Saddam Hussein - Rule & Misrule in Iraq Documentary 

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I visited Iraq several times and could see some of the things that are shown is this documentary with my own eyes. My first visit was in 1969, just one year after the Baathist revolution of 1968. My impression was than that the people of Iraq thought that it was one of the many revolutions and that a new one would follow. Than I came back in 1971 and saw things went good through the efforts of the Baath to modernize the country. By than I noticed already a great support for Saddam who was leading the progress. I returned in 1989 and 1990 ans saw the change into a police state, with lack on several goods. I remember to buy bananas you had to cross wbole Baghdad. But Iraq was undoubtly a safe place. I returned last year and saw a population that for the first time in decades was hoping for a better future, although there has to be done a lot on infrastructure and education. My love for this country always will remain. In april I will return to visit all my friends again.

This channel, is what the History channel should be. Keep up the great work I never miss a video.

I lived in the Middle East, including Iraq. He was without a doubt a tyrant. And committed abominable atrocities. But it is difficult to rule the Middle East if you appear weak. I don’t agree with much he did. But in the context of the land he ruled. Sometimes. Unfortunately. It was necessary.

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His mom blamed him for the death of his brother and dad. She even referred to him as the devil..

Saddam was a tyrant but his son Uday was an absolute monster! Even Saddam knew about it!

50 years old and my heart aches for the people. Such amazing history stories, thanks for sharing this with us.

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This was a top notch production, wow.

Such amazing history stories, thanks for sharing this with us

57:26 lmao imagine you're guarding saddam and he's telling you about all his shenanigans while Mary J. Blige - Be Without You is playing in the background. LOL

As an Indian Hindu, he is much respected amongst us. I remember we putting up posters for him in our schools as greatest hero. I myself documented second Iraq war untill death of Saddam Hussein during my school times. All articles published in Hindi daily during that war I have it. And yes those Hindi newspaper praised Saddam like their own hero. He could have been great leader.

This was awesome. I especially liked the part of how the fires blacked out the Sun. Really great documentary. Thank you.

Don’t forget that it’s the winner always writes the history

We used to roll past the cemetery in Tikrit where Saddam's family was buried on a regular basis, and our interpreter pointed out their crypts; although I have no idea if he was telling the truth. It seemed like everything around there belonged to/was related to Saddam, one way or another. Also between Samarra & Tikrit was an ancient Sumarian ruin that Saddam had ordered excavated early in his reign, but it was never finished because of the wars. Just being there is one of the most memorable experiences of my life; that area has so much history, I found it difficult to concentrate on the job sometimes (especially in the date palm plantations along the Tigris). When Saddam was found, we were only a few km away, on cordon duty while another building/compound was being searched for him. I remember hearing about it on the net, and everybody got very nervous because they were worried Saddam loyalists would try to retaliate. Nothing else happened for us that day, though.

Over the past decade, numerous Shia religious leaders and other individuals have lamented Saddam's demise, recalling what they perceive as Iraq's better days under his rule. Check videos about this on RU-vid. Many Iraqis have come to acknowledge their earlier misjudgment in expecting positive changes from the Americans and the British, as their presence has seemingly resulted in continual destruction, accompanied by unfaithful and corrupt Iraqi leadership from then until now. This pattern suggests that wherever Americans or Western powers intervene, the aftermath tends to be marked by increased hardship and impoverishment for the affected nation. A current example is the situation unfolding in Gaza.

You keep kickin out the jams! Nearly every new thumbnail I'm like hell yeah, great subject, I want to learn more.

Can I suggest that, in a video this long, that you use images of geography to show the Ottoman Empire, Yemen, and Tirkrit...it would ,give geographical and historical context to this video. Just a thought. Appreciate the work your channel does.

Much like all dictators they start off doing good but then the ring takes hold.

No one has caused so much violence and instability in different countries like the UK,US and their allies. And It is always under the guise of something.

Hello! Idk if you'll see this, but I am from the Philippines, and I was wondering if you'd make a video regarding former President Ferdinand Marcors Sr. it would be awesome to see if you did so that more people know about him and what he did to the Filipinos during his time as President

1. Proof that sometimes the Devil you know is better than the Ones you dont... 2. The whole part of him writing romance novels is insane 😂😂😂

Once Saddam Hossain said, " Iraqi people will sleep peacefully until I am awaken. When I would sleep , Iraqi people would not sleep peacefully ". This comment came true after the death of Saddam Hossain. After his death the whole Iraq was destroyed.

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7:37 the guy on the right looks absolutely insane

As a westerner you get taught to hate Saddam but if you actually learn about him he was the best thing for the Middle East it’s sad to see how much worse it’s become since this man is gone

I would like to see this channel do a biography of Henry Kissinger and the terrible impact he had on the world.

Ever since this Saddam died, the world went to shit

This man has a lot of respect among arab nations until now , i have seen a show interviewed many which really respect him ,and even in Iraq right now he still popular and beloved . America assessinated him because he threatened their affairs in the middle east and when the war against Iran was pouring in their right way,they supported it but invasion of kwuit means all oil will be under his control and this a red flag for America.this man was the only one who had the ability to stand against Israel and defense Palestine.

Really enjoyed this video 😊 thx for sharing 😊

Yes he was a sadist, torturer and evil man, but he kept the region in check.

Kind of makes you wonder why he never used chemical weapons on the Americans that invaded in 2003.

Watching this video somehow made me decide to compare the sizes of England, America and Iraq. England is only 400 miles long and 190 mile wide at the most (4 times shorter and 13 times less wide than America). It amazes me how such a small country managed to at one time or another rule about 70-80 percent of the entire world!.

This is a brilliant video, gj

Great video

I literally just thought about watching a video that talked about Saddam yesterday *A foreign one as I’m an Iraqi* and was surprised to see it been uploaded just before 9 hours And even though I’m not that knowledgeable, almost everything said in the video is what is believed to have happened But... Iraq now is in a much worse state than what it has been during his leadership

This explains so much about where we are now !

When I was a kid me and my friends would call him "So dumb and Insane" instead of Saddam Hussein! 😂

I’m surprised this doc didn’t mention how he refused to wear a hood over his head before he was hung.

OIL. That is all I can say about why USA and UK invaded Iraq.

Great video. Would highly recommend!

Still have some of his currency which the British government continued to print with saddams image on it until 2005. The things you pick up on vacations.

So easy to understand ❤️❤️❤️

So where are those weapons of mass destruction?

Sadamm Hussein was a cruel beast, a terrible Tyrant . Brutal or not, he was able to keep the deep religious and ethnic factions under control. With the appropriate Intrrnational pressures, in order to survive he could have become an element of stability in the region. As he had done before, namely while containing the different religious and Political factions at bay. Gone the repressive apparatus, the entire country fell appart -- bombs and killings promoted by rival factions occurred every day. Reinforcing Iran's position as a major regional force and setting the stage for total chaos in the Middle East. American Tax Payers spent billions in Iraq, tens of thousands -- perhaps hundreds of thousands -- elements of the Population were killed in that hell. Not to mention thousands of American casualties, dead and wounded . The Second Iraq War opened the gates for the creation of a plethora of terrorist Groups --- namely, Hammas in Gaza heavely supported by Iran. In my view, the 2003 War and its aftermath were terrible for the local Populations, for the West and World Peace.

When I was in Iraq, the local Shi'a Muslims cursed the day Saddam was born.

In America the English translation of his name is SoDamn Insane

in 2004, i was stationed in South Tikrit. My FOB was across the street from where both of Saddams sons were buried. The Base i was on had an airstrip that was totally fenced because Saddam would fly wild animals from Africa and then Hunt them on the airstrip. My office was called the Butcher Shop for a good reason.

fun fact: there is a fishing village in Kerela, India called Saddam Beach in an act of solidarity during the 1991 Gulf War. The beach name was suggested by Indian maids working in the gulf, especially Kuwait. bc Kuwait treated their workers really bad

He reminds me of Joseph Starlin

Was No saddam fan, but on the macro level , Mideast and US were both much better off pre 1991 I’m plenty old enough to know.

Sadam was the right leader for Iraq for the given time. He knew how to keep everyone in check.

40:40 it's crazy to think that's it's now over double the amount of time between the present (2023) to the invasion of Iraq (2003) as it was from the Invasion of Iraq (2003) to the Gulf War (1991).

how did you manage to leave out the missing WMDs? lol ... well I guess... it does make sense to leave those out, since they were 'on the side'

He looked like Stalin's long lost son

Saving this for tonight.

The history of Saddam that I know is more interesting, and I am Iraqi 😔

I recommend the following people: Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un Kim Yo-Jong Yi Hwang Yulgok Yi King Sejong The Great Shin Saimdang Thank You.

Great documentary! Clearcut facts. I love it! Thank you!

This fellow was nothing to write home about for sure - while he was on top of the heap he was a power check for this region...

I remember being a kid when the gulf war was going on and always hearing about sadaam on the news

Pain can either break you or make you, be careful onto whom you put your trust at!

I think he was a very intelligent leader and better than most western leaders

truly a great video.

Tocchet's been watching to many Bure highlight packs. That's what power looks like.

Saddam’s assent to power was the curse that destroyed Iraq. He plundered the immense wealth of our country on senseless wars that stunted the economic growth of the country and caused millions of young men to die. Iraq may have turned out to be an entirely different nation, as it was the most progressive with an excellent education system in place, were it not for this despot. Sadly so many of my countrymen still yearn for his days, due to the horrendous conditions in Iraq today, being ruled by religious fanatics, and their armed militias, thanks in no small part to the US invasion in 2003.

America will turn great men into villains.

Saddam Saddam he be for Iraq 🇮🇶 I remember them chanting or something like that. Yeah he was as defiant as anyone in history and as brutal

He grew up wishing he was the Shah of Iran, that always got more western attention than Iraq, which was considered a back water in the region

It was a good lesson to learn, that you cant force freedom and democracy on a people. Perhaps it has to come organically, from the citizens, for democracy to be possible.

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Eating muffins and listening to Mary J Blige records is Wild Lol

The only thing that was confusing is when the narrator referred to Saddam by his last name instead of his first name because Iraqis have Hussein as a first name sometimes. Otherwise, it was very informative and taught me a new perspective about him and everything that happened.

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Hey there, can you please make a video about Zora Neale Hurston? I've heard she accomplished great things and it would be great if you can make a documentary about her.

This and the Ivan the terrible videos were really great. I'm going to watch the haile Selassie one now. I love you're narration

He was better that what they have now! A puppet regime of Ayatollah

28:33 is in the Netherlands about Salman rushdie's book

So much fighting, war and hostilities.

Bro, NOT WALTER HUSSEIN IN THE THUMBNAIL💀

"Better the devil you know Than the devil you dont" 😮

For writer who said that Arab or Iraq are less united and they did not look for future, the answer is Arab and iraq are differents culture than Western Judaism culture with respect to those religious. Just study the introduction of great and first sociology and Philosoph: Ibnolhaldoun: ( Almokhadima). Thank you.

Saddams personal life was normal for a iraqi person in 20th century it wasnt tough

Saddam Hussein in southpark was a legend to me

Heh, the thumbnail made Saddam look like an Arab Walter Matthau. Maybe I never noticed the resemblance before. Anyway, great doc, as always.

It will be good for this TV if you put subtitles for all your videos . Because some people have little English to Understand everything. Thanks 👍

Narrator sounds like Ian mcshane

God bless you all. I am praying for the day that there is no war, no poverty and no hate. I am a new RU-vidr

You had me until about 49 minutes

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Can someone share information on the international assassinations mentioned like in Sweden?

I know this is in my language but I am going to have to watch it a couple more times because I don't understand about the politics of it etcetera

“People used to say in those days, ‘We have 32 million Iraqis; 16 million Iraqis are leaving Iraq, and 16 million Iraqis are Saddam’s posters.’” -Amnatsia Baram

23:10 , there is a video of this on RU-vid, and whether you like saddam or hate him, you have to admit that the most gangster video ever

50 years old and my heart aches for the people

Great documentary. Upbringing has a major dimension on what a person becomes in future because most dictators had torturous pasts and seemingly their rules are nothing but compensatory mechanisms. As psychiatrists have averred, it grants them some mental healing, albeit temporarily.

Hussein made Iraq functional. Iraq is three factions (Sunni, Shia, Kurds) wishing the other two were genocided. Hussein ruled with an "iron first" for a reason, the only way to maintain order in those lands.

This title. Leave it to the British… The life and times of a really zany guy