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- noun Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
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Examples
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That evening Bush delivers a speech to the nation at the Museum Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in which he called Saddam Hussein a "great danger to our nation."
Bush Behind Bars? 2008
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Similarly, the idea that Persian Gulf security is somehow increased by maintaining authoritarian regimes should be disproved by the name Saddam Hussein, a great authoritarian with a troubling habit of invading his Gulf neighbors.
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“A man by the name of Saddam Hussein,” Wizard said.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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“A man by the name of Saddam Hussein,” Wizard said.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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But in the long term Saddam Hussein is a part of our grim past.
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“A man by the name of Saddam Hussein,” Wizard said.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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And that's not to say that we actually used the name Saddam Hussein or the actual situation to prejudice the case.
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This was a request sent back in January of 2001 and in this letter the "Washington Post" reports you called Saddam Hussein your excellency and you wrote that "hope it would lead to a reappraisal of American policy toward Iraq."
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QUESTION: Does the name Saddam Hussein appear in the mission statement?
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At one time he called Saddam Hussein cruel and sadistic as a leader and then he emphasized diplomacy, in Tony Blair's words, "lacking the threat of force never works."
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