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Jim Hoagland is a journalist who frequently analyzed and criticized the actions and political standing of Saddam Hussein in his Washington Post columns, as evidenced by his arguments regarding military intervention [1], [2], and his assessment of Hussein's regional influence [3], [4], [5], [6], [7].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 7 facts
claimJim Hoagland claimed in his Washington Post column that Saddam Hussein 'respects only force and will respond to nothing else.'
claimJim Hoagland claimed that the base of support for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was too narrow and shaky to withstand a sharp, telling blow.
accountJim Hoagland criticized CBS for interviewing Jordanians who were sympathetic to Saddam Hussein and opposed U.S. military intervention.
claimJim Hoagland stated in his Washington Post column that the United States must use military force against Saddam Hussein to save oil fields and preserve American influence in the Middle East.
accountWashington Post columnist Jim Hoagland criticized Saddam Hussein's claim that dispossessed Arabs would profit from the seizure of Kuwait's oil in an August 9, 1990, article.
claimIn a Washington Post column titled 'Force Hussein to Withdraw,' Jim Hoagland asserted that Saddam Hussein had gone to war to gain control of the oil fields of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
claimJim Hoagland believed that Saddam Hussein was so hated at home that his defeat by foreign forces would be greeted as deliverance by the Iraqi nation and much of the Arab world.