[ex-Texan]

Just following the lead of his idol -- Adolf Hitler. Nothing new here. Old news. Time to move on.

[quietolong]

Saddam's idol was Joe Stalin Not Adolf Hitler.
He was following in Stalin's foot steps.

[aristeides]

Just following the lead of his idol -- Adolf Hitler.

I was under the impression Saddam was a lot more influenced by Stalin than by Hitler. And Stalin, among other things, executed a lot more generals than Hitler, often for this very crime of being militarily unsuccessful.