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Power Tightly Grabbed in Hand: Saddam Hussein's Position in Middle East Politics, His International Profile, and the Three Factors that Supported Him Remain in Power

Authors
Sihan Wang1, *
1United World College Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
*Corresponding author. Email: sihan.wang@uwcmaastricht.nl
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Sihan Wang
Available Online 13 February 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_160How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Saddam Hussein; Iraq; Dictatorship; Kleptocracy
Abstract

Saddam Hussein would no doubt be one of the most brutal dictators in the modern era by cold-heartedly allowing executions of innocent people and starting wars in order to enhance his presidency and his full control in power. Although he did so many things to be condemned, he surely gained a lot of supporters for his contributions to Iraq. What has intrigued the author of this article to write on, is the question of how Saddam Hussein remained in power after he got to become the absolute political leader of Iraq. To do this, it will have a discussion on the relative importance of the three factors, and some other discussions with a background around the topic beforehand. Both traditional politics and modern political science analyze him as a figure to be an Iraqi politician that violates the universal value and basic rules of humanity. Through a comparison between a western scholar's profile and his native followers, It is argued that his support from those Sunni Arabs is only temporal and limited, his doom that resulted from his violation of human rights and universal human values is inevitable. The profile that western scholars made upon him was a bit ideological, however, the support he gained to consolidate his authority was far more blinded.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 February 2023
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10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_160
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2352-5398
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