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Saddam rose to power in what was formerly called (in translation) the Baath Arab Socialist Party which was a party that advocated a socialist secular government with strong Arab nationalism and expansionist policies. Recently the party changed its name to simply the Baath Party. Its core support is in the ruling party of Syria. The late President Assad was also a member of the Baath Arab Socialist Party.

Of course today Hussein's only real ideology is the greater glory of Saddam Hussein.

I don't know about Hitler, but Hussein is said to be a great admirer of Josef Stalin.

>>>>I don't know about Hitler, but Hussein is said to be a great admirer of Josef Stalin.<<<

At the 20th Party Congress of the USSR, where Kruschev read a litany of wrongs committed by Stalin, he also stated "Stalin trusted only one man: Hitler" Which of course was why Stalin disbelieved the first reports of the German attack on Russia.