Nearly Two Decades After Hussein’s Fall, Iraqi President Sees Economic Revival Ahead

‘Even if you have conflicts and if we have arguments, it’s much better to have a freedom and democracy rather than a dictatorship,’ he says.

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Iraq's President, Abdul Latif Rashid, at Baghdad, February 26, 2023. AP/Jerome Delay

BAGHDAD — Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by American-led forces, Iraq’s president, Abdul Latif Rashid, wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic, and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region.

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