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Saddam Hussein remains a powerful, yet harsh leader of Iraq. In Iraq, Saddam had the most powerful army of the Arab world. Even with one of the strongest artillery, he had a history of strategic disasters. His goal was to become the ruler of the Middle East and his pride wouldn't allow him to settle for any less. After an unsuccessful war with his neighbor Iran, his next target was Kuwait. Kuwait was a great …

…give into the US willingly in front of his advisors, in fear of his pride, and possibly his life. Neither side went without mistakes. If the US had carried out their task, Saddam would not be creating world problems today. The US was able to hold Saddam from succeeding in his attempt to conquer the Middle East eight years ago. This problem may rise again very soon; hopefully then, we will finish what we started.