Iraqi resort a macabre emblem of war and state decay In the 1980s, Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah was a tourist hotspot, popular with wealthy newlyweds and so luxurious it was even a haunt of dictator Saddam Hussein and his fearsome entourage. But like much of Iraq, this oasis -- located between Fallujah and Ramadi -- has fallen into disrepair since the US-led military coalition toppled Saddam 15 years ago. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES