In 2003, the Iraqi war broke out, the Iraqi army was helpless in the face of the US army, Baghdad quickly fell, and the pre-war ambitious Republican Guard collapsed in an instant and disappeared into nowhere to be found.
And Saddam Hussein seemed to have disappeared into thin air, without a trace.
Before the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein openly stated that he was willing to resolutely fight against the US military until the last soldier.
At a press conference, he claimed that he was the successor of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, would never surrender to the Yankees, and promised to fight for Iraq and the people.
He also encouraged his subordinates to sacrifice themselves for him. However, to his disappointment, his men did not die for him as he expected, but surrendered to the American army one after another.
Although the U.S. military is the aggressor, Saddam Hussein may not be as good as the brutal U.S. military in the eyes of Iraqis, especially the Shia and Kurdish populations. In 2004, the U.S. military arrested Saddam Hussein in Saddam's hometown of Tikrik based on an informant's report.
In a small village in Ade Dawar, U.S. Task Force 121 secretly infiltrates and discovers an abandoned farmhouse and an underground hideout.
After digging deep into the farmhouse, the U.S. military finally discovered a secret entrance. A soldier shoots at the entrance of the cave, and screams of fear are heard from inside the cave. He shouted in Arabic: "Get out of here, or we will keep shooting!."
I only heard the person inside respond in a panic: "Don't shoot!."Don't shoot!Don't shoot!Then, a bearded, disheveled old man came out of the hole tremblingly and raised his hand to the American troops.
Although his face has changed, the US military can still recognize that this is the former Iraqi Saddam Hussein.
In a secret hiding hole for the U.S. military, they found a pair of AK-47 assault rifles made of pure gold, which was a breeze for Saddam Hussein, whether he chose to commit suicide or continue to resist.
However, when faced with the threat of the enemy, Saddam Hussein chose to surrender easily, which is far from his status as a "tyrant of the Middle East".
During this time, Samir, an informant with the US military, angrily kicked Saddam Hussein and shouted: "Where have all your rhetoric gone?"
Didn't you let the Iraqis sacrifice for you?How did you surrender yourself?You're a coward, like a rat in a hole!Saddam Hussein was furious at these words, and he rushed at Samir and shouted: "You traitor!".
The great traitor of the Iraqis!You're not going to end well!* Later, when he was asked why he did not commit suicide, Saddam, who usually appeared mild-mannered, became furious and rushed at the questioner, as if to eat him.
However, according to Saddam's later statements, he believed that he was a writer who needed to expose the sins of the United States and traitors with pen and paper, so he chose to survive.
At the moment of being hanged, Saddam Hussein showed what a true leader should be. He insisted on not wearing a hood for hanging, and greeted death with a calm attitude.
Before the execution, he said to the executor: "Son, this is the death of the Iraqi warriors. When the hanging was about to begin, he shouted: "Long live Iraq!."As the baffle under his feet opened, the lion of the two river basins suddenly fell, ending the controversy of his life.
Was Saddam a warrior or a coward?I am afraid that this question is difficult to conclude.