Who was Saddam Hussein, and was he really a brutal dictator? Today, we discuss and cover one of the most evil dictators that ever lived. We’ll talk about Saddam Hussein’s childhood, Saddam’s family, Saddam’s rise to power, all of the wars Saddam was involved in, his crimes against humanity, and other interesting topics. WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️
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Timestamps:
0:00 Who Is Saddam Hussein?
2:20 Saddam Hussein’s Childhood
7:51 The Ba'ath Party
12:53 Attempted Assassination of Abdul-Karim Qasim
14:50 Saddam’s Time In Iraq
18:03 Saddam’s Family
20:38 Saddam’s Rise To Power
23:50 Improvements To Iraq
25:22 The Second Kurdish-Iraq War
28:48 Saddam Becomes Leader
30:00 The Purge of 1979
35:07 Second Coming of Nebuchadnezzar
36:59 The Iran-Iraq War
45:30 The Al-Anfal Campaign
50:19 The Gulf War
54:27 Uday & Qusay Hussein
56:45 Saddam Huessein’s Books
58:35 The Invasion of Iraq + “Weapons of Mass Destruction”
1:05:59 The Capture of Saddam Huessein
1:07:50 The Final Days of Saddam Hussein
1:10:31 Iraq After Saddam Dies
1:15:00 Similarities In Dictators
