The only time we use the middle names of presidents (or politicians) is to distinguish them from other presidents of the same name (e.g., George W. Bush vs. George H.W. Bush). We also use a politician's middle name when the politician themself uses it - to wit: Hillary Clinton was Hillary Rodham Clinton for a while, or perhaps still is, but it was her choice to use the middle name. My middle name is George, no one calls me John George because I don't call myself John George. So why is Newsweek gratuitously throwing a "Hussein" in this story? And how is it that no editor caught this?
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