Theodore Roosevelt and Saddam Hussein Comparison The narrow gap between genius and insanity is a disparity measured only by success. Nowhere is this more evident than in the history of the United States. If a comparison was to be drawn between our esteemed former president Theodore Roosevelt and someone in power somewhere on our earth today, the most similar leader would be Saddam Hussein. These two leaders share a number of economic and political strategies, while one is called a monster and the other a hero. Their bold political practices share many of the same goals a