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In 1990, Saddam decided to invade Kuwait as he believed that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq. Iraq now had one fifth of the worlds oil. Worried that Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia and then control twice as much oil, the United States led a coalition of 35 countries to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

[[File:SaddamStatue.jpg|left|thumb]]

In 2001 in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, with so many followers, the Iraq War continued until late 2011.

In 2001 in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, with so many followers, the [[Iraq War]] continued until late 2011.

==Trivia==

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 In 1990, Saddam decided to invade Kuwait as he believed that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq. Iraq now had one fifth of the worlds oil. Worried that Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia and then control twice as much oil, the United States led a coalition of 35 countries to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
 [[File:SaddamStatue.jpg|left|thumb]]
-In 2001 in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, with so many followers, the Iraq War continued until late 2011.
+In 2001 in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, with so many followers, the [[Iraq War]] continued until late 2011.
 ==Trivia==