Was Saddam Hussein A Hero Or Villain? | History Documentary

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The way Saddam purged his political opponents on live TV while smoking a cigar is the most gangster thing I have ever seen. He also understood that combating theocratic sentiments is very important

I recently learnt about Saddam's son, Uday, and, erm... good lord. He makes Saddam look nice.

I am not surprised many Iraqis look at him fondly. Here in Africa, some people now venerate dictators and brutal tyrants like Idi Amin😮‍💨

15:01 If Saddam's image was "as constant as the sun in the sky" does that mean it disappeared for 12 hours per day?

I was watching the films from "disturbing movie iceberg" When I watched a film under his rule, I literally threw up. I was amazed what this man was shown as a hero meanwhile what he committed on Shi'a Muslims, Marsh Arabs, Kurdish people. I request not to watch that documentary on archive website as you might need anti-depressants after it or may have sleepless nights. It has literal scenes of amputations on the streets, lashings, b-headings, I wonder how was he different from ISIS. His only safe group was the Assyrian/Chaldean Christians as he spent millions of dollars in their churches from Iraq to the Chicago, US in funds citing they are the only native people of modern Iraq meanwhile, all others like Circassians, Turkish, Mandeans, Shabaki, Kurds, everyone else were Arab. I mean - whaaaat?

There's no disputing that dictatorships and authoritarian regimes can bring stability - at least temporarily. But if that stability is dependant on repression and the rule/whims/worship of one leader with no accountability, it's just liable to fall apart after a while.

Another great video Hikma!

Great video as always hikma

"I am the president of Iraq and I am willing to negotiate." -Saddam Hussein upon his capture.

Saddam is an example of what intellectuals like Hobbes like but what every citizen hates!

Brilliant video

Good video.

Great video. Hikma is one of my favorite creators. Being from the US, it’s extremely important to understand the dynamics and history of the Middle East.

Another banger video. Keep it up

And the Iranians always had a much more powerful navy than Iraq. So Saddam probably wasn't going to be taking control of the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War.

Thanks!

your information regarding the invasion of Kuwait, the first gulf war and the economic embargo are very inaccurate. Also in regards to the chemical attack on Halabja, you failed to mention the involvement of both the CIA and Iran. All and all, your video is very biased.

تمضرط شبعنا منه .... المهم هو تبرءة أمريكا من دمار العراق .

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