Today, more than ever, youth from across the Muslim world idolize former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. While in the West, Saddam represents tyranny and evil, his legacy in the Middle East is far more complicated due to the interplay of reflexive anti-Americanism, pro-Palestinianism, and nostalgia. But how could so many be nostalgic for a man whose wars and massacres killed upwards of one million people?
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