Like the idiot Ghadaffi, Sadam had a great opportunity to turn his country into the, or one of the, wealthiest states in the entire Middle East.
Population not that big, I think the worlds 3rd or 4th largest natural gas and oil deposits. All he had to do was create stbility and export massive amounts of fossil fuels.
But instead, he screwed up everything by constantly starting wars. One major league asshole. Like 99% of desert leaders.