Middle East: January 2003

Iraq Before and After Saddam

By: Judith S. Yaphe

Description: "Iraq had a violent and unstable political culture before Saddam, and a stability bolstered by repression, fear, and wealth under Saddam. Could history repeat itself in Iraq? Could the country produce another Saddam-like figure by replicating the conditions and circumstances that propelled him to power?"

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