How Saddam Happened.

Discusses the history of the relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Support of Iraq by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and opposition to Iran; Rise to power by Hussein in the 1960s and 1970s; Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for attention by Hussein during the cold war; Tacit and over support of Hussein; Executions ordered by Hussein; Use of chemical weapons against Iran; U.S. concerns for oil protection; Actions of U.S. President Bill Clinton.