A “DECIDEDLY NON-NEGATIVE VIEW:” 10 Years After the Fall of Saddam, How Do Iraqis Look Back on the War? “For those of us who lived under the tyranny of Saddam Hussein and understand what tyranny means, … the difficulties of today, the pains of today, and the disappointments of today — and they are very profound, because Iraqis deserve better — these pale in comparison to what we had to endure.”