# Was Saddam bluffing about weapons

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 4, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-saddam-bluffing-about-weapons/192838 "2003-08-04T05:29:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-saddam-bluffing-about-weapons/192838/21 "2003-08-05T19:40:09Z")

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> \*Originally posted by stick monkey \*  
> \*\*To the OP, I was watching a special on SH the other day (on the history channel I think). Included in all the talk about everything were several internal iraqi videos from the early '80s on up. One of them was a video of a ‘congressional’ meeting where SH had like 15 **of his closest supporters** killed over some perceived slight. (there were rumors about a couple of them not being totally loyal) By the end of the video as these men got called out and shot behind the building, the rest of the congress were crying and shouting praises to saddam’s strength.
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> Yeah, I have no doubts he would do ANYTHING to make himself look strong. \*\*

Yes, I remember reading about this incident. It also indicates that he surrounded himself with yes-men who did not dare to contradict him.

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