Iraq under Saddam Hussein was a moderately developed country in the 1980s, with bright lights at night and a very rich life. Iraqis live a quiet and peaceful life, and oil has brought them considerable income and a rich life. During Saddam Hussein's reign, Iraq's comprehensive national strength improved. After many sudden reforms, a series of measures benefiting the country and the people were put in place, such as free medical care and free education. Economically and culturally, Iraq has achieved the goal of "an oil power".
Saddam Hussein's idea of seeking better and more benefits for Iraq in the context of its continuous development is not wrong. It is only in order to build Iraq into a local power that can dominate the Middle East that it began to provoke the Iran-Iraq war, which is its greatest failure. The war has not only affected the economic development of Iraq, but also the industrial cities that were prosperous in the past because of the war are no longer prosperous in the battlefield.
The economy was hit by the war, and oil production dropped sharply. At this time, Iraq was at home and abroad, with constant wars and restless home and country. The once prosperous and powerful oil country has declined, and people's resentment has been increasing. People who should have lived a rich and peaceful life were poisoned by the war. Some people even live a wandering life because of this. Presumably this is why some Iraqis hate Saddam.
After the war, Saddam began to lead Iraqis to reflect on the impact of their policy mistakes. As an Iraqi leader, he hopes that Iraq will become stronger and stronger, and that Iraq will become a regional power. However, contrary to expectations, it failed to achieve the goal of leading Iraq to become a powerful country, resulting in great failure and retrogression. After the Gulf War, Saddam realized the seriousness of the problem and began to repair the country. However, western sanctions and repression followed one after another, which can be said to add insult to injury to Iraq's economy and construction, but the ruler did his best. According to records, before the Iraq War, under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, various economic indicators in Iraq increased rapidly, people's lives tended to be calm, and social development basically reached the level before the Gulf War.
In 2003, the United States and Britain allied forces illegally overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime on the grounds that Iraq possessed "weapons of mass destruction". Saddam Hussein was arrested from the cellar at the end of the year, and then George W. Bush spent 75 million dollars to set up a trial court.
On February 30th, 2006, Saddam Hussein was hanged, which was the first day of Eid al-Adha, the holiest festival in Islam. This move is of great significance and causes dissatisfaction among Muslims. On the day of execution, countless Iraqis took to the streets to celebrate the festival and Saddam's execution. The next day, Saddam Hussein's body was buried in his birthplace, and tens of thousands of people came to see him off that day. Are Iraqis schizophrenic?
There is no denying that Saddam is a dictator. There have been many dictators in history, but Saddam Hussein is very different from them. Other dictators were overthrown by their own people, and he was overthrown by the United States. History will not deny Saddam's achievements. In the 1970s, after Saddam came to power, he quickly changed backward Iraq. Other Iraqis used electricity and drank clean water, and the people received free education, which greatly improved their living standards. His biggest mistake was to launch the Iran-Iraq war and invade Iran.
Saddam can rule Iraq for decades, not by dictatorship, but by the support of the people. Most of the Iraqi population is Muslim, 70% of whom are Shiites and the rest are Sunnis. Saddam himself is a Sunni, so he took many measures to ensure the interests of Sunnis during his administration. Before the Iran-Iraq war, Saddam Hussein was ready to respond at home and had absolute support because he led Iraq to prosperity.
Saddam Hussein, who felt good about himself, expanded his scale and launched the Iran-Iraq war. As a result, he overestimated his own strength. The Iran-Iraq war lasted for eight years and brought down Iraq. Then Iraq was subjected to economic sanctions 12 years, and people's living standards declined. Of course, people began to complain. Saddam Hussein continued to be president with an iron fist. At this time, if others fan the flames, Iraqis will turn against each other.
So at first, Shiites saw Saddam off, and Sunnis mourned for him at the funeral. However, after the American occupation of Iraq, people found that their lives had not changed much, even worse than before. At this time, more people began to miss Saddam.
In any case, Saddam Hussein is a capable generation. He is one of the few countries in the world that dare to confront the United States, and Gaddafi is one of them. But compared with the two, Saddam Hussein has more backbone, and Gaddafi was very humble when he was arrested. However, Saddam Hussein showed the demeanor of a generation of presidents until his death, protesting against unfair trials by hunger strike. Before he died, he said that he was willing to be called a martyr for Iraq and hoped that his death would win the unity of Iraq and jointly resist the invaders.
It's the end of 20 17, and it's almost 15 years since Saddam's regime fell. Can Iraqis live in peace? Obviously not. Kurdish independence in the north has been suppressed temporarily, but the gap with the central government still exists and there is a hidden conflict.
Although extremist organizations have been expelled from major cities, there are still sites in the western desert area, with thousands of armed personnel. Even if they are eliminated, they will become guerrilla warfare or lone wolf attacks.
In the capital Baghdad, it is not safe until now, and explosions have occurred from time to time. An explosion occurred on February 6, 65438, injuring two people. Jabri, who smashed the statue of Saddam Hussein, now regrets it and wants to repair the statue of Saddam Hussein.
According to the data of the World Bank, the current economic aggregate of Iraq is similar to that of 1990. If inflation and real purchasing power are taken into account, it may not be as good as 1990. In addition, the problems of youth employment and women's rights in Iraq are also very serious. Recently, Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which made the regional situation worse.
In short, the situation is so bad that you can't even save your life. Can we really live in peace?
The Iraqi Presidential Palace recently announced that Iraq will restart its war reparations to Kuwait from 20 18, and the amount is terrible!
Why should Iraq compensate Kuwait? Things can be traced back to 1990 nearly 30 years ago. At that time, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein fought against Iran for eight years. As a result, both sides lost and had to call a truce. Unfortunately, Saddam Hussein didn't win the war. He owed a lot of money. Coupled with the huge military expenditure, Saddam Hussein is in a difficult situation. In order to get rid of internal and external troubles, divert attention and keep the political power, he turned his attention to neighboring Kuwait, which is also rich in oil resources.
Saddam Hussein easily occupied Kuwait and declared it the nineteenth province of Iraq. This blatant challenge to the international order after World War II naturally aroused the condemnation of the international community, and the United States, which has long coveted the oil wealth in the Middle East, took the opportunity to launch the Gulf War and has been deeply involved in Middle East affairs ever since.
Of course, Saddam Hussein was not enough for the United States to fight, and he was soon defeated and made peace. However, when he withdrew from Kuwait, he set a fire and burned many oil fields in Kuwait. At the same time, the army also wantonly destroyed and plundered Kuwait. Therefore, under the auspices of the United Nations, Iraq was required to pay compensation to Kuwait.
According to media reports, Iraq needs to pay as much as $52.4 billion in compensation to Kuwait, and 5% of its oil sales revenue will be paid back gradually every year. 20 14 years, because Iraq was tired of dealing with the "Islamic State" organization, the compensation to Kuwait was suspended. Now that the situation is stable, Iraq has to pay back the money.
In recent years, there is a video circulating on the Internet, which shows that a taxi driver who looks like Saddam Hussein in court was found on the streets of Jordan at the beginning of 20 17. As a result, everyone flocked to imitate the scene of supporting leaders in those days. Jordan has many Iraqi refugees and many supporters of Saddam Hussein.
Saddam helped Palestine a lot before his death, and there were people who loved him. In August, 2065438+2007, there was a man named Hamad in the town of Akbar, Nablus, in the northern West Bank of Palestine. He built a villa for Saddam nearby and carved portraits for Saddam at the two gates of the villa, which were lifelike to show his respect.
20 17, 171October 20th, a monument was erected for Saddam Hussein in the Palestinian town of Calzia near Israel. Many local people and people attended the inauguration ceremony, and the inscriptions read "Saddam Hussein-the great leader and martyr of our time" and "Saddam Hussein-the guardian of Palestine".
More than ten years after Saddam's death, there were people kissing Saddam's huge portrait.
There are also women who salute Saddam's wax figure in the memorial hall to show their memory.
More than ten years after Saddam's death, Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction" turned out to be just a bag of "washing powder", so it is not surprising that some people still miss Saddam, but history cannot be changed.