But the two maintained embassies in each other's capitals even after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Saddam was hanged in 2006, three years after he was overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion.
And more than a third believe that a substantial majority of world opinion supported the U.S.-led invasion.
An outflow began after the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003.
During the U.S.-led invasion last year, Falluja put up virtually no resistance.
Massacres, ethnic cleansing, and harassment has increased since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
No one really knows where a U.S.-led military invasion of Iraq will lead.
Nearly 70 countries participated in the discussions, with many voicing their opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Malnutrition rates have risen from 19% before the U.S.-led invasion to a national average of 28% four years later.
He tried to prevent the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a move which received some support from several nations opposed to the war.