Saddam Hussein
-Sunni leader of Iraq
-Chosen by the CIA as a pro-American and helped brought to power
-Worried about the spread of Shiite Islam
-Harsh on his own country (Kurds and 65% Shiite nation)
-Claimed Kuwait to start start the first Gulf War
-Used poison gas on the Kurds in the North
-Chosen by the CIA as a pro-American and helped brought to power
-Worried about the spread of Shiite Islam
-Harsh on his own country (Kurds and 65% Shiite nation)
-Claimed Kuwait to start start the first Gulf War
-Used poison gas on the Kurds in the North
"Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor."
-Saddam Hussein
-Saddam Hussein