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Now, tell us about Bush's crime in Iraq

My dad was born in Turkey in 1923. His family moved to Baghdad when he was 4 years old to avoid Turkish persecution for being ethnically Armenian. He had a friend who remembered seeing Saddam when he was a barefoot kid running thru his hometown of Tikrit.

What kind of a mother labels her son a demon, blames him for deaths that happened before his birth and abandons him. Stuffs that happen during a child's growing years play a vital role in determining how that person would turn out.

I too used to think both Saddam and Gaddafi were horrible leaders but compared to where Iraq and Libya are today and the fact where both wars were more so about oil and money greed on the United States part really puts things into perspective smh. If only the United States would stay out of other countries problems cause I’m sure both Libya and Iraq wouldn’t have been 100 times better than today

I wonder if there has ever been a ruthless, maniacal, tyrant/dictator in history that actually grew up with two loving supportive parents.🤔

Can y’all do a documentary on the evils of American leaders?

I'm from the Hopi reservation northeastern Arizona and one of my best friends older brother came back home from DESERT STORM and he became a totally different person. He used to tell me that he lived in a tank for over 9 months on the Frontline and never set foot on the ground because of all the landmines under the sand. He told me that the tank would just rattle like an empty can each time they drove over a landmine. He was so psychologically effexted that he was talking to the trees and bushes outside his apartment. But he is a lot better now thank god. Leland Sekayumptewa is my best friend now. MAY THE GREAT SPIRIT WATCH OVER HIM AND HIS FAMILY ALWAYS

Funny how people who aren’t even Iraqi or from Iraq “claim too know more than the actual Iraqis themselves smh. I’d like to say, I’m a Shia Iraqi and trust me even the ones that hated Saddam heavily want him back today. Literally the country and the whole region became unstable after he was gone. Like one wise man said “One Saddam Hussein that was removed, another 1,000 Saddam's have emerged.” Now some American who doesn’t know where Iraq is on a map will say “Um no not true the country is free today blah blah” Look that’s just how things in work in certain places, It’s only sad if you think it’s sad and when you don’t live there or barely know anything about the place. Picture yourself in these 2 scenarios First one - Unemployment is slim to none, You and everyone else in the country get free healthcare, life quality is good, there’s more equality between the nation, there’s safety, great school’s and there’s little to no corruption. Now the second one - Unemployment is quite high, there’s no free health care, life quality is bad, there’s no equality. barely any safety, great schools and services are extremely expensive for most, last but not least there’s many extremely corrupt government officials. Which one would you pick? Yeah the answer is pretty obvious.

Those same Iraqi’s who cheered Saddam’s downfall later regretted his removal after US war crimes were exposed.

But you have forgotten to mention one thing, that how the US first made an alliance with him against Russia and Iran, and after pertaining all of their objectives, the US simply routed him aside, because they knew that now it's their turn to face him! That's the typical America.

Prof Baram’s narration is beyond appreciation 😮

Love this channel!!!

It's amazing how the narrator criticized Saddam for the chemical attack on Halbaja , but turned blind eyes on the WEST which didn't respond because the matter didn't mean much to them …Hypocrisy at its finest

Saddam being blamed for his father and brothers death before even being born kinda shows why he was the way he was.

When an enemy makes a video about his enemy.Everyone knows what it can be!

46:32 I’m dying laughing. “We’ve got jackpot” is a very very American phrase! It’s like saying “Swishhhhh”

It is interesting that his rise to power and the way he solidified that power by falsely accusing innocent men as traitors is very similar to the rise of Stalin.

wild that his mom thought of him like that!

You need to make such documentary about Iran dictator Ali Khamenei, who is worse than Saddam

Amazing video. Thank you

Interesting sharing, nice information

great doc!!!

Kids, find someone who loves you the way Saddam loved himself!!!

Well made, thank you

Hopefully you can present Bush and Blair in a similar way...

Yes the leader that America wanted to lead Iraq, let's not forget that.

Awesome video

“Evil is not born, it is taught.” - Star Wars Clone Wars

I know a guy who was in one of Sadams houses. He has souvenirs aswell I think

As Americans we have a responsibility to ignore the messes we create.

My word time-line has a very good narrator, name please. I love the narrator's voice and your soundtracks. Mellifluous presentations you make.

Excellent content!

Hypocrisy of US at its best.

Truly fascinating 😳 and a I think the fact that he was found a few miles away from where he was born is eerily fitting

my uncle (mum’s older brother) was asked to fight on the front lines in the iraq-iran war just before his 20th birthday. the war ended a week after he left. we still don’t know what happened to him 35 years later. my grandma cried for her son until the day she died not knowing if he died, is a prisoner of war, living his life and can’t contact her or living his life and can’t remember her. i’ve never met my uncle and i doubt i ever will, but sometimes its nice to entertain the idea that he’s out there somewhere since we never got a body back. i was born after saddam’s arrest, so i don’t know what it’s like living under his rule and though i never knew my uncle, the fact that he may have died or has suffered or is estranged because of that man’s stupid decision, for nothing, makes me hate him enough.

That poor child at 50:08, it's just so sad. And the Halabja attacks...😢

I taught I'd seen it all until I watched small clips of his army tortureing people in a room. It's how they torture, is sickening. The victim's are wipped within a inch of their lives by three burly savages who loved inflicting this kind the pain on other humans . They start, about three soldiers with bamboo like whips. They start on the soles of their feet, just one strike is enough to get screening and trying then it's all over the body. The screems from these men would upset anyone watching this barbarity. They take it in turns whipping the men. Just imagine what a grown man with a whip can do to a defenceless man nor fighting back.

not denying the brutalities committed by Saddam Hussein but it's fascinating to see how the western media constructs the "reality" that suits their agenda.

Incredibly, people miss him and call the Iraq invasion "illegal", when Saddam himself was an illegitimate despot.

As an American I would appreciate our government minding its own business. We have enough problems here. Going after the Taliban in Afghanistan was our right since they attacked our country, but Iraq was wrong and we need to stay out of these other messes.

I gotta say that when he called "A party meeting and had his enemies snitched on and captured them " I was shock that's how you get your opps I guess !

Was this produced by Dubya and Tony Blair?

10:23 "Money, cars, hoes!" The guy can rap.

When the enemy narrates your story. All the woodwork comes out

I’m curious why aren’t they documentaries about the western dictators, so biased

There are going to be people in the comments saying "God Bless America" and "God Bless Sadam". This is just a friendly reminder that God doesn't bless unrepentant sinners and murder is a sin. It's one of the 10 things we're specifically told not to do. Edit: I see I've got a comment but it won't show me what it is.

Saddam was the monster that Iraq needed to survive. It's a violent culture and he was the best they had.

47:00 that’s where the meme came from

I enjoyed the video but the whole story is left out. There's way more that he did. Also there is much of America to blame since we also played a major role in covering up the crimes that we helped him with. The Iraq war aka 20 year war was not for terrorism. It was a farce. Our government could care less about us veterans. So I'm not proud of being in that war. As Joseph Stalin once said history is written by the winners. I love history but not the only version you claim. You made him to be the worst villain of all time but truth is it's the united States government. Btw it was the Saudi government involved in the 911 attacks. Just like Vietnam it's all propaganda but thanks for your video. Not everything he did was right but is he much worse than our government? If you want to know the whole story you will need to research. God bless and take care.

When people with head injuries acquire power

Good documentary thanks for sharing , the first one I have watched and not fallen asleep on lol

I didn't know he was THAT bad. Wild. God bless the people he inflicted so much anguish against.

1,5 million civillians died due to the u.s. invasion. But never mind.

If you are not a humble leader you won't be able to let go of power.... You cannot go from being a feared leader to fearing for your life

3:24 Judith Grimes is that you? Lol they use that sound bite in so many things. This, the walking dead (scene where Rick holds Aaron captive and is trying to feed Judith), and so many other films.

How is Iraq now? LMAO

"Saddam Hussein: When you disobey the country that put you in power" Fixed the title. A lot of information on how he was able to take over was left out. Same happened in the Gaddafi video this channel did. It's a great example of the phrase "history is written by the victors".

I’m a Chaldean Assyrian my family is from Iraq in the us

Rejected by his mother, may be the reason how he shaped his personality!

6:52 - that’s a MP5, invented five years after the attempt on Qasim’s life.

Kuwait was a part of Mesopotamia till GB made it a separate country. It was given a bait to Saddam by a tacit approval from US to destroy him.

Is “Revolutionary turned butcher”supposed to sound paradoxical? That’s what most of the revolutionaries throughout history have turned in to

Interesting how the CIA uses the tortures listed in this documentary

His execution was brutal.

I don't think I've ever thanked a channel for making a video but I'm thanking you now as a combat veteran of the Iraq War. It just helped me mentally more than you probably realized it would and I know a lot of other veterans who would say the same ✌🏻✌🏽✌🏿💯

Saddam Hussein? More like _So-damn Insane!_

2:45 i dont believe this for a second but it makes for a cute little evil backstory to saddam 😅

Rejected by his mother, wow. Sad story to hear and see.

They did the same to Gaddafi basically too,called him a tyrant but he had great benefits for newly Wed couples and free healthcare.

good vid

36:12 I have been searching this song for long, but I don’t know what is the name of it?

Bruh they make it look like a movie good vs bad, this is filled with lots of misinformation. And left out tons of story which takes lots out of context.

He should not have nationalized Irags oil. And crossed his CIA bosses.

Strength is strength and power is power , admit it but become a positive one !

But then imagine this, Saddam Hussein thought his son Uday was too evil.

At the introduction I thought it was about the bush family

To this day, there are people who support and love him in our country, and for this reason and other important reasons, our country suffers politically, economically and socially. His war on Kuwait made my family and other families lose their homes,lives,and hopes of happiness

By far the most accurate and comprehensive documentary on this subject

Love Iraq from Russia 🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇶

If this video interests you, check out Count Dankula’s video about his son Uday! It’s not easy listening to some of the things he did, but it’s a really good video!

What a poor quality subjective psuedo documetary.

Crazy editing choice to have action music over torture scenes in a documentary

People - Why you go at war with Iraq U.S congress - Because they have “wmds” People - Ohh “alright ” so why don’t you go ahead and do the same to Russia? U.S congress - Can’t, simply due to the fact that they actually have wmds. People - Confused pikachu face.

America told him to enter and attack Kuwait. America told him to attack those country’s y’all should blame America too

What's with the birthdate discrepancy? Wikipedia says April 28, 1935. This doc says April 28, 1937.

Crazy how people try to act like he was a good guy just because the US finally put a stop to this

They forgot to add, “and the people of Iraq lived happily ever after.”

He had nothing to do with 9-11

Only bunch of illiterates would support this bloody dictator's actions I mean how on Earth?? It's extremely heart-breakening about the Kurds that have been massacred even the Armenian genocide and Invasion of Kuwait were not like that.

3:00 😂 how can I take this video seriously after that ?

Vlady Pootie episode gonna be great!

التاريخ يكتبه المنتصرون History is written by the victors

Strange how Iraq a Muslim majority nation had hundreds of Israeli citizens high up in the Iraqi Treasury and government b4 he took over and decided Iraqs oil doesn't belong to Israel and Western nations.

As an iraqi, i can say that's messed up, and well, that's what the saying, "think before you ask" means

What an evil man. So he thought being hung while carrying a Koran was going to make him right with God.. this guy killed so many people.. that scene of dead Kurdish kids was heart breaking

Always remember growing up in the 80s as a kid - my Uncle was from Iraq and we were all close to him, my Auntie and our cousins. When we visited he always used to say how dangerous it was for them to go back and see relatives. We also learnt how crazy the son Uday was - he used to drive around Baghdad, picking up his love rivals who he would literally dump in the lion enclosure at the zoo. After about 1985 the family stopped going back on visits as they were so scared Saddam would just keep them all in the country and not let them leave. It was during the time of the original gulf war Iraq had with Iran. We knew long before he became the west's enemy just how much of a tyrant he was. I've always been conflicted about our invasion of Iraq for that reason. Because ridding the country of such a monster no matter what the reason always seemed to me a good thing even with all the evil that followed.

I can't stop wondering why anyone can blame Saddam Hussein being harsh at torture . Iraqi history was deciphered during his reign , he kept learning all the legends of the glorious past of old Babylonia to New Assyrian Empires and Chaldean to Rashidun era . To the invading Mongol force . Did you ever read the description of Ashurbanipal and Hulegu Qan in their ways of torture ? Iraqi history has always been violence . Let the centre of all Civilizations rest for some years . Let there be peace and hope for poor peasants . There is one thing that many will not forget . That unprovoked 2003 US invasion of Iraq . That was a sight to behold . For Muslims it says just how much Americans hate us .

7:20 this is some BS youd see in a kids show. Getaway driver walks away to play backgammon XD

Well, Saddam had a cousin in the least, I occupied his cousins “mansion” for almost 3 weeks following the fall of Baghdad