The similarities to Stalin are more than just coincidental. Saddam rose to power as a Socialist in the 70s. And like Stalin, Hussein has nurtured a cult of personality. Sure, there are Iraquis who loathe and fear him, there are also millions who would follow him off a cliff (Bill Clinton is our country's best example of this phenomenon).
Check out this excerpt from a thread I posted recently (you can click on the flags for the link):
Hussein the Conqueror
Is Saddam Hussein the Reincarnation of the Chaldean Emperor Nebuchadnezzar?
Is it his destiny to sack Jerusalem, destroy Israel, and kill and capture the Jews?
Forget what you think… What does he think?
Click on the flags for the link
Hussein and petrified British child,
held briefly hostage prior to Gulf War in 1990.
Trying to make like "Uncle Joe" Stalin (right),
Saddam was even less convincing.Note the simlarities in the photo op staged by Saddam and the infamous Red Propaganda poster of Stalin, even down to the nearly identical haircuts of the boys in the pics.
This is absolutely NOT a coincidence, it's part and parcel of Hussein's pathological megalomania.
Click on the flags for more examples.
