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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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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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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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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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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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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Normal Iraqis are trapped in the world of Saddam Hussein's rule. Every single decision that Saddam Hussein makes impacts on the Iraqi people. ... To firstly destroy the oppositions military and secondly to over throw the leader Saddam Hussein. ... The UN allies are saving the people of Iraq from their leader Saddam Hussein. ... And finally the political dictator Saddam Hussein is being captured. ...

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Saddam Hussein came into to power in 1968, when he participated in a bloodless coup and became deputy of the country under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. ... In only twenty days, Iraq's capital, Baghdad fell, and soon, Saddam Hussein was captured and executed for his crimes in the Iraqi war and the first Persian Gulf War. ... However, on February 15th, 2011, the defector openly admitted that he lied to the CIA to get the United States to attack Iraq and bring down Saddam Hussein. ... Bush publicly announced that Saddam Hussein was purposely provoking the West by avoiding the sanctions and embargos...

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How will all of this impact our troops as they make their way to free the Iraqi people from the death grip of Saddam Hussein? It could lead to a very bloody war if the people and the Republican Guard feel they should give their lives to protect Saddam. ... There will be bombs dropped on pertinent infrastructures hoping to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein and his regime. ... Soldiers will certainly learn to deal with death and destruction as they make their way through Iraq to free the Iraqi people from the holds of Saddam Hussein. ...

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Saddam Hussein is bad; Saddam Hussein will destroy the world? Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction, that's why we must destroy him before he destroys the world. ... Saddam Hussein did use horrible methods of oppression against his own people, killing thousands of them. ... George Bush doesn't like what Saddam Hussein did to George Bush. ... Saddam Hussein killed thousands of people. ...

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The Iraqi leadership became more of an issue after the Iranian revolution, when Ayatollah Khomeini, who had spent part of his exile in Iraq, encourages colleagues to overthrow Saddam Hussein. ... Hussein decided it was the right time to move upon Iran. ... On the other hand, Saddam was viewed as a psychopath backed by the Soviet Union who was less of a threat to American interests, but certainly no friend. ... But Hussein had other ideas than his threat against Israel. ... Iraqi president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait, which had...

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However, Saddam Hussein views the war as a tactical defeat or a small battle lost. ... At this point the UN and US national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. ... On the contrary, the sanctions worked to bolster Hussein's reign rather than weaken it. ... Saddam's banning of inspection teams in 1998 signaled a brief end to the world peeking into Saddam's back pockets and dark closets. ... Afte...

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However, Saddam Hussein views the war as a tactical defeat or a small battle lost. ... At this point the UN and US national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. ... On the contrary, the sanctions worked to bolster Hussein's reign rather than weaken it. ... Saddam's banning of inspection teams in 1998 signaled a brief end to the world peeking into Saddam's back pockets and dark closets. ... Afte...

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Nobody knows whether or not Saddam is indeed dead, because the person shown on television doesn"t look exactly like Hussein. ... If Saddam is alive, the US plans wants to get Hussein out of power and restore a democracy since the current dictatorship is ruining the country. Bush also wants to free the Iraqi people from Saddam's reign of chaos. ... Nobody knows whether or not Saddam is indeed dead, because the person shown on television doesn"t look exactly like Hussein. ... If Saddam is alive, the US plans wants to get Hussein out of power and restore a democracy since the current dictato...

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Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein may be seen as completely different people, but they are not as different as you think. ... Saddam Hussein came into power by assassinating his way to the top. ... Like Hitler, Hussein also broke some resolutions. ... Hussein is a great leader and an intelligent man. ... Hussein needs to be controlled. ...

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First off, they were being torn down by a ruthless regime, headed by a world threatening leader in Saddam Hussein. ... Saddam Hussein has desecrated the history of the Iraqi people by painting his image over the walls of Babylon. ... Saddam Hussein is not only Iraq's worst nightmare, but also a tremendous problem for Israel. ... Saddam Hussein dragged Iraq into a hatred for the Jews that transcends beyond most people's beliefs. ... Saddam Hussein declared himself as the number one enemy of Israel. ...

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SUPPORTING DETAIL 2: Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on the citizens of Iraq that tried to over throw Saddam's totalitarian government. ... SUPPORTING DETAIL 5: Removing Saddam Hussein has provided the ability for the citizens of Iraq to be free of their past brutal regime. ... Saddam Hussein was determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, and was determined to acquire more. ... Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on the citizens of Iraq that tried to overthrow his authoritarian government. ... Removing Saddam Hussein has provided the ability for the cit...

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Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Bush gave his first speech of the war with Iraq saying it was an "axis of evil" and that the United States policies would turn their main focus on Saddam Hussein and his reign of terror. For the countries safety it was said that we should not wait around while men like Hussein are creating danger every day. ... Weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) were stockpiling in the country under the rule of Saddam Hussein. ... Saddam Hussein was presented with a requisition that would expire after thirty days, where he could honor the truce he denied in the...

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"If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm, for the safety of our people, and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him."... These resolutions failed to reach their function of disarming Saddam Hussein and were therefore insufficient. ... From a labeling approach, Powell's statement says that based on the past attempts, it is safe to say that Saddam Hussein will never comply with U.N.'... The past resolutions and treaties had no influence on Saddam Hussein's regime. On March 17th 2003, after three weeks of planning and lobbying for action in Iraq, Presi...

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Caring mother Mary Ewald wrote a letter to President Saddam Hussein, attempting to inform him of her kidnapped son Thomas Ewald. ... Ewald has high hopes that Hussein will step up and help get her son returned; writing with a formal and sentimental tone. ... Ewald continues on from her introduction to describe her doings for not only the Arab people but for Hussein himself as well as the country. ... Portraying desperate emotion and appeal to Hussein. With this as an ending point for Ewald it brings together her desperate asking for her son to be returned with the help of Hussein....

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During this time Bush said countless times that he had evidence that Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi president, had been in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. ... Bush was threatening to impose a war on Hussein unless he surrendered these weapons. ... His speech was also directed towards the Hussein regime. His message towards Saddam's family was simple, "you have forty-eight hours to relinquish your control over Iraq or the war begins". ... Even Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General criticized the United States" diplomacy with not being able to unite the UN in their effor...

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This was so that a clear conclusion could be made over whether or not Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, had been developing so-called weapons of mass destruction, and whether or not he posed a threat to international security. However, the US and UK did not allow these inspections to run through to completion, and invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein based upon their own intelligence and foreign policy stances. ...

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The first issue is that Saddam Hussein was a mass murder of his own people and was abusing his power in office. ... This is exactly what would of happened if they would have risen against Saddam. Second, Saddam and his regime supported international terrorism which also takes the life's of countless innocent people. ... Lastly, Saddam's government was being run as a totalitarian dictatorship, it was not a democracy like the government of the United States of America. ... By setting up a democracy in their country we will be giving them more rights and freedoms and they will have...

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