The Dictator's Playbook
Season 1 • Episode 2: Saddam Hussein • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: Saddam Hussein
June 9, 2018 • 54 min
An examination of the techniques and tactics Saddam Hussein used to rise from a low level enforcer to become the supreme leader of Iraq. Through his brutal use of violence, intimidation and torture Saddam Hussein managed to rule the nation for nearly a quarter of a century until he was finally deposed by US forces during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. Few dictators loom so large in recent history.
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