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The Dictator's Playbook

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue

Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

01/16/2019 | Rating TV-14

The Dictator's Playbook

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue

Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.

01/16/2019 | Rating TV-14

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The Dictator's Playbook

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue

Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.

01/16/2019 | Rating TV-14

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