Saddam Hussein Responsibility

Saddam Hussein was the former president of Iraq for over twenty years. Born on April 28, 1937, in Tikrit, Iraq, Saddam Hussein was a secularist who rose through the Baath political party to assume a dictatorial presidency. Under his rule, segments of the populace enjoyed the benefits of oil wealth, while those in opposition faced torture and execution. After military conflicts with U.S.-led armed forces, Hussein was captured in 2003. He was later executed.

resident Bush announced in 2003 the intentions to invade Iraq, and dismantle Saddam Hussein’s regime "to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger." and from a state department's reason to go to war against Iraq “Defeated a regime that developed and used weapons of mass destruction, that harbored and supported terrorists, committed outrageous human rights abuses, and defied the just demands of the United Nations and the world.” These reasons led to thousands of dead on both sides, 612 Billion dollars, and another terror organization taken root. Originally in the 1980s, the U.S supported Saddam Hussein’s war against Iran and aided them with weapons, and money. During this period was when Saddam’s major human

On March 19, 2003, Bush ordered American and British troops to invaded Iraq (Schultz, 2003, p. 524). They continue marching on the capital of Baghdad. Therefore, U.S. forces rooted Hussein out of a dirt hole in December 2003, later he was hunged, by his Iraqi enemies. The American military tried for eight years to create a democracy in Iraq. After ten more years of violent attacks, President Bush declared victory in 2003. Nevertheless, the attacks had caused nearly ten times more Americans died in Iraq.

On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded the country of Iraq to oust the tyrannical leader Saddam Hussein and rid Iraq and the world of weapons of mass destruction. The invasion force, coupled with a sprinkling of coalition forces, made their way through the desert of Iraq in record time, just twenty-one days. The capstone event of the war was President Bush landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln declaring an end to hostilities on April 9, 2003 - the war was over but the battle had just begun. The defeat of the Iraqi Army and the infamous Republican Guard allowed the U.S. the opportunity to create an Iraq in her own image, a democratic and free middle-east country. The population of Iraq has been at the mercy of brutal empires and regimes

The invasion of Iraq was a surprise military invasion without the official act of declaring war. This eventually led to an occupation and the taking of President Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein was tried by the new Iraq government and executed. From the start of the US occupation to years later, little had improved in Iraq despite media portrayals and in 2008 Iraq was number five on the Failed States Index. The 2003 Iraqi war symbolizes an international event that created a type of propaganda varying from the media broadcasted in previous wars. It also represents a defining moment in US history for its public relations campaigns. Even from the beginning of the war, the United States already labeled the event as “Operation Iraqi Freedom.”

The three charges laid against the defendants by the prosecutor were: crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against peace.

These factors were able to manipulate people’s psychology by appeasing their sub-conscious, which made them feel less guilty for their actions. However, not feeling guilty is not indicative of whether someone is morally responsible for his or her actions. Moral responsibility is dependent on if the person committed the act when he or she was in free will, which is the ability to act at one’s own will. Based on this definition, the killers and executioners in these genocides are not responsible for their actions because they had been brainwashed by the ideologies and the propaganda. However, the leaders who made the decisions under free will, such as Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, and King Léopold, are the ones who are to be held morally accountable for their actions. Therefore, propaganda and the manipulation of human psychology are two potent instruments that can heavily influence the general population and instigate them to act in a way they never imagined they

One of the greatest debates over the past decade has been whether the US’s effort to overthrow a tyrannical leader named Saddam Hussein was truly justified. The aim of this paper is to shed light on what the relations were between the United States and Iraq for over half a century and what factors led to such a disastrous invasion which left over half a million people dead and countless more injured. What justifications did politicians such as Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush give to the American public which convinced the masses that an invasion was necessary after disastrous examples in the past such as the invasion of Vietnam? It is important that one looks over specific turning points in history, such as the attack

In 2008, Iraq Memory Foundation founder Kanan Makiya said in an interview with the Washington Post, “The U.S. has not committed atrocities in Iraq that are even remotely comparable to what Saddam did.” A prolific writer on Saddam Hussein’s regime and an Iraqi himself, Makiya has written extensively on the power of violence and fear in modern Iraq. This paper argues the enduring legacy of violence within Iraq left by Saddam Hussein’s regime, specifically referencing his human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. In an attempt to fully examine the rise and continuation of institutional torture within Iraq, this paper will explore the building of Abu Ghraib prison in the late 1960s, and subsequently examine Saddam Hussein’s rise to power beginning with his joining of the Ba’athist party in 1956. Following the introductory historical background begins an examination of the effects of, and responses to, Saddam’s human rights abuses during his reign. The final portion of this paper examines the U.S’s use of torture within Iraq, and human rights violations following Saddam Hussein execution in 2006, concluding with final remarks on the state of Abu Ghraib prison today and what it represents for the future.

Although the US military destroyed Saddam’s military in a short period of time, the Bush administration failed to prove the evidence they used to rationalize the war. Iraq neither possessed WMD nor harbored terrorists. Because of this, a wave of controversy rose across the country. Many media outlet, politicians, the public and international organizations started questioning the legitimacy of the war. The Bush’s administration came up with a new excuse to escape criticism. The government officials asserted that the war was necessary to bring freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people. But many people criticize the war for being unsubstantiated. As time goes, it became clear that the evidence was total fabrication that meant to deceive the public.

This memo will detail the influential actions of Baghdad’s famous 75th Prime Minister and Senior politician, Haider Jawed Kadhim Al-Abadi. This includes a few of his most rememberable acts during his term an Iraqi leader. Haider Al-Abadi returned to Iraq from oust in 2003 and from that point held numerous imperative positions post the Saddam Hussein government. The principal government post Saddam Hussein considered him to be the 'Clergyman of Communication'. He filled in as the 'Appointee Speaker' before turning into the Prime Minister of Iraq. He is the pioneer of the 'Islamic Dawa Party'. One of the difficulties of his administration is to counter political defilement. As Prime Minister, he needs to battle psychological oppression and get

After many years of operating as President Bakr’s chief of security and instituting measures of loyalty among various sectors of the Iraqi Ba’ath government, Saddam Hussein demanded the President’s resignation. On July 22, 1979, Hussein administered a series of “democratic executions,” killing or imprisoning 66

In this section, I will discuss the historical precedents of the death penalty in Iraq's modern era, because in this particular period occurred many cases of the death penalty. Firstly, I will discuss the death penalty in al-Baghdadi the Penal Code and then the death penalty under the government of Saddam Hussain. Finally, I will show the suspension and return of the death penalty application following the period of the Iraqi invasion in 2003.

One thing that can agree on was that the system in Baathist Iraq was excellent. There was no corruption being committed by others, due to fear and the strictness of Saddam Hussein. The educational system was excellent, as after completing primary and secondary school, you could head to a well-managed university. Cost of living lowered in a convenient setting, reflecting an indicator strong economy. In fact, the averaged price for an automobile was equivalent to 1,200 IQD. A grain rice bought for less than 4 IQD. The rate of owning a home didn't carry a burden. Overall, the management of Iraq was efficient.

In order to fully interpret the nation of Iraq’s holistic condition during and after the Saddam Era, Social, Political, and Economic factors must be weighed accordingly and in contrast to each other. In order to do this, the span of years leading up to 1989, and