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