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Saddam Hussein is a murderous tyrant

Background and Context

Based on George Bush’s first speech to the nation on Iraq and Saddam Hussein, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 7, 2002 (link)

Argument Tree

Saddam Hussein is a murderous tyrant
Saddam Hussein has tried to dominate the Middle East >>
Saddam Hussein, has invaded and brutally occupied Kuwait, a small neighbor >>
Saddam Hussein has struck several nations without warning >>
Saddam Hussein has used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people >>
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Saddam Hussein holds an unrelenting hostility toward the United States. >>
According to experts >>
"The fundamental problem with Iraq remains the nature of the regime, itself. Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction." -- former chief weapons inspector of the United Nations >>
"Of all of the leaders I've profiled, his [= Saddam Hussein] background is assuredly the most traumatic. [ ... ] His troubles can really be traced back to the womb." -- Jerrold M. Post, the founder of the Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior at the C.I.A,in interview with the NY Times >>

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Bush,   Chemical Weapons,   Genocide,   Iran,   Iraq,   Kurds,   Kuwait,   Middle East,   Saddam Hussein,   United Nations,   USA,   War Crimes,   WMD,  

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