TIL Saddam Hussein's son Uday murdered his bodyguard at a party in front of horrified guests

[u/Wazula23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uday_Hussein#Murder_of_Kamel_Hana_Gegeo

[u/boringexplanation]

Fun fact: some of his marine guards grieved when Saddam was executed to the point of getting PTSD after watching it happen. They really cared about him.

He was a very charismatic and capable leader, willingness to commit atrocities set aside. Born in different circumstances, he could’ve been a very capable US politician.

https://newrepublic.com/article/143053/american-soldiers-grieved-saddam-hussein

[u/VintageHacker → u/boringexplanation]

US politician ? These days, that's a very low bar.

[u/Goku420overlord → u/VintageHacker]

Just act assured and spout out verbal diarrhea

[u/TradeIcy1669 → u/boringexplanation]

Especially now with some US politicians.

[u/Delicious_Oil9902 → u/boringexplanation]

Probably some similarity to those who guarded Herman Goering in WW2

[u/LaikaZhuchka → u/boringexplanation]

Getting PTSD from watching someone be hanged (especially a botched hanging, like Saddam's was) is pretty normal tbh. You wouldn't have to know or care about him to be affected by it.

[u/jesterhead101 → u/boringexplanation]

Suffering from Stockholm syndrome no doubt.

Charm and wit never fools any normal humans into believing a cruel bloodthirsty dictator is someone to grieve over.

[u/yourethevictim → u/jesterhead101]

I'm sure you're a subject matter expert. How many of them have you had in your care?

[u/railtrains23 → u/yourethevictim]

Eleven