Saddam Hussein's Quote Analysis

The most of the public have a preconceived knowledge that a lot of politicians are not completely honest with the public. There are many examples of politicians not doing what they originally said they were going to do or keeping things from the public all around the world. Although there are many examples, most politicians would not admit that politics, in general, are dishonest. But that is what Saddam Hussein did in his quote “Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another.”
Saddam Hussein, non-U.S. president, was in charge of Iraq for two decades. Saddam and his family were known by many as ruthless and unfair. One example for Saddam’s quote “Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another” is when Saddam said he would be fair with punishment. This can be disproven when looking at a northern Kurdish village he rained poison gas onto and killed five …show more content…
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