First in 1998 , when Chalabi persuaded Congress to pass the Iraq Liberation Act -LRB- in turn leading to payments to his group , the Iraqi National Congress , exceeding $ 27 million over the next six years -RRB- and then , later , in persuading the Bush administration of the necessity of using force to destroy Saddam Hussein .
Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
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Congress
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Bush
PERSON
Saddam Hussein