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It is significant because it shows how vulnerable to attack the medieval people were and why the need for protection was so strong.
Answer:
Saddam Hussein was less confident about going into another war with the US. Despite his non hostile treatment of Al Qaeda forces in his country Iraq which were responsible for various terrorists attack in US, the US government decided to punish him for such deeds.
He however knew immediately that he couldn’t defeat the US due to his weak army forces, resources and other countries being in support of the US