The difference is Saddam wasn’t armed with the best exported weaponry that NATO has to offer unlike Turkey.
Actually, Saddam had some advanced Russian fighters, and T-72 tanks. . .and some good SAM systems as well.
Regardless, like I said, it is all muslime mind-set, no matter what they have, they were going to lose. . .and Turkey is the same, sell them F-16s but they are still Turks behind the stick.