Whilst Tony Blair and George Bush are called by their surname...
2007-03-16 08:03:42 · 14 answers · asked by truthofmatter 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
There is too many people with the second name Hussein, so i guess people could get confused. Also, i think it's part of a physchogical thing. If you call someone famous by their first name then u r demoting them to someone very low and not worthy of their name.
2007-03-16 08:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tongue in cheek answer here:
It is to prevent confusion. If he were called Hussein, those on the left would think you were referring to Barack Obama's middle name.
2007-03-16 15:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Philip H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there aren't that many Saddam's in the western world. There are an assload of Tony's and George's.
2007-03-16 15:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by Barrett G 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To distinguish him from King Abdullah Hussein of Jordan, who is a US ally.
2007-03-16 16:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it because there was already a King Hussein of Jordan and they didn't want to mix them up? If not then I'm stumped????
2007-03-16 15:07:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't want to confuse him with the Senator from Illinois, Mr B.Hussein Obama
2007-03-16 15:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the other names are vaguely distinctive, but Hussein is so commonplace it would be confusing
2007-03-16 15:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by Saffron 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you certain that Saddam is his first name? I'm not.
2007-03-16 15:07:51 · answer #8 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Arab culture, men are better known by their first name and patronym.
2007-03-16 17:50:54 · answer #9 · answered by Coco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call saddam, by spelling his name backwards
2007-03-16 15:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by pingujones2007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋