Bashar al-Assad
1) violently cracked down on peaceful protests which sparked a civil war.
2) allegedly used Sarin Gas to kill 1400 Syrians including 400 children. Sarin gas is a nerve agent. It was classified as a WMD in UNSC Resolution 687.
3) invaded nobody*
Saddam Hussein
1) invaded Iran and started Iran-Iraq war.
2) committed genocide against Iraqi Kurds, named the the al-Anfal campaign
3) On 16 March 1988, the Kurdish town of Halabja was attacked with a mix of mustard gas and nerve agents, killing 5,000 civilians, and maiming, disfiguring, or seriously debilitating 10,000 more.
4) invaded and annexed a Kuwait, a member of the United Nations
5) Persian Gulf War and the massacre of the Shia in southern Iraq
6) defied UN weapon inspectors
Obama explicitly said he doesn't want an invasion and occupation of Syria, but things could spiral out of control.
*Added: I forgot to add Syria's involvement in Lebanon where they assassinated Rafik Hariri in 2005.
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