Trump is wrong on this. Hussein was responsible for the deaths of 1.3 million innocents. He used chemical weapons. He invaded Kuwait and burned the oil fields as he was forced out. He wanted a nuke and would have gotten it before Iran had he been just left alone.
The reason that the Middle East is in its current condition is that a Muslim community organizer came to power in Jan 2009 and continues in power because American screwed up again in Nov 2012.
“Hussein was responsible for the deaths of 1.3 million innocents”
1- They were far from innocent. They were the islamists we now know as Isis.
2- Kwait is a wealthy country that should be able to provide for its own defence.
3- Iraq had no nuclear reactors in operation. They were far behind Iran and were mostly bluffing about their weapons program.
Trump is right, fk the muslims. Saddam killed them and kept them in check, and Iran as well. All we had to do was enforce our no fly zone, and bomb if need be. Democracy everywhere does not work. Muslims need a dictator/strong man to murder enough of them to keep their barbarity quelled and in line. Sad but true.
You are correct. If Saddam was still in power, he would already have the bomb.