and to hire thousands of former soldiers who served under Saddam Hussein . This comes days before national elections , seen by some as political elections . After the 2003 invasion of Iraq Baathist institutions were dissolved . The Baath Party was declared illegal and many Sunni Arabs lost their government jobs . Many former Baath party members became marginalized and joined the opposition .
and to hire thousands of former soldiers who served under Saddam Hussein . This comes days before national elections , seen by some as political elections . After the 2003 invasion of Iraq Baathist institutions were dissolved . Many former Baath party members became marginalized and joined the opposition .