The last tragic and corrupted hero is Saddam Hussein. Saddam was the president of Iraq for 35 years. Saddam was a dictator and that led him to his downfall. He had the ability to make quick decisions and his ambition to gain power which is his flaw that led him to his own death. Saddam Hussein was very oppressive to his own people which were all the Shia community. The Shia are a certain sect in Islam. In an article by ABC news it says …show more content…
He had so much hatred towards the Shia even though the Shia were 75 % of Iraq which means most of the country hated him. Leading up to the oppression of the people Saddam Hussein made another mistake which was invading Kuwait on august of 1990.Saddam ordered his military to invade Kuwait. Iraq at the time was the four largest military in the world. Iraqi soldiers were torturing and executing hundreds of the Kuwait people. In the article by ABC news it says “more than 700 oils wells were set on fire and pipelines opened spilling oil onto the gulf”. This shows that Saddam wants to be the only well known for their oil and power by destroying their next door neighbour. This act was so barbaric it shows how humanity is so evil at