The lifestyle I saw at the time, when I used to go to Iraq...

The lifestyle I saw at the time, when I used to go to Iraq for work, was completely different from the one that I see now. People were clearly much more prosperous, their lifestyle was much better, their health was clearly much more healthy. You didn't see beggars, for example, on the streets, or either women or children begging on the streets or near the mosque as you do now.