But we supported him for awhile against Iran which created a sort of balance of power as it were and middle east stability as best as could be expected. Of course Hussein was a brutal evil bastard but unfortunately that’s what it takes to control brutal evil bastard people in some parts of the world. Look what we’ve got now!
The left supported him, more like. Originally, these Islamic national-socialist regimes were supported by the USSR to oppose US influence and of course to put Israel on the back foot. Essentially, “we” have done the wrong thing in the region since 1947.