Deluded to the last

Portrait of Saddam Hussein as a tyrant who represented an ugly aspect of the Arab world and simply failed to comprehend anything outside his own. Had he done so, by reading America's mood after 9/11 for example, there is no reason why he should not have died peacefully in bed and kept his famil...

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Published in:Sunday times (London, England : 1931) England : 1931), 2006-12, p.1-2
Main Author: Ajami, Fouad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Portrait of Saddam Hussein as a tyrant who represented an ugly aspect of the Arab world and simply failed to comprehend anything outside his own. Had he done so, by reading America's mood after 9/11 for example, there is no reason why he should not have died peacefully in bed and kept his family in power as Hafez Assad managed in Syria. Instead he presented an ideal target, superficially menacing but in reality weak and isolated. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0956-1382