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Originally Posted by Ohio
Saddam was a sworn enemy if Israel, and they had already invaded Kuwait.
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How is invading Kuwait a threat to Israel? Also, how can you be a leader in the Middle East if you aren't a sworn enemy of Israel?
Saddam was able to balance a fundamentalist population with a Christian population. As bad a guy that Saddam and his sons were, by comparison with every other state in the Middle East he was the least threatening to Israel and acted as a nice buffer between Iran.