HUSSEIN’S WARS 侯赛因的战争 In 1979, a revolution broke out in the neighboring country of Iran. There, a new government based on the Islamic religion took over. Hussein attacked his neighbor in 1980. The Iran-Iraq War raged until 1988. It killed hundreds of thousands of people and left I...
Since the Iraqi invasion of Iran in 1980, numerous observers and scholars have alleged that the United States 'green-lighted' Saddam Hussein's decision to go to war. This article scrutinises the green light thesis by examining US and Iraqi documents that have recently become available to ...
The once and future Defense secretary, at the time a private citizen, had been sent by President Ronald Reagan to Baghdad as a special envoy. Saddam Hussein, armed with a pistol on his hip, seemed "vigorous and confident," according to a now declassified State Department cable obtained by N...
dispute withIranover theShatt al Arabwaterway into a full-scale war (seeIran-Iraq War) lasting eight years. On Aug. 2, 1990, Hussein ordered an Iraqi invasion of neighboringKuwait; however, Iraq was forced out in early 1991 by an international military coalition (seeIraq;Persian Gulf War)....
Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) was the long-serving president of Iraq, ruling from July 1979 until his overthrow in April 2003. As leader of Iraq Saddam’s relationship with his fellow Middle Eastern rulers, as well as Cold War powers like the United States and Soviet Russia, was fluid and ...
Noun 1. Saddam Hussein - Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) Husain, Husayn, Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.Wa...
Nearly five thousand people died, most of whom were women and children. Various reports claimed that chemical weapons were used by both Iran and Iraq, but these tactics continued to raise the alarm that Saddam Hussein was a military threat who could not be trusted. In 1989 the war ended ...
Saddam Hussein- Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) Husain,Husayn,Hussein,Saddam,Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein(萨达姆·侯赛因)is still causing trouble. His arrest has thrown up as many questions as it has answers. Top of the list is what should happen to Saddam now, closely followed by calls for information from him about Iraq...
dispute withIranover theShatt al Arabwaterway into a full-scale war (seeIran-Iraq War) lasting eight years. On Aug. 2, 1990, Hussein ordered an Iraqi invasion of neighboringKuwait; however, Iraq was forced out in early 1991 by an international military coalition (seeIraq;Persian Gulf War)....