Saddam Hussein
- Agreement by the British to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- The British Mandate there remained under British Control
- The British has also promised the Arabs independence in the region
- 1918=60,000 Jews; 1939=630,000
- Beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict
He was the Sunni leader of Iraq. Chosen by the CIA as a pro-American and was helped brought to power. Harsh on his own country. Claimed Kuwait to start the first Gulf War. Used Poison gas o Kurds in the north.