contributes positively to his community, and guides his people in the right path, keeping them safe. Saddam Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq, did positive and negative things for Iraq while in office, but he ruled with an iron fist, he was cruel and caused terror to his people. He did good for country but was infamous because of the negative perception of his actions while president of Iraq. Even though Hussein was mostly known for his negative actions he contributed greatly to Iraq’s foundation. He did
rise and fall of Saddam Hussein’s rule. The introduction of the Arab Ba’ath Socialist Party in 1968 led to the promotion of the genocide of the Kurdish citizens living in the nation (“Kurdish Revolt”). The Ba’ath Party blamed many of the non-Arab Kurds for a majority of the problems occurring in the Arab states which resulted in the genocide (“Kurdistan Democratic Party”). This was just part of the extreme ruling methods Saddam Hussein used to maintain power. In addition, Saddam Hussein was extremely
Saddam Hussein was a suppressive leader who struck fear into the world’s people. His destructive ways radiated as he attempted to eliminate the Kurdish population, nationalize Iraqi oil, and keep his regime in power. Yet, his strict rule helped start and maintain peace between the people of his country despite the many different religions living in the area. He protected his country against a theocratic form of government and for a period of time, Hussein was an ally of the United States. He led
On December 13th, 2003, Saddam Hussein, the deposed dictator of Iraq, was captured by the US forces. In the midst of the night, time ran out for Saddam as the US forces found and seized him in his hiding place; a hole adjacent his farm house near his hometown in Al-Awja, Iraq. He was under the impression that he would be secure near his hometown, Tikrit, as he felt and hoped that his remaining local supporters would protect him from the US Coalition Forces. The important information about where Saddam’s
times. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq, who served from 1979 until 2003. Hussein was fatherless as a child and was said to be beaten by his step dad (Andrews). Saddam Hussein is a modern-day Julius Caesar who gained popular support, though he used ruthless tactics to control Iraq, and helped the economy. Growing up Saddam Hussein was always trying to gain power and rule. Even before his presidency he was always fighting his way up. In 1958 after the monarchy was overthrown Hussein and
Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi political leader, was born to a poor Arab family on April 28, 1937. Hussein studied law in Egypt after his attempt to assassinate the premier of Iraq, Abdul Karim Kassem, in 1959. In the summer of 1968, the Baath party returned to power and named Hussein as deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. Hussein has been described by many as the most powerful person in Iraq because of his intimidation of enemies, careful control of his political power
The regime of Saddam Hussein began looking like a very promising presidency for the Iraqi people. His goal of absolute domination in the Arab region, turned him into a feared menace among his people. Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit, Iraq. Hussein’s father, whose occupation was a shepherd, vanished without a trace several months before Saddam was born and he never returned home to Saddam, his brother or his wife. A few months later and after the disappearance of Hussein’s father
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1900. Kuwait had been an ally during the Iran– Iraq war to Iraq. Kuwait became a main port when. Saddam Hussein main disagreements about Kuwait were from the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. He had argued that he had fought the war against Iran in order to protect the Arab world from Islamic fundamentalists who had taken over Iran. Some can say he was justified yet, most would say he was not justified. The reason why people would think he wasn’t justified was that he had
2003, Saddam Hussein al-Majid was found hiding in a deep “spider hole” only nine miles away from his birthplace of Tikrit (Rise and Fall of a Dictator). Saddam Hussein is noted as one of the world’s worst dictators. He is often compared to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin because of the brutal policies and actions he took during his time in power. Saddam Hussein was executed on December 30, 2006. He was sentenced to death shortly after the death penalty was reinstated in Iraq. Saddam Hussein was condemned
Today we are living in a world where development has taken such leaps that we cannot imagine how life looked like in the simpler times. Humans have made immense progress in diverse fields. Whether we discuss science, technology, arts, business, or trade, evidence of progression is available in all fields. Nevertheless, we would never understand what happened in the past without one integral area, History. Inventions and discoveries have made our lives simpler, but at the end of the day who are these
Saddam Hussein was the ruthless dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003. He ruled Iraq with a brutal hand. He used fear and terror to stay in power over the Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Iran in 1980 and carried on a war for seven years and 11 months, making it the longest conventional war in the 20th Century. The war ended in a stalemate with approximately 500,000 Iraqis and 400,000 Iranians dead. Both sides, major oil producers, suffered economic losses of half-a-trillion dollars
previous presidents of Iraq that ruled from 1987 to 2006, Saddam Hussein. He was born in 1937 near Takrit and hanged in 2006 . As a kid, he was beaten by his stepfather and despised by other children . He was an intelligent man; he studied law in Egypt . Saddam was very powerful but he did not use his influence in a positive way. It is important to know and understand what Saddam did wrong in the past in order to not repeat the same mistakes. Saddam is a relevant character because he has had conflicts
Saddam Hussein: The U.S Portrayal of Evil Encarnate When Iraq invaded and occupied the country of Kuwait in August 1990, the Bush administration was faced with several dilemmas. From a foreign policy point of view, this action could greatly destabilize the balance of power in a part of the world that was vital to U.S. interests. The United States was dependant on a continuous flow of oil to drive its economic machine, which Kuwait supplied greatly. In addition, this move would put more power
Saddam Hussein and Mohandus Gandhi Saddam Hussein, the vicious dictator of Iraq. It is surprising to find that he has things in common with one of the greatest makers of peace, Mohandus Gandhi. Though these two people are the complete opposite of one another, they share the one thing they hold most dear, their religion. Religion is a big part of a person, and is closely related with a persons character. Religion teaches people how to act in different situations, so it would be safe to conclude that
Saddam Hussein: A Sexy Tyrant The legacy of Josef Stalin is horrendous. “BY his word he could kill them, have them tortured, have them rescued again, have them rewarded. Life and death depended on his whim,” recalls German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm of Stalin’s thirty year reign (Goode, “The World; Stalin to Saddam”). Stalinist terror came to an end, however, once Mikhail S. Gorbachev took office. Forming alliances with Western countries while abolishing several oppressive policies, Gorbachev attempted
had constant tension between them, due to territorial and governmental disputes. The leader of the Iraqi government, Saddam Hussein, who was president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, led an invasion that triggered a war between the two counties. Hussein was a man of hate, and was never hesitant about using violence as a problem solver. During this war, in an attempt to break free of
In the year 2003, President George Bush and Saddam Hussein both addressed the people of their country of the upcoming war in Iraq. Each spoke of their procedure of attach their specific country will make. Although George Bush and Saddam Hussein both delivered effective speeches, each portraying their theme well, Hussein’s speech was more effective in doing so with its word choice, appeal to emotion, and tone. Hussein’s word choice in his speech was more effective in portraying his theme by using
The invasion of Iraq by the US military in 2003 is considered as one of the most controversial actions taken by the US in modern history (Lynch and Singh, 2008, p.148). The decision to remove Saddam Hussain’s regime can be said to be motivated by many reasons and varieties of perspectives (Duffield, 2005). There is no consensus among scholars on the real motivation behind such decision but the decision to go to war can be understood from economic, ideological, political and strategic motives. The
There are many things that must be consider when looking at whether or not the end of a given situation was justified by the means in which were used to get there. The biggest of which is what was the cost to achieve the desired outcome. Was it a loss of life, damage to property, financial cost, or un-repairable damage to relationships whether personal or political? Could any of these been avoided and still achieve the same outcome? This has been a topic of debate on many things in our nations history
true that Saddam Hussein was killing his own people, but the United States should not have invaded without solid proof. George W. Bush claimed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction but none were ever found. (The Invasion of Iraq is Illegal) In 1963, the CIA of the United States placed Hussein's Ba’ath Party in power. We were complicit in the birth of this regime through an unconstitutional act of foreign aggression. Then, in the late 1970’s President Carter invigorated that Hussein invades Iran