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The US decides to not do anything about Saddam other than sanctions, for whatever reason. Saddam gets to keep Kuwait.

In 1989 Iraqi GDP Per Capita was ~3,850 USD.
In 2016 Iraqi GDP Per Capita was around ~5,850 USD
In 2016 Kuwaiti GDP Per Capita was around ~29,000 USD

What would be the size of the Iraqi economy? Without the two Gulf Wars, Iraqi Civil War, ISIS conflict, etc Iraq + Kuwait would probably have 55 million people.

Sanctions here would be comparable to 90s sanctions I suppose, but Iraq would have almost double the oil it did OTL.

How long does Saddam live? He was 69 when executed historically. In 2000 it was reported that he had Cancer.

Qusay would probably be the one to succeed Saddam, not Uday.
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