Moreover , the pan-Arab nationalism of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt profoundly influenced young Ba'athists like Saddam .
In Iraq progressives and socialists assailed traditional political elites ( colonial era bureaucrats and landowners , wealthy merchants and tribal chiefs , and monarchists ) .
The pan-Arab nationalism of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt profoundly influenced young Ba'athists like Saddam .
In Iraq progressives and socialists assailed traditional political elites ( colonial era bureaucrats and landowners , wealthy merchants and tribal chiefs , and monarchists ) .