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Governments and organizations around the world condemned the recent execution of Saddam Hussein as incompatible with democratic values. Yet his hanging was actually the result of failed policies on Iraq, argues Tomas Avenarius in his commentary
U.S. officials were prepared for that contingency. Here's What You Need to Remember: It’s hard to imagine a worse outcome for Iraq than the historical course of the Persian Gulf War. Yet, if Iraq had decided to take the war to Saudi Arabia with a direct invasion, it could have resulted in the near complete destruction of fielded Iraqi forces. In early August 1990, the Iraqi Army executed a nearly flawless operation to seize and occupy Kuwait. Iraqi forces had grown increasingly lethal in the final year of the Iran-Iraq War, and they brushed aside Kuwaiti resistance with little difficul...
History What If: What if Saddam Hussein Had Invaded Saudi Arabia in 1990? In retrospect, giving the United States the time to mobilize a huge army in Saudi Arabia looks like something of a blunder. Would Saddam have had a better chance if he had gambled for higher stakes at the start? Here's What You Need To Remember: It was distinctly possible that Saddam would have continued his drive into Saudi Arabia in the fall of 1990. It was much less clear whether he would have succeeded or not. The logistical difficulties of invading Saudi Arabia were much greater than those of invading Kuwait - o...