A decade passed on and Saddam is still in power. Economic sanctions, containment’s, no-fly zones, organizing opposition groups and attempts to stir up coups have all failed to loosen Saddam’s grip on power. Instead the tactics that have been used to oust Saddam since 1991 have created an Iraq that will be a source of instability in the middles east for years to come. First, the Bush administration’s basic goal after the Gulf …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 712 total…affected the poor segments of Iraqi society while on the other hand those associated with the government; the military or the ruling baath party enjoys a luxury life. Saddam now is re-establishing ties with his former enemies, strengthening his presence in the region such as Syria, Iran, Turkey and Russia. The ouster of Saddam can not come from within Iraq because in Iraqi the power is not with the people it’s with the elite.