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    Saddam Hussein is widely regarded as Iraq’s most notable president, serving for nearly 24 years as a military dictator from 1979 to 2003. In his time as President, he founded the Iraqi Ba’ath Party, led a successful war in the Iran-Iraq war, as well as addressed the major illiteracy, education, and medical problems in the country. As president he fought to combat illiteracy by providing free education and mandating attendance for his citizens (UNESCO). The Ba’ath party, a political party that combines

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    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. Saddam’s early lifetime could possibly

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    At the same time, Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat thanks to the public relations campaign the Bush administration had been doing. In addition, the White House was finishing up a speech that was for the president to announce on October 7, 2002, so that the use of force on Iraq could be authorized. In the end the CIA declined the speech because of a sentence in the speech: “The [Iraqi] regime has been caught attempting to purchase up to 500 metric tons of uranium oxide from Africa-an essential

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    Cory Tertel Ms. Maass Global Issues May 19, 2017 The Life of Saddam Hussein Background My name is Saddam Hussein. I was born in Tikrit, Iraq on April 28, 1937. I was named by my mother’s brother as my father died before I was born. I lived with my abusive step-father when I was young. He forced me to steal farm animals because we were poor. I went to live with my uncle at the age of 10. There I was raised a Sunni Muslim. He allowed me to go to school because he was a teacher. I joined the Arab

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    Saddam Hussein Saddam was born in April 28, 1937 in Tikrit, Iraq. He was born into a poor family. His father disappeared before he was born and his older brother died of cancer shortly after. His mother was so depressed because of his older brother’s death and his father leaving that she was unable to take care of him. He moved to live with his uncle in Baghdad when he was three. He later moved in with a devout Sunni Muslim named Talfah. Talfah’s politics had a huge influence on Saddam growing up

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    without adversity. Saddam Hussein’s rise to power was arguably the best and worst event that happened to the Chaldeans. Before Saddam, Iraq was led by nationalists who were not fond of Christians and their beliefs. However, Saddam’s prime minister, Tariq Aziz, was Chaldean and allowed Christians to practice their religion without feeling oppressed as a minority in a majority Muslim country. Still, the majority of their liberties were still restricted, and their obedience to Saddam and his Ba’ath Party

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    Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator but he brought benefits for the Iraqi people Saddam Hussein came into power formally in 1957 replacing President Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr. He ruled Iraq from 1957-1991 formally and in hiding from 1991-2003. When Saddam took office Iraq was a recovering country from years of instability and in fighting. His positive benefits in service to the people of Iraq are his nationalising the Iraqi oil industry, Literacy program, Healthcare system and welfare program. The company

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    Some believe that Saddam Hussein should have not died because he did not actually finish creating the nuclear weapons, others think that it is better now that he is gone. He had many nuclear weapon facilities that were made. Hussein hid this from International Atomic Energy agency or the IAEA for many years. He definitely did not plan on using these weapons for good,and if he did finish then there would have been quite a disaster. These nuclear bombs and weapons he wanted to create would have killed

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    Saddam Hussein had a major impact on the homes in the Marshlands. What Saddam Hussein did to impact the environment so much, is that he just had to use !!TANKS!! to destroy and set homes on fire. He drained all of their rivers and lakes by building canals into the desert and the Persian Gulf which dragged away all wildlife and the water in the Marshlands. Saddam Hussein was so vicious that once he was about to end this brutal attack

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    oppressive rule of Saddam Hussein and to keep them safe, and to prevent future attacks from Iraq. Saddam Hussein killed, tortured, and raped thousands of people, especially those who opposed him. During the war the U.S. easily took over the capital of Iraq, Baghdad, and eventually found Hussein. Though the U.S. found Hussein there was still much to be accomplished in Iraq, but the most vital goal of the war was accomplish by the end of 2003. In August of 1990 Saddam Hussein ordered an attack on

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