And for all the negative consequences that flowed from the American invasion of Iraq , there could have been no democratic elections there this January if Saddam Hussein had still been in power .
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Iraq
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Saddam Hussein