Especially considering the fact that for over three decades they were ruled by a ruthless dictator who controlled every aspect of the government, including the media. All of this is very new to them. Yes there are problems over there. Electricity and water is not as plentiful as it was before we got there, but fault really lies with Saddam. Their infrastructure was very fragile and required constant maintenance and vigilance by the workers there. Rather than spend all their oil money on their infrastructure, Saddam spent most of his countries money on his many elaborate palace complexes. I lived in one of them in Tikrit. Millions was spent on marble alone since every palace was lined with marble from the roof to the floor. Very ornate fixtures and chandeliers. And almost every palace had a huge swimming pool. So I think that the Iraqi's are better off now than they were when Saddam was in charge. At least now they can voice their concerns about the government in public without fear of being killed by spies that are planted all over the country, and they are slowly getting their infrastructure rebuilt. Oh, and the palace complex that I lived in now belongs to the Tikriti government. We turned it over to them and the Iraqi Army is now responsible for keeping it safe.
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