helping Iraqi resisters overthrow Saddam. ...

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Why did Saddam Hussein attempt to develop nuclear and biological weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? ... Saddam Hussein is very aware of the history of his country. ... Saddam considers Nebuchadnezzar a great man. ... Saddam was invited to return to Iraq, but the al-Bakr government did not last and Saddam was briefly jailed. ... In June, 1979, Saddam Hussein ousted Gen. al-Bakr. ...

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The Middle East is an extremely volatile region of the world, and much of the current instability may be due to one man, Saddam Hussein. ... The basis on which Hussein is in power is controversial. ... Hussein himself is a troubled man. ... One of Hussein's top men, Lieutenant-General Hussein Kamel al-Majid, has recently defected from Iraq. ... All Iraqi religious leaders back Saddam. ...

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That was the image of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bloodied but unbowed and unenlightened after his humiliation in the 1991 Gulf War, when a U.N. mission led by the U.S. drove his troops out of Kuwait and kindled a holocaust of as many as a 100,000 Iraqis. It is Saddam Hussein's will to fight and his resistance to UN inspections that he should be removed from power. ... Saddam forced POW's to criticize the war against peaceful Iraq The war ended on Feb 28, at 5am but the battle with Saddam was far from over. ... Saddam Hussein has caused many more problems preceding the w...

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Those who stood against Saddam Hussein were punished, in most cases by death. ... Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in a village called Ouja, near Tikrit in Northern Iraq. ... Saddam slowly rose in power between 1975 and 1979. ... At the age of 42, Saddam Hussein forced current President Al-Bakr to retire and he was sworn in as President of the Republic of Iraq. President Bakr officially stepped down, allowing Saddam to take over. ...

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Almost everything Saddam Hussein did for the world wasn't good, when the Gulf War ended in 1991, the United Nations resolved that the economic embargo on Iraq would be lifted if Iraq destroyed its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs within six months. ... In October,1998, Saddam failed to let the United Nations weapons inspectors in to inspect. ... Saddam successfully kept inspectors out of his country and made weapons that could kill thousands. In 2002, Saddam allows the United Nations weapons inspectors to return to Iraq. Throughout all the years Saddam Hussein is destroy...

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Bush failed to put Saddam Hussein's power and leadership to rest, his son, the President George W. ... Saddam Hussein tried to use his quick wit on the United States and the rest of the world, especially the Middle East. ... Bush told Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave their country and never return or face war. ... Operation Iraqi Freedom, on the other hand was treated as an all out war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein. It may have been because of this different treatment that The United States was actually able to capture Saddam Hussein. ...

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If America weren't at war presently to disarm Saddam Hussein, the same negligent mistake would take place. ... Saddam Hussein has amassed chemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction. ... Primary Source 2 Local Event Saddam Hussein's regime distinctly resembles Hitler's. ... The war to disarm Saddam Hussein is a last resort. ... Now, war is the only way to disarm Saddam Hussein. ...

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We seek to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein and his regime because after September 11th, 2001 we were put on notice that the civilized can no longer live in a bubble and hope for the best. Saddam Hussein's continued threats to the international community, his links to international terrorism, and his blatant contempt for human rights cannot be ignored any longer. ... Hussein's regime was a ticking time bomb that needed to be diffused immediately. There is strong circumstantial evidence linking Hussein to Al Qaeda. ... Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a nightmarish state. ...

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The current war against Iraq, or as it is being called the Iraqi Freedom, is taken place because of the actions of Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein murdered tens of thousands of his people, he also attacked and invaded many of his neighboring countries. ... Now it's time to show Hussein that all Americans mean business. ... Many people do not understand the problems Saddam has caused for all Americans. ... The U.S. was in the right and had to go to war with Saddam Hussein. ...

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Our government has information from Iraqi defectors that Saddam has mobile biological laboratories on trucks. ... Hussein is not a humane person. ... Emotions cloud and distort the logical decision making process, and if you are to fully accept the REAL threat that Saddam Hussein and his weapons pose to us you are going to have to take a step back and remove your emotions from the situation. ... Saddam Hussein funded the cowards that carried out that plan. ... Hussein HATES our country and he HATES US. ...

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To demonstrate this premise, an assessment of Saddam Hussein's regime, using the central elements of Arendt's analysis of totalitarianism, will be presented. ... After trying them on Iranian soldiers, Hussein killed six-thousand people in 1988. ... How the Saddam regime dealt with dissent is exemplified in accounts of Saddam's despotic jailing of children for refusal to participate (Bush 1). ... The extremes of totalitarianism in Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia as viewed by Arendt are strikingly similar to the situation in Iraq during the regime of Saddam Hussein. ... ...

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That man, Saddam Hussein, was not of sound mind, and his actions on the days of August 1 and 2nd of 1990 plainly support this insanity. ... This US initiative in response to Saddam Hussein's rash decisions, known as "Desert Storm," changed the world forever, and gave the US a large hand in all Kuwaiti affairs, and is ultimately why there is still so much conflict surrounding the area. To fully understand why these events are so relevant to our time, you must start with the man, Saddam Hussein, and through further analysis of the causes and outcomes of these conflicts, it will be...

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Thesis Statement: The majority of Bush's reasoning for war is mostly based upon the actions of Saddam Hussein. ... The majority of Bush's reasoning for war is mostly based upon the actions of Saddam Hussein. ... We believe that Saddam has not properly destroyed or given up all of his illegal weapons. ... Saddam would take his fellow country men and kill them in the streets for everyone to see. ... If Saddam wanted them to suffer he would throw the person in the machine feet first. ...

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Saddam Hussein was influenced by a unique combination of people and events. Saddam Hussein was born April 28, 1937 in the village of Ouja, near Tikrit in northern Iraq. ... His father was abusive and he was beaten many times and so Hussein ran away to live with his maternal uncle, Khairallah Talfah, who influenced Saddam's life tremendously. ... Iraqi president Saddam Hussein later annexes Kuwait and declares it a 19th province of Iraq (Aug. 2). ... In a brilliant and lightning-fast campaign, U.S. and coalition forces smash through Iraq's defenses and defeat Saddam Hussein's tr...

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Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq. ... Is Saddam Hussein really a tyrant? Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937, in the small village of Takrit. ... While Saddam Hussein was in this position, he started to become wealthy. ... The war tainted the image of Iraq and the image of Saddam Hussein. ...

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Because of this we saw President Bush focus his attention on Saddam Hussein. President Bush Believes that Saddam Hussein pursuit of weapons of mass destruction pose a grave danger, not only to his neighbors, but also to the United States. ... Weapons inspectors have confirmed that Saddam Hussein long-term established pattern of deception, denial and non-compliance with U.N. ... Also on January 30, 2003, President Bush Expressed his gratitude to the eight European Leaders, and to other who are supportive of his efforts to make certain that Saddam Hussein is disarmed. ... The President is hoping...

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Barnes justified the decision to support the war based on the historical actions and inaction of Saddam Hussein. ... The known actions of Saddam Hussein during his thirty-year plus reign demanded the attention of the world. ... Saddam's crimes against humanity are recorded in recent history. ... Today, Uday and Qusay Hussein are known for surpassing their father in human rights abuses. ... Qusay Hussein helped his brother curb the Basra uprising with mass executions and torture. ...

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In 1991 Saddam Hussein and his army invaded Kuwait despite the warnings of the United States and the international community. ... Unfortunately, Saddam Hussein did not disarm Iraq of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. The importance of Saddam Hussein to disarm is apparent in his reign over Iraq. ... Saddam Hussein rules his country by fear. ... On March 20, 2003, Saddam Hussein and his sons decided not to leave Iraq, therefore, the United States along with it's allies launched "Iraqi Freedom". ...

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The side-by-side comparisons of Hitler and Saddam Huseein are shocking. ... Like Hitler, Saddam Hussein agreed to a "cease-fire" to end the Gulf War and was subject to sanctions by the United Nations, time and time again Hussein has violated these sanctions with little or no punishment. ... What does the holocaust have to do with Saddam Hussein? ... As I write this U.S. forces are uncovering the mass graves of those who opposed Saddam Hussein. ... Yes, this is 2003, not 1939, no, Saddam Hussein is not Adolf Hitler, but the comparisons are still relevant. ...

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Saddam Hussein appears to retain the same national objectives as prior to his defeat in the Gulf War. ... Human Rights abuse under Saddam Hussein regime. Saddam Hussein was able to retain the same national objectives as prior to his defeat in the Gulf War. ... Military action immediately, with or without UN support to oust Saddam Hussein and followers . ... Immediate military action should be taken to oust Saddam Hussein and his followers. ...

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Rumsfeld was telling his aides to come up with plans for striking Iraq - even though there was no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks." - CBS NEWS. ... Now it was being dictated that Saddam Hussein is up to no good, making evil plans for mass destruction so the president of America decided solely that it was time to force Saddam Hussein out of power with whatever methods that work best, so the bombing began. The main reason Saddam Hussein was to be put out of power, by the superior, was due to the threat of mass destruction weapons produced by Saddam, which could have devastating ef...

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