To the Sunni minority, pushed from power by the American invasion and giving vent to their frustration with daily attacks on the Shi’a population and their holy sites, Saddam will remain a hero for a long time to come. The Kurds – who, like the Shi’a, were victimized by Saddam for decades – quietly cling to their de facto independence in the north, making sure that they will never again come under Arab rule.
少数派的逊尼派被美国的入侵赶下了权力宝座，用每天都攻击什叶派居民及其圣地的方式发泄其不满。对于他们而言，萨达姆将在很长一段时间内都是一位英雄。库尔德人像什叶派一样几十年来也受到萨达姆的迫害，他们则静悄悄地在伊拉克北部维持着事实上的独立地位，确保他们永远不再受到阿拉伯人的统治。