Saddam Hussein

instability in the Middle East due to Saddam Hussein's lost of power during the Gulf War which weaken him greatly which directly led to his fall during the Iraq War. This lead to the creation of many Jihadi groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban who reign using terrorist tactics to exert absolute dominance in the Middle East. These terrorist organization caused a great deal of instability in the Middle East today that could’ve been avoided if Saddam was still in power. The Gulf War…

had started. The operation was to kill the dictator Saddam Hussein. They wanted to kill him because he was able to get weapons of mass destruction. The U.S was just one of the military groups there. The countries that were involved were United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and Poland. So it was a pretty big war. In 2003 the Iraq war started with the U.S military rushing into Iraq. It was an operation to take away the heavy weapons from Saddam Hussein. Chris Tritt was station in the capital of…

1. Introduction United States war with Iraq have been going on for many years because United States believe that the September 11th attack on the World Trade center had something to do with the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at the time. United States emerged as the victor but at Iraq’s expenses. Iraq have to suffer political issues like civil wars and failing government because of terrorist groups. Iraq’s economy suffer greatly with unemployment rate going high. Socially Iraqi people have to live…

Just like most, if not all, political figures that have made a significant impact on the world, Saddam Hussein emerged as a part of the Ba’athist party established in 1932 and was nurtured through this political influence. Ba’athists are essentially a group of Arabs that encourage the co-operation between all Arab countries under the desire to become unified through socialism and the idea of freedom. In order to accomplish this, the Ba’thist ideology stood for the eradication of Western…

Professor Asal Political science 102 9/27/16 In the wake of 9/11 The United States, The United Kingdom, and many other nations formed a coalition against the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein. The coalition force invaded in 2003 to overthrow Saddam’s dictatorship and establish a democratic state in the Middle East. Although in some instances realism can describe the invasion of Iraq, the theory of Liberalism best describes the invasion…

toxic weapons”(popsci) failure to comply resulted in the U.S. invasion. Iraqi President al-Bakr announced his resignation on July 16 1979, Saddam Hussein immediately succeeded him as President. Under Saddam tensions between Iran and Iraq escaladed due to violations of the 1975 Algiers Accord which designated the Shatt-Et-Arab waterway as the border. As a result Saddam abolished the 1975 agreement in September 1980 and proceeded to bomb Iranian air bases and other strategic targets. Immediately…

The occupation of Iraq began March 20, 2003 to May 1, 2003 but even though the invasion barely lasted over a month the United States spent over $53 billion in 2003 and upwards of $800 billion in 2012 through reconstruction. With such a massive budget it would have been advised that the objectives and operation of its entirety be successful; however, this has not been the case. Even though Iraq was believed to have weapons of mass destruction following the attacks on the World Trade Centers on…

What is ISIS? ISIS is an acronym that stands for the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" . Its recent origins must be briefly explained by political unrest in Afghanistan and Iraq that started in the 1980's. The Soviet Union invades and occupies Afghanistan 1979. Muslim Afghan warriors called "mujahideen" rebels are the fighting Soviet Union incursion from 1979-1989. The United States was openly supporting and sponsoring these anti communist rebels. This is the rise and infancy of Osama bin…

devastating. Together Saddam Hussein and Pol Pot has slaughtered over 2,300,000 people because of their political and religious views. Anyone who opposed them were killed. Saddam Hussein believed in secularism which is the belief that rejects religion while Pol Pot believed in a communist society. Because of their views, these men did everything in their power to make sure their dreams were accomplished and fulfilled. While some differences between Pol Pot and Saddam Hussein are evident, the…

During the rule of Saddam Hussein and the Ba’ath Party Iraq experienced a tragic and eventful time. In a matter of years their country had undergone a complete transformation because of war and tyranny. Georges Sada, a well-known Iraqi General and fighter pilot was a man who was very close to the former dictatorial ruler of Iraq—Saddam Hussein. Georges relays in the novel “Saddam’s Secrets”, his experiences and the tragic events that occurred in Iraq during the rule of Saddam. He gives a…