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?

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