30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

Trista - December 25, 2018

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad
NASA Landsat 7 image of Baghdad, 2 April 2003. The dark streaks are smoke from oil well fires set in an attempt to hinder attacking air forces. USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

13. The US Invaded Iraq in 2003

Following the September 11 attacks, Vladimir Putin of Russia suggested that Iraq had been building weapons of mass destruction, which could be used in an even greater terrorist attack. Allegations of WMDs led to the US invasion of Iraq, but the alleged weapons were never recovered.

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