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Originally Posted by Arabesque
Saddam oppressed all, including Sunnis. He murdered his own family members. It's not like he was targeting the Shias and the Kurds only. It just happened that those two groups were the bravest to stand up against him..
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That's nothing new.
Iraq has often been ruled by iron-fisted rulers, starting from Hajjaj and onwards, and many say that such a ruler is the only one suitable for Iraq - because its people are so fickle.