![]() ![]() The Kurds had been involved in an uprising to break out of the Iraqi control. The man was a genocidist as does well as a tyrant, for in 1983, Saddam Hussein authorized the use of chemical weapons against the Kurdish people. It has been estimated by human rights advocates that nearly 250,000 Iraqis were executed due to Saddam’s brutal regime. Saddam did not have mutual respect for those other parties that differed from his own and made the decision to suppress, destroy, and execute those who disagreed with his political and religious philosophies. Islam is home to many different schools of thoughts and beliefs not all Muslims believe the same, there are many different groups and factions within Islam. For those who disagreed with his own Islamic religious beliefs, he would destroy their holy signs. If there was dissent, Saddam would crush it. The Ba’ath were only 8% of the nation, yet they were 100% in charge of the political system. Over the course of his time, Saddam was responsible for strengthening his political party, the Ba’ath by only allowing them to run and participate in the political process. There was no room for human rights in Saddam’s reign, there was only room for Saddam’s own ego. His policies were that of sheer brutality. For over 30 years, Saddam Hussein ruled over Iraq with an iron fist. It is important to take note that his reign was considered to be one of the most brutal reigns in Iraqi history. Well, he went by the name of President and insisted that he was a fairly elected leader. Saddam’s name is often used in conjunction with names such as Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, Al Qaeda and chaos in the Middle East. ![]() Yet, that is where the details tend to grow a little fuzzier in most people’s minds. Many people know the name they know that he was somehow involved in Iraq and they know that at one time he was a man under intense scrutiny for weapons of mass destruction in his possession. There was a man who was known for being a ruthless and relentless dictator. ![]()
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