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How did the Clinton administration view Iraq during the 1990s?
Saddam Hussein rose to power because he was a ruthless strongman who did not hesitate
to remove any opposition to his rule.
In 1979, when al-Bakr attempted to unite Iraq and Syria, in a move that would have left
Saddam effectively powerless, Saddam forced al-Bakr to resign, and on July 16, 1979,
Saddam became president of Iraq. Less than a week later, he called an assembly of the
Ba'ath Party.
Saddam Hussein Ruled as a totalitarian dictator – not only was he the President, but he was also the
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), Prime Minister, and Commander-in-Chief of
the Army. He modelled his regime on that of Stalin (loved to read Stalin’s biographies and carefully
studied his techniques of government).
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