translate English to French: He does not want to put his regime’s survival at risk – notably now that he is clearly trying to establish a dynasty with a view to devolving power, after his death, to one of his sons.
On peut donc penser que, tant que Saddam Hussein est optimiste et pense pouvoir rester au pouvoir, il a de bonnes raisons de ne pas mettre ses ADM à la disposition d’Al-Qaida.