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Iraq: 20 Years On | Invasion, Occupation and Failures
Intelligence Squared
The British Military Are Panicking and Ordering Food
Anyone who wanted a job under Saddam Hussein had to be a card-carrying member of the Ba'ath party, whether they believed in it or not. As you pointed out, this meant even teachers were losing their jobs. I mean, it's unbelievable how disgracefully disorganized it all was. And, you know, Britain couldn't cope in Basra. It had to run away and couldn't keep order there.
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