Saddam Hussein

/ sæˈdæm /

noun

1. See Hussein

Hussein, Saddam

1. Dictator of Iraq who seized power in 1979. With the intent of making Iraq the dominant power in the oil-rich Persian Gulf , Hussein invaded Iran in 1980 and Kuwait in 1990. The latter invasion provoked a military response from the United Nations , led by the United States, which drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991. ( See Persian Gulf War .)

Notes

Although widely loathed outside the Arab world and feared by most Arab governments, Hussein retains some of his appeal to the Arab masses because of his resolute defiance of the United States and western Europe.

Hussein's cruelty and deviousness have become legendary. He has ruthlessly suppressed both Shi'ite Muslims and Kurds within Iraq; in 1987 and 1988 he authorized poison gas attacks on Kurdish villages.

Example Sentences

Cell phone contracts were among the first business deals struck in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was driven from power.

From The Daily Beast

These days, ISIS is wired; al Qaeda is tired; and Saddam Hussein and Qaddafi expired.

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The most famous example of that collaboration was Operation Red Dawn, the 2003 mission to capture Saddam Hussein.

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The Time He Said England Was With Saddam Hussein “Until Victory”

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He could not bring himself to say that he would have opposed the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein.

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One obvious tactical objective was to eliminate Saddam Hussein's command and control.

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Before September the 11th, many in the world believed that Saddam Hussein could be contained.

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But let us be candid about the consequences of leaving Saddam Hussein in power.

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But time and again Saddam Hussein flatly rejected the path of diplomacy and peace.

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Before September 11, 2001, many in the world believed that Saddam Hussein could be contained.

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