Why didn't Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, two strongmen in the Middle East who used to be enemies, become best friends?

First of all, these two people are geographically far apart. Gaddafi lives in North Africa and Saddam Hussein lives in the Middle East. In fact, this is really nothing for a big country, but for a "regional power" that has always advertised itself, there is still a certain distance. I have changed a lot since you came, so it is possible for two people to really become friends, but this distance also makes them far apart.

Secondly, these two people rule this area in different ways, so they can't be without their own land for a long time. Both Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein are famous for "ruling the country with an iron fist", which means that they don't have to fight against various domestic political forces at any time.

Third, both of them have their own worries, fearing that if they relax a little, they will probably be eliminated by their opponents. So neither of them has much time and courage to visit China, and it is not easy to visit the other country. After Gaddafi managed to stabilize the domestic situation and revised the political relations with the United States and Europe, Saddam has become the most important goal of the United States and Europe, and Gaddafi dare not form an alliance with Saddam without authorization.

Fourth, because they are too "homogeneous", they are both known as "anti-American". Among them, Gaddafi is very worried that all "anti-American heroes" will affect his sphere of influence in Africa, and Saddam Hussein is famous in the Middle East under the banner of anti-America. He also wants to use this political gesture to influence the whole Middle East, so both sides are always wary of each other's coming to grab influence. This also determines that the two sides will not really be interested in inviting each other together and then really become good friends.