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Saddam Hussein, socialist president of the Iraqi Republic , known for his abuse of power and ability to survive conflicts, has been sentenced to death after a trial lasting almost a year. The man had been in hiding since Baghdad fell to the US last April, and was discovered in December, 9 months later. He was been found near his hometown, and while he was armed, he didn’t resist police. Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq represents a classic example of abuse of power, despite being courted by both the Arab and Western world at times.
Saddam Hussein was the son of peasants, born in a village near the city of Tikrit in northern Iraq. His father died before he was born, and only several …show more content…
Otherwise, his presidency started out with seemingly good intentions. He improved Iraq's infrastructure and health-care system, and also raised farming and education subsidies to levels above any other Arab countries within the region . He also began work to strengthen the economy . But his good intentions and positive influence quickly descended into an abuse of power. He began a secret-police organisation to supress internal opposition to his position. He made himself the object of an extensive personality cult among the Iraqi public . He had a reputation for the ruthless suppression of opposition . Saddam led Iraq in the costly Iraq-Iran war that began in 1980 .The cost of this war and the interruption of Iraq’s oil exports forced to Saddam reduce his ambitions plans for economic development. The war was in a Stalemate until 1988 , when Iraq and Iraq were able to agree upon a cease-fire. The war resulted in a large foreign debt, but this didn’t stop Saddam from continuing to build up his armed forces. By August 1990, the army was powerful enough that it was able to overrun neighbouring country Kuwait. Saddam wanted to use the nation’s oil revenues to improve the economy of Iraq, but his occupation of the nation triggered trade prohibition against Iraq worldwide . Saddam’s refusal …show more content…
Thousands more were murdered, and many just seemed to disappear completely. The UN prohibited Iraq from possessing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons , but Saddam refused to cooperate. This led to a four day air strike by the UN. Both the UN and Great Britain supported efforts of Iraqi opposition to remove Saddam from power, who was growing more and more brutal and abusive as time went on. While the Iraqi population were beginning to fear Saddam, he was popular in the Arab world, as they saw him as the only regional leader willing to stand up to what they saw as American aggression . On the 17th of March 2003, U.S. Pres. George Bush ordered Saddam to step down from office and leave Iraq within 48 hours or face war. Saddam refused to leave, and March 20th, U.S. and allied forces launched an attack on Iraq. The US immediately targeted Saddam, beginning the war with an assault on the building in which Saddam was suspected to be holding a meeting . Baghdad fell to US soldier on April the 9th, and that same day, Saddam fled into hiding. His two sons were captured and later killed in attempt to draw him out of hiding, but Saddam was not captured until December the 13th, when he was pulled from a small underground hiding place near a farmhouse near his
Saddam Hussein, socialist president of the Iraqi Republic , known for his abuse of power and ability to survive conflicts, has been sentenced to death after a trial lasting almost a year. The man had been in hiding since Baghdad fell to the US last April, and was discovered in December, 9 months later. He was been found near his hometown, and while he was armed, he didn’t resist police. Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq represents a classic example of abuse of power, despite being courted by both the Arab and Western world at times.
Saddam Hussein was the son of peasants, born in a village near the city of Tikrit in northern Iraq. His father died before he was born, and only several …show more content…
Otherwise, his presidency started out with seemingly good intentions. He improved Iraq's infrastructure and health-care system, and also raised farming and education subsidies to levels above any other Arab countries within the region . He also began work to strengthen the economy . But his good intentions and positive influence quickly descended into an abuse of power. He began a secret-police organisation to supress internal opposition to his position. He made himself the object of an extensive personality cult among the Iraqi public . He had a reputation for the ruthless suppression of opposition . Saddam led Iraq in the costly Iraq-Iran war that began in 1980 .The cost of this war and the interruption of Iraq’s oil exports forced to Saddam reduce his ambitions plans for economic development. The war was in a Stalemate until 1988 , when Iraq and Iraq were able to agree upon a cease-fire. The war resulted in a large foreign debt, but this didn’t stop Saddam from continuing to build up his armed forces. By August 1990, the army was powerful enough that it was able to overrun neighbouring country Kuwait. Saddam wanted to use the nation’s oil revenues to improve the economy of Iraq, but his occupation of the nation triggered trade prohibition against Iraq worldwide . Saddam’s refusal …show more content…
Thousands more were murdered, and many just seemed to disappear completely. The UN prohibited Iraq from possessing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons , but Saddam refused to cooperate. This led to a four day air strike by the UN. Both the UN and Great Britain supported efforts of Iraqi opposition to remove Saddam from power, who was growing more and more brutal and abusive as time went on. While the Iraqi population were beginning to fear Saddam, he was popular in the Arab world, as they saw him as the only regional leader willing to stand up to what they saw as American aggression . On the 17th of March 2003, U.S. Pres. George Bush ordered Saddam to step down from office and leave Iraq within 48 hours or face war. Saddam refused to leave, and March 20th, U.S. and allied forces launched an attack on Iraq. The US immediately targeted Saddam, beginning the war with an assault on the building in which Saddam was suspected to be holding a meeting . Baghdad fell to US soldier on April the 9th, and that same day, Saddam fled into hiding. His two sons were captured and later killed in attempt to draw him out of hiding, but Saddam was not captured until December the 13th, when he was pulled from a small underground hiding place near a farmhouse near his