9. George W. Bush, USA
Total Death Toll: 171,000
I guess you’ve heard of this guy. Hell, you might have even voted for him yourself, so I do not need to explain to you that the elections were totally legal, popular, and all-round by-the-book. Recent events, however, have reminded me that Americans don’t always vote sensibly, so I’m not surprised to find a USA president on this list of most evil elected presidents who killed the most people.
The Iraq War (2003-2011) was motivated by the presumption that Saddam’s government was developing weapons of mass destruction (this was never proven) and supporting Al-Qaeda, and therefore becoming a threat to the USA. Still, however much of a prick Hussein was, this does not justify –in my view- invading a country and slaughtering innocent people without having substantial evidence, so I’m not sure if George was evil, or just plain stupid, but he’s still welcome on my list.
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