Iraq’s state-owned enterprises were the cornerstone of Saddam Hussein’s economic policy. But, propped up by military contracts, those state companies were never well run or efficient; greatly overstaffed, they produced little, similar to the failed state-owned enterprises of the old Soviet Union.
不幸的是，这一就业战略不大可能减少暴力。伊拉克的国营企业曾经是萨达姆经济政策的基石。但是，这些公司是由军工合同来支撑，从来就没有管理得当或者有过效率。它们人浮于事，产量低下，类似于前苏联倒闭的国营企业。