The Dictator's Playbook

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue

Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 5s | Video has closed captioning.

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.