He is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Proof that the odd strongman is often preferable to the alternative.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Green Lantern in Indochina] Reference

It portrays him as a Latin American strongman waging class warfare with socialist rhetoric.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Record of the Newspaper of Record] Reference

Kremlin strongman Gordon Brown has once again shown the world that he's not a man to be messed with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference

He's more of an old-style Latin American strongman, a caudillo, and that's no model for the 21st century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] Reference

The last thing Mexico needs is its own Chavez, an economic illiterate and Latin strongman in the socialist mold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Topics on Mexico] Reference

How an old-fashioned Latin American strongman believes he can threaten the United States, our oil supplies and get away with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2005] Reference

The Latin American strongman, his blond wife at his side, addresses the enraptured masses from the balcony of a presidential palace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Cry For Me, Caracas] Reference

It's like saying a dictatorship is ok as long as the strongman is a woman.    From Wordnik.com.  ["How disrespectful."] Reference

The West Bank is under control of a strongman, which is supported by the Arabs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference

Don't miss the strongman, which is among the coolest discoveries in "Terra Cotta.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News] Reference

The one thing worse than a strongman is a strongman who fails when push comes to shove.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crosscut] Reference

Australian economy could only be described as the strongman of the Asia-Pacific region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Australia and Europe: Not So Distant Neighbours] Reference

BLITZER: Well, is Dr. Allawi, Michael, the so-called strongman that the Iraqis might need to pick up the pieces right now?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2007] Reference

As Bart mentioned, Saddam was the "strongman" ruler.    From Wordnik.com.  [Balkinization] Reference

A self-described "strongman," he says he will remain in power until he is 90 years old.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elena Lesley: Democracy, Cambodian Style] Reference

You never know. conditions for the entry of a dictatorial and agreeable 'strongman' or woman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond Tahrir: Two faces of Egypt | Editorial] Reference

If a dictator is on our side, call him a 'strongman'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news] Reference

This is why only a "strongman" can rule in that part of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

The economic situation may descend into chaos, so that the masses will long for a "strongman".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

His other strength was that he was perceived as a "strongman," capable of making tough but necessary decisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unspun] Reference

Those in the US who consider the current president a dictator might want to consider how a real "strongman" operates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Countercurrents.org] Reference

In June, just before his final round of chemotherapy, he was playing "strongman" and accidentally dropped a 2-pound dumbbell on his head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

There is no doubt that some people want their local "strongman" as their political representative - why send a weakling to Delhi, they ask?.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

"strongman" on the model of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

'strongman' in control of the military, for those countries to function without regular violent disruption.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference

"strongman", and President Francois Ducalier of Haiti in a vitrioolic speech to a crowd estimated at 300,000.    From Wordnik.com.  [300,000 HEAR CASTRO BLAST AT TRUJILLO] Reference

Known as the "Dear Leader," he's Asia's most enigmatic strongman.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mysterious Kim Jong Ii] Reference

It was widely assumed that the United States was trying to kill the Libyan strongman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference

There are several scenarios for what Putin might be like as president: The strongman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pondering The Putin Scenarios] Reference

Jordi Pujol, the Catalan strongman, deals with the Madrid government on virtually equal terms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebels With A Cause] Reference

But in the long run, a prolonged standoff between the United States and the Iraqi strongman is better than all the alternatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deja Vu All Over Again] Reference

But, with an eye on dividing the United Nations, the Iraqi strongman reiterated his plea for the removal of economic sanctions on Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deja Vu All Over Again] Reference

At Dayton, the peace agreement was virtually forced down their throats by the U.S. negotiators and Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shipping Out] Reference

He accomplished this in large part by appealing to the vanity of Croatian strongman Franjo Tudjman, who longed to be accepted by the West.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Arms Dealer] Reference