Saddam vs. Ayatollah
CONFLICTED
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Sedam Hussein's Social Welfare System in the Middle East
Aman: Sedam hussein built the most generous social welfare system anywhere in the middle east. Education was a big a policy platform, as you said, schools everywhere,. universities everywhere, all for free. Health care was made free for all irocky citizens. New hospitals were built everywhere. This was, from the perspective of the iroky citizen, a massive transformation in their standard of living. But behind the scenes, sidom hussein is creating a facistic, strong man organization that is loyal to him alone. Aman: In the end, it was just old school tribalism, absolutely. And his tribe, albunaso, became the most powerful tribe
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