ɪnstˈɛd, hɪz kɹˈɪɾɪks hæv sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt hiː flˈɛd ɪɹˈæk ˈæftɚ stˈiːlɪŋ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈʌmz ʌv mˈʌni fɹʌm jˈuːdeɪ hˈʌsiːn, hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ bˈɪznəs pˈɑːɹtnɚ.
Instead, his critics have suggested that he fled Iraq after stealing large sums of money from Uday Hussein, his former business partner.