During Saddam’s reign, no effort was made to raise living standards for the poor. I have visited the huge slums of Iraq and found families living in homes with barely a roof to cover them, with infestations of insects everywhere, and with raw sewage seeping under their doors.
在萨达姆统治时期，根本没有做什么工作来提高穷人的生活水平。我访问了大量的伊拉克贫民窟，那里家徒四壁，飞虫满地，污水四溢。无论是白天还是夜晚，他们都生活在黑暗之中。这些家庭需要的只不过是食物、适当的住房以及一份工作。他们等待死亡，害怕听到饥饿孩子的啼哭。