EP78: Saddam Hussein

20 years on from the Iraq War, we look at Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003. The 2003 Invasion, and the lead up to it, represents how poorly figures at the top of government can understand their counterparts and the countries they lead. The US did not understand Iraq well at all; but an important second part to that statement that is often glossed over is that Saddam really didn’t understand the US, either. If he had, he, or his regime, might still be in charge of Ir...