{"id":3776,"date":"2023-03-23T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2023-03-23T23:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:33:18","slug":"who-wanted-saddam-hussein-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/who-wanted-saddam-hussein-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Who wanted saddam hussein gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bush administration claimed that Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the United States and its allies because he possessed weapons of mass destruction. In addition, the Bush administration claimed that Saddam Hussein had links to terrorist organizations. Based on these claims, the Bush administration pressed for Saddam Hussein’s removal from power.<\/p>\n

There is no one definitive answer to this question. A variety of individuals and groups may have wanted Saddam Hussein gone from power in Iraq for a variety of reasons. Some may have wanted him gone because of his human rights abuses, some may have wanted him gone because of his support for terrorism, and some may have wanted him gone because of his defiance of international law. Ultimately, it is impossible to say definitively who wanted Saddam Hussein gone.<\/p>\n

Why did the U.S. want to get rid of Saddam Hussein? <\/h2>\n

The Bush administration used the purported link between Saddam Hussein’s government and terrorist organizations, in particular al-Qaeda, as justification for invading Iraq. In that sense, the Iraq war was part of the broader War on Terrorism. However, there is no evidence that Hussein’s government was linked to al-Qaeda, and the invasion of Iraq actually increased terrorism overall.<\/p>\n

There were a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein. They can be roughly divided into three groups: Shi’a groups in the south, Kurds in the north, organizing in Iraqi Kurdistan since 1991.<\/p>\n

Who tried Saddam Hussein <\/h3>\n