How were Saddam Hussein and the men around him able to create and sustain such a powerful regime,?
... especially after all the setbacks during the two decades before the 2003 war? or:... especially after all the setbacks during the two decades be
... especially after all the setbacks during the two decades before the 2003 war?
or:... especially after all the setbacks during the two decades before the 2003 war?