Egyptian MP: Saddam Hussein was a 'real man'

I'd like to dismiss Mustafa Bakri, a member of the Egyptian parliament, as an Egyptian Ron Paul, but I can't because from all I have seen, his views seem to be quite mainstream in the country that is the third largest recipient of US foreign aid. In this video, Bakri characterizes Saddam as a 'real man' and says that when Saddam was executed, he felt as if his own head was in the noose. Too bad