American report: Iraqis suffer many crises on the 20th anniversary of the fall of Saddam

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[size=52]American report: Iraqis suffer many crises on the 20th anniversary of the fall of Saddam[/size]

[size=45]Translated by: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]An American report stated that Iraqis expressed their regret over missing an opportunity to rebuild the country's economy 20 years after the American invasion and the overthrow of Saddam's regime, as that period was characterized by sectarianism and a lack of economic opportunities.[/size]
[size=45]A report by the American news site (The Media Line) and its translation (Al-Mada) stated that “Ali Taher, director of Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies, said that Iraq entered a period of chaos and sectarian conflict after the fall of the regime, and that many of the problems that occurred after that were caused by the fragile political and economic system that take over the country.”[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, "Iraq's continued dependence on the oil it exports in its economy is an example of the state's failure to rebuild the country."[/size]
[size=45]Taher said, "The state is economically unable to develop other sectors. We still depend heavily on oil and gas, and at the same time there is inflation in the public sector and an inflation in the number of ministries, employees and salaries."[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, Taher emphasized the lack of “real encouragement for other economic sectors such as industry and agriculture.”[/size]
[size=45]Taher pointed out that "the failure to diversify the sources of the economy prevented the country from achieving economic development, and this had a significant impact on the youth segment."[/size]
[size=45]And Taher continues, “There are more than 750,000 young people entering the labor market annually within a reality devoid of job opportunities for them,” stressing that “the nature of the economic system in the country does not encourage the private sector to develop.”[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Ali Ahmed, a resident of the Karrada district in Baghdad, said, “Since the fall of the regime, the country has entered into sectarian conflict and a lack of security.”[/size]
[size=45]Ahmed added, "Iraq, twenty years after the anniversary of the invasion, is still trying to get out of this crisis."[/size]
[size=45]Ahmed talks about “many things that have improved, but we are still living in a state of sectarianism that harmed the country and prevented it from progressing.”[/size]
[size=45]While Abdul Salam, 35, from the city of Mosul, says, “No one denies that the previous regime was a dictatorial regime.”[/size]
[size=45]Abdel Salam added, “What happened after that is that people ruled the country according to a sectarian system based on quotas, and after that corruption and theft of public money spread without providing services.”[/size]
[size=45]Abdel Salam pointed out that “the repercussions of this situation paved the way for the terrorist organization ISIS to occupy the city of Mosul in 2014 and the withdrawal of the army in front of a small number of terrorists who worked to destroy the city.”[/size]
[size=45]In turn, Talal Mousa, 37, a contractor in the electricity sector, recalls the day when the American forces entered the country as a 17-year-old teenager, saying: “I am optimistic that the situation will improve, but after the passage of years I feel frustrated.”[/size]
[size=45]Moussa continued, "Unfortunately, we are now living within a corrupt political system that has dominated the country for 20 years."[/size]
[size=45]In a related context, a report by the American Associated Press stated that “the scene of toppling the statue of former regime leader Saddam Hussein in Firdous Square in central Baghdad on April 9, 2003, which was broadcast around the world, was a symbolic moment of the American invasion of the country and the end of a quarter-century rule.” in Iraq".[/size]
[size=45]And the report, which was translated by (Al-Mada), continued, that “a group of Marines from the US state of (Utah) were present there in 2003 and said that they had cut off the right arm of the statue with the intention of offering it for sale on the (eBay) international auction site on the Internet specialized in displaying antiques.” and artifacts.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "This piece disappeared from their cargo while they were trying to smuggle it to the United States while they were returning home on a military plane."[/size]
[size=45]The report confirmed that “a German artifact dealer said in 2016 that he bought the left foot of the statue and then resold it through the global eBay website for selling antiques for more than $100,000.”[/size]
[size=45]On a related note, a report by Hannah Dougal, written by Al-Jazeera website and translated by Al-Mada, stated that “the American invasion caused a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq, resulting in multiple waves of displacement, with the number of displaced persons reaching more than 2.6 million in 2007.”[/size]
[size=45]And the report continued, "Until 2022, there are still 1.2 million people living in a state of chronic displacement across the country."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "millions of Iraqis have become refugees and migrants, and the wave of migration reached its peak in 2007 when nearly 2.3 million people left the country, and they ended up with 80% of them remaining distributed between Syria and Jordan."[/size]
[size=45]For: (Media Line) and (Associated Press)[/size]
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