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Genre: Education
Date of upload: Nov 5, 2023 ^^
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I visited Iraq several times and could see some of the things that are shown is this documentary with my own eyes. My first visit was in 1969, just one year after the Baathist revolution of 1968. My impression was than that the people of Iraq thought that it was one of the many revolutions and that a new one would follow. Than I came back in 1971 and saw things went good through the efforts of the Baath to modernize the country. By than I noticed already a great support for Saddam who was leading the progress. I returned in 1989 and 1990 ans saw the change into a police state, with lack on several goods. I remember to buy bananas you had to cross wbole Baghdad. But Iraq was undoubtly a safe place. I returned last year and saw a population that for the first time in decades was hoping for a better future, although there has to be done a lot on infrastructure and education. My love for this country always will remain. In april I will return to visit all my friends again.
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I lived in the Middle East, including Iraq. He was without a doubt a tyrant. And committed abominable atrocities. But it is difficult to rule the Middle East if you appear weak. I don’t agree with much he did. But in the context of the land he ruled. Sometimes. Unfortunately. It was necessary.
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57:26 lmao imagine you're guarding saddam and he's telling you about all his shenanigans while Mary J. Blige - Be Without You is playing in the background. LOL
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We used to roll past the cemetery in Tikrit where Saddam's family was buried on a regular basis, and our interpreter pointed out their crypts; although I have no idea if he was telling the truth. It seemed like everything around there belonged to/was related to Saddam, one way or another.
Also between Samarra & Tikrit was an ancient Sumarian ruin that Saddam had ordered excavated early in his reign, but it was never finished because of the wars. Just being there is one of the most memorable experiences of my life; that area has so much history, I found it difficult to concentrate on the job sometimes (especially in the date palm plantations along the Tigris).
When Saddam was found, we were only a few km away, on cordon duty while another building/compound was being searched for him. I remember hearing about it on the net, and everybody got very nervous because they were worried Saddam loyalists would try to retaliate. Nothing else happened for us that day, though.
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