Being Iraqi and watching this , I am literally crying .. I spent my life , my youth in continous wars and it's horrible nobody should go through this , please keep spreading awareness so that american people will know the truth and hopefully they can stop their leaders from destroying other countries , it is not worth it
@@DeadPool-if2sh I don't like him, he dragged us into many uncalled for wars and we suffered alot when he was president , nevertheless, when i compare him to the "iraqi" goverments after 2003, he is still better than all of them
@@adnanmahmudshohan4951 most of the country is safe, stable and under the government's control There's economic problems (just like any other middle eastern country) there's militias but they tend to be more political and and they struggle to survive because they are hated by most of the people IS*IS is over, but there are still a few suicide attacks (way less than ever), and we are working to dry up the sources of these te*rrorists by fighting their incubators and their sympathizers.
Even my parents, who fled Iraq right as he was coming into power, had said that what the US did was a mistake. He needed to not be in power, but it ended with terrible results.
I’m an American and it took me moving to Europe to realize a-lot about my country. In the US they don’t give us the real story about the atrocities committed. To any Iraqi’s reading this I am so sorry for what my country has done.
@@theking-w9v true but if saddam let ahmad Hassan bakir rule this country who was a wise man Americans then wouldn't had any excuses for invading Iraq saddam destroyed iraq....
I was 15 years old when the war started in Iraq. I remember the explosions at night we were thinking that we never get out alive. Such a horrible night !
I’m sorry that I’m American as a black American and I speak for all we don’t claim this shit😂🤦🏽♂️ Hell America doesn’t claim us we’re still fighting that wat 400 years later😑
I am from Iraq 🇮🇶🤍, and my father and uncle were killed during this war. I thank you for making this video to tell the true story about Iraq. I appreciate this and I hope that the Americans and the British know that the Iraqis love them and only want peace. *شكراً لك* ♥️ Just an edit. I do not like the criminal American and British governments. I hate these terrorists, especially politicians and soldiers. I just love the countries, peoples and people in America and Britain who stood with us before and after the war. Thank you for your sympathy. I hope you visit our country. It has become more secure and stable since 2017.
That would be termed socialism and the people benefitting from it will be called lazy beggars. You can't expect Americans to have sympathy for their fellow citizens let alone a fellow human being
@@zwecx_. that's like saying why don't we poke the dragon (China) while we're at it?😳 because America is no longer the #1 Superpower in the Earth can't you tell????🤔🙄😒.
As an Iraqi citizen, i’m just still confused why my country was destroyed. We also get called terrorists when we defend ourselves. If we all don’t stand together white, black, purple, Buddhist, atheist. all those powerful leaders will eat us alive. As humans we should stick together no matter our differences.
If you stop adding religious quotes to your defences, that would be a start. When Egypt managed to help out the ship stuck in the Suez channel there were workers screaming "Allah akbar" , like what the hell ????? Things like that piss me off.
@@ThatBoySam A ship stuck in channel has nothing to do with islam. A civil war between seperatists ha snothing to do with islam either. Just quit saying these words to the world. You see, there is more in the world then just islam, to me it sounds selfish in a sense.
@@tibodeclercq2131 the word “god is great” shouldn’t really bother you my friend. If people wanna unite that way, let them. But i do understand what you’re talking about.
@@noahthenormal No, but because I know the details it kind of feels like “we fucked over Iraq over a bunch of lies,” turned into, “but we aren’t lying about ISIS now!” Even for a summary it doesn’t do the reality justice. I’m Syrian, so it impacts me.
@Jacob Issa Saddam invaded Kuwait, which prompted the US to come in on their behalf. You can criticize the US and our military actions without misrepresenting history
@Colin Vollmer He did invaded Kuwait but the US did not the start the war for that reason not to mention they greenlighted Saddam to invade Kuwait and the US first gave an instruction in the 1960s that an invasion of Kuwait would not involve American involvement nor an intervention. The Gulf War in reality was to destroy Iraq and its regional power to protect American and pro-Zionist interests, this not a misrepresentation of history it is what really happened.
I was born in Iraq, and I moved to the US. It always makes my heart ache why the US invaded Iraq. My family lost so many people and I wasn’t able to grow up among my grandparents or my cousins. It’s crazy to think that this whole war was just because Bush wanted oil. I hope America helps to at least restore healthy relations with Iraqis and at least help them rebuild better. Most Americans see now that Iraq was a mistake, and so many US soldiers and Iraqi Civilians died because of lies.
This war has been going on for so long that young adults are actually starting to fight alongside their fathers. www.wearethemighty.com/articles/these-fathers-and-sons-served-together-in-the-same-war-including-me/
Watching this while my husband is sleeping next door who's family was displaced, his brother killed and his whole childhood ruined by this sick war just makes me wanna cry and throw up at the same time.
I think the proper justice to this heinous crime would be some group consists of Iraqi people like your husband getting their hands on the real "WMD" and setting it off in an american state like texas where george bush live and where people are very proud of us invasion of iraq. That would be the 'poetic justice'
@@ismt101 can you please explain how the horrific taking of human lives is "poetic justice", I know there are bound to be people who are ignorant enough to celebrate war and violence, but It certainly doesn’t justify the senseless loss of innocent lives you described. War never achieves peace
The typical experience US citizen have with war is that their hairdresser's nephew's roommate came back with anger issues - and that typical US citizen claims to know "what war is".
I mean, as an Iraqi I don't think the war was the problem, Saddam needed to go but at the same time the US should've taken this more seriously, they should've stayed longer to ensure the country heals back, when they left ISIS and Iranian backed militias took over and now the country is even worse than before
@@camelopardalis84 War has not come onto American soil since 1865 when the American civil was ended. US citizens know nothing about living in a war zone, they do not even have relatives to ask to
You kinda missed the elephant in the room: a massive part of America’s economy *is* the ‘military-industrial complex’, which quite simply needs wars to keep ‘working’, and thus employing a vast number of Americans and the corps who employ them.
military-industrial-congressional complex. Eisenhower was forced to remove that from his speech, but he knew it. There's that spinning door between government and industry, and making military supplies dictated by government is a very good industry to be in.
As an Iraqi who lived the war when I was 6 years old, i will never forgive any one how was involve in this war, as a fighter or even in his suport to us and all other contries. We will never forget and will never forgive the death we lived.
I was 99% sure that he would absolve the militants of their moral agency and 14:44 low and behold, he is! Just because a certain reality occurs or is thrust upon people, it is still within their moral agency NOT to turn to killing people! Other than that it’s a pretty good video.
I’m Iraqi and living in Baghdad My parents described me that horrible night imagine ur in ur house and sounds of rainy rockets all of the place Then ran away while our house is destroyed My cousins are dead My Dad’s and Mom’s friends some of them died and the others ran away and let me tell u this Iraq is never the same after 2003 war the effect of this war is lasting until today The pain and tears of losing the loved ones still there The problem is till now Iraqi lives are cheap No one cares about us and we’re in a dark whole from 2003 till now
I am Indian and I really feel sad that cradle of human civilization "Mesopotamia" has now turned into hub of foreign terrorist. Buddy USA has given India a lot of pain but it is not the fault of Entire USA or Normal American citizens. I have observe a pattern I guess you too have observed it, can you tell me whenever DEMOCRATS are in power war generally happens at least one or two places in the world and USA is directly or indirectly involved in that war. During Trump rule, we rarely heard about USA going into war but in time of Biden UKRAINE IS IN WAR WITH RUSSIA. Democrats are the one who wanted to keep the salve system alive in USA but Republicans has stopped slavery of Blacks in USA. AMERICA is not the problem but the problem is democrats and their greed. However I have seen many Indian vloggers and youtubers are now going to IRAQ and whatever I see in their Video it seems like Iraq is not that bad and dangerous as it used to be during the time of daish(ISIS).
@@subhashishbagchi2569 trump is a would be dictator who has done multiple illegal and unethical things and tries to manipulate people and pull the strings of power and promote propaganda, get rid of political opposition and corrode our politics and power structure by replacing people with lackeys and power hungry evil men, that said I think democrats are also probably evil, I think they cause war (if your right) so they can profit while seeming like the good guys but actually doing nothing, see republicans uphold oppressive ideologies while democrats take advantage of peoples anger and use it to make themselves look good while actually doing nothing, they take truth to tell a lie make people crazy and republicans are the same I think democrats are just the new republicans, they all brainwash people and do literally nothing, republicans literally use fearmongering and lies to get votes and hurt people and democracrats promote progressive ideals because it’s what the people want while basically doing nothing to actually help people, both sides are evil
@@معاذالسعداوي-ك4ث they got oil in Iraq to safeguard petro dollar and keep the oil prices low. And they are doing opium trade in Afghanistan which has over KNOWN 1 TRILLION DOLLAR minerals reserves. It seems you don’t know about it
For those who do not know, America said to Iraq that we have no objection if it invaded Kuwait, and after the invasion, America said, “What is this Kuwait? We must liberate it.” Also, Kuwait was taking Iraq’s oil illegally, and America told the Iraqi army and threatened it, if it did not withdraw, it would attack it, and the Iraqi army withdrew from Kuwait. America struck the withdrawing forces because they were easy targets. After that, it struck Iraq, and worse than that, it struck factories in Iraq that had no connection to the army, such as sugar factories, mills, canning factories, petrochemical factories, etc. And after the fall of Saddam, it did not contribute. America helped rebuild Iraq, and even appointed corrupt politicians because it did not want stability in Iraq. The President of Iraq demanded America’s exit in 2014, and America left, but it supported ISIS after that, so that Iraq would be forced to allow the Americans to build military bases inside it. We in Iraq, our demand is to partner with China in a way Chinese silk because it will contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq. We give China oil and it contributes to the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq partnered with China, but America did not like that and incited the Iraqi people through its fake flags to demonstrate against this project. The prime minister who wanted to partner with China was overthrown because America wants oil for itself. Also, the antiquities of Iraq were stolen by Britain, Germany, France, and America........ We are not against the people of America, but against this... American government .
Still, ISIS militants are fully responsible for what they had done & what they had become. Being trespassed isn’t a justification for becoming so evil.
You’re understating what we actually did to Iraq and to the Middle East in general. The US hasn’t just “trespassed” or whatever, they’re destroyed countries, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and committed countless war crimes against civilians. We’ve murdered journalists, bombed mosques and hospitals, and tortured anyone we think is a terrorist. We’ve toppled democratically elected leaders and harm the people living there. Groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda are evil, but they were created as a response to American imperialism. What those groups have done is nothing compared to the atrocities committed by the American military over the past several decades.
@@somebodyimportant3490 even if, the response to evil isn’t more evil. We should hold Americans accountable whilst not excusing the horror ISIS inflicted. They are fully responsible for what they did whether US inflicted suffering and terror on them or not.
@@czystekurestwo There is no justification for the atrocities committed by groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda, but is it not understandable that militant groups would arise given all we have done to the region? We have nobody but ourselves to blame for their existence.
@@somebodyimportant3490 you are very mistaken. Wars, evil, tragedies all have a multifaceted reality of causes & factors, to blame Americans and rationalise response of the Al Qaeda groups would mean that as long as one has suffered consequences of outside forces, then anything goes, no matter how brutal & horrific.
I was fed the koolaid in highschool. in 2006 I fought in Ramadi Iraq as a Marine. I quickly realized that nothing made sense. I found the Iraqi ppl to be the most hospitable and friendly ppl i have ever met. I felt bad about my participation for a long time. We were lied to. The war was bullshit. I want to go back now to visit as a normal person and see thr real Iraq.
Our generation’s Vietnam. We were welcomed back substantially different, but that patriotism dries up quickly. The more people learn about the reasons for that invasion and occupation, the more they look at veterans like the bully on the playground. What they fail to realize is, once in the military, you go where they send you. I would feel better if I could say that I went to the country where the attacks were planned.
“Hey we were just attacked!” “Oh yeah we don’t know what to do.” “Let’s invade Iraq.” “But Iraq isn’t Afghanistan!” “But Iraq has oil.” *”Let’s invade Iraq.”*
@@MineAppleKhan Yes, they didn't. It's not like you can take resources from a sovereign country if you decide to. That certain country decides, by itself to sell oil to you. I don't think getting a favourable oil deal was worth 1 trillion dollars in the eyes of Bush admin. You people oversimplify US foreign to such amazing lengths, it blows my mind.
@@joedenathan4775 A favorable oil deal was a pretty big deal in the first half of 2000; remember the oil crisis of 1970; many things changed since then; the production of oil by the US; the price of oil and the price of oil extraction. It all changed now. And honestly, I don't think anybody was thinking that this war is going to cost 1t in 2003 and will go on for around 20 years in one way or another. That being said; yeah; it is true; oil wasn't the deciding factor; it was only the cherry on top. If you look into the evidence actually; I can't see much of a reason for the Iraq war except the need of the government to show a decisive action after an attack to satisfy the public. Exactly what this video suggests. Anything else, like oil and geopolitical reasons, seem only to be additional factors.
Look up back to the future predicts 911 on RUclips. Scroll down to Barley Human. It has over 4 million views..They have been planning this sense at least the 80s this guy has no clue what he is talking about.
Honestly I’d just push more people to watch hypernormalization. That documentary does much more to explain what happened to Libya while also dovetailing it seamlessly into current events.
I am an Iraqi residing in Iraq, and I was not a supporter of Saddam Hussein, nor did I ever belong to the Baath Party. It is known that during the era of Saddam, if anyone belonging to Al-Qaeda was arrested, the authorities would execute him, and this is a position completely opposed to Al-Qaeda .One of America's primary goals was to destroy the Iraqi army because it was classified as the fourth strongest army in the world, and it did not want the oil regions to be strong and armed in order to always remain under American control, which would ensure the continued flow of oil to them and control the oil market.
No, America wanted another strong pro-American Arab state to counter Iran (just like the Saudis, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, etc.). They legitimately just didn't think Iraq was going to tore itself up after Saddam was gone.
Not quite accurate. The foolish idea was that by getting rid of Saddam Hussein, the US could install a democratic republic in Iraq which would be an ally against Iran and a model for prosperity in all of Arabia. It could use the oil revenue to create popular prosperity in a free society. That was the idea anyways. There is plenty of historical evidence for this now. But two pieces of evidence you might remember: (1) the failed attempt to set up a new government was made first priority. (2) The US very quickly returned control of the oil fields back to Baghdad. There's rarely any good geopolitical reason to deliberately weaken a country AFTER an invasion. It's always better to strengthen them in a way that helps the invading power pursue its regional interests. In this case, the US interest was to try to create a model nation for a new way forward in the middle east - and to contain Iran. But the way they pursued those goals was full of errors. I'm sure there's some blame which certain Iraqis deserve as well - if they were in a position to influence the outcome. Certainly those Iraqis who continued to fight after the war was lost are responsible for their part in the failure. The US very clearly didn't actually want to be a colonial power. They wanted to leave quickly. But George W Bush was a fool. When someone in Baghdad threw a shoe at him, it was a well-deserved insult. He was one of the worst US leaders in modern times. Very ineffective.
@@8is This "America wants the oil" line is overplayed and excessively simplistic. So is the idea - bizarre and backwards - that US foreign policy aims to weaken countries through war. You might bomb a regime to weaken it. But you don't invade a country and try to install a new government to weaken it. This is is nonetheless very popular in the Middle East. It's a shame people have such a hard time understanding geopolitics, isn't it? I understand why. But I wish it were different
@Derp Inshmurtz because isis isn’t “defeated”. It’s headquarters was taken. And there is a new group. You destroy one another comes. And ever since we’ve moved to the middle was to intercept those groups there hasn’t been a major terrorist attack yet. So somethings working. And there is also the few reasons I posted a couple minutes ago
@@Amani-zo8icu fighting a problem u created urself and claiming it as a good cause, u should have gone to afghanistan for osama u had no reason what so ever to even look at iraq but here u are justifying it
As an American who was a child during the time US invaded and occupied Iraq, I am deeply ashamed to learn of this history of my country. I will share this video with my family and friends, we as a people have to do better at understanding our history, so that we do not repeat it. To the Iraqi people: Words will never be enough, but we are so sorry for the pain and suffering we have caused.
Watch the other video he did on "How the US stole the Middle East", it's even more incredible! We've been brainwashed this whole time and when you know the truth, it now makes sense.
Yup, wake up dude. America’s fucked, just you wait until your hear the extent of their atrocities in the prison system. If you live there, please consider voting for progressive democrats. They’re the only ones who really go against this bullshit establishment.
After going through so many history channels I came to realize that it's the way Harris tells the stories, his narrations, is what makes the difference.
I am from Iraq, I lived under the conditions of this war and I woke up to the sound of cannons, machine guns and bullets. I lost two years of my studies because of wars, and now we live and we do not know by what moment we will die..It is true that we live well now, but my country is more than it is..and the Iraqi people are a good people. Karim, we welcome any country and any person we honor and feed them, and we give them clothes, sleep, food, drink and treatment free of charge for free. This is how we deal with our guests, not with our enemies, and we love peace and security for Iraq and all countries in the world with my regards .. My name is Ali
@@si.127.ui1 that is so horrible. I am so sorry you have to go through all of that. It must be a terrible life and I can only pray that you will have good health and a long life. Sending love from Pakistan. 🇵🇰💖🇮🇶
Yes, but the lack of evidence for WMDs was painfully evident at the time. I literally wrote about it as a high-school sophomore in 2002 and accurately predicted that there would be no WMDs and it would strengthen Iran (I totally didn't see ISIS coming at any point).
@@leoperez6737 iraq and iran are rivals. iran can't be a great power because iraq was in the way. but when the us invaded iraq and turn iraq into a failed state, this gives a chance for iran to be a great power in the near future. the us which is THE military power is still being a barrier for iran, but only for now. the us has become an oil exporter, and is becoming much more isolationist as it's entering a second cold war. meaning the us is leaving the middle east soon. even though the us is a major part of why the middle east has become very unstable, it's also a reason why the middle east still somehow exist to this day. and now as the us eventually doesnt care about the middle east anymore, this gives Iran which is arming to become a great power free to reign, as it's main rival iraq is practically in all means dead. other states like saudi arabia is also in a crisis so will be a soft target for iran. israel won't care since they're in the other side too. virtually the only barrier that iran might face is turkey. so yeah the answer is basically that the downfall of Iraq and the us pressence have given iran time and factors to possibly become THE power of the middle east.
I am an Iraqi citizen, born in Iraq, and I am 18 years old. I was shocked by the amount of ignorance about Iraq in the comments, where people described my country as unlivable due to insecurity. The truth is that the situation now is much better than it was in the past (when America destroyed my country). Now, you can walk the streets safely without worrying about explosions, as some claim. To surprise you even more, we go to school, we have schools and universities, and we are among the most intelligent people. (Someone once told me, ‘You live in a barren desert,’ hahaha.) We have beautiful historical places like Samarra, Erbil Citadel, Aqar Quf, and Al-Mutanabbi Street (a street dedicated to art, literature, and books in Iraq). You can visit and enjoy them (we don't want people looking for oil because it has already been stolen).As for those talking about political events and recent wars, terrorism was completely eliminated in the entire country by 2017. Now, there is a reconstruction campaign across the country, and you can see the real Iraq through a video I will post in the comments.
As a pole myself I genuinely think its partially this idealisation we have of America, especially visible during the trump presidency. I doubt that we'd want to break this American dream in schools.
@@soniadembowska2560 i still remember meeting iraqi guy in europe and asking about his family. His first wife and family were killed by american army in like artillery shelling. And he started a new family in berlin. I think he already passed away by this point and his eye were just empty when we were talking about Iraq War.
unfortunately US doesn`t teach even geography properly.... thanks to internet kids can learn themselves nowadays, i didn`t have computer until i was 14, so classes and books were the only sources
@@a_09.7 live in Uk for 11 years... and generally people are super weak in geography, my colleague literally was amazed when i said it takes 2,20hrs by train to get to Paris from London. And she had no idea where was the country where she was born (Myanmar, Burma) felt very sorryyy.... me at school had to pass test on all countries of Africa with all capitals and where they are based, of course i forgot some but remember most. I found it super handy in my life while traveling and talking about geopolitics etc...
Being Iraqi, watching this video is like going through a flashback of memories. I still remember the sound of the bombs when I was 7 years old. Thank you for sharing this great video.
My overly simplified conclusion after watching this video: America’s unneeded presence in Iraq caused ISIS to not only become larger and stronger, but to become what it is today.
No, you're actually kinda wrong. America's presence outright *created* ISIS. Not intentionally, of course, but it's presence didn't just help it grow or shaped it. Its presence caused it's creation.
@@kreol1q1q you can remove the not intentionally parts imo. To catch the thief, see who benefits the most after the facf. The existence of the terrorist group creates instability in the region and gives excuse to further wage war, which is to the benefit of US
The truth hurts doesn't it. Allow me take you out of your clueless bubble of American exceptionalism. Power vacuums create civil wars, more violence, and harbor terrorist groups.
When he talks about how Saddam Hussein is a 'really bad guy', and he cites genocide of the Kurds, yet somehow fails to mention the fact that Saddam committed those crimes mainly while supported by the US government militarily as well as otherwise.
@Ooki Cooki Yes, I know about the Iran-Iraq war. That doesn't make Saddam Hussein a Hitler-like figure. The difference is, Saddam committed those atrocities while he was on the US's good side, including use of chemical weapons on Iranians, and massacre of the Kurds in Northern Iraq. After Saddam was on the US's bad side, I doubt that he would have been much of a threat to the West. Maybe that's untrue. I'll let you be the judge of that.
@Ooki Cooki Whether or not that is the case, it is up to the citizens of those countries which provide military aid and such for the perpetration of atrocities to do something about it to the extent that they have that ability. If you are an American, you should be worried about what are the consequences of your actions (or inaction) primarily. To the extent that you can do something about it, like putting pressure on your government, you are responsible for the level of your inaction and/or active participation in your government's atrocities. Vox is doing a disservice when it speaks to a Western audience and doesn't accurately portray their own complicity and responsibility and that of their past, current and future governments.
@@zenabahmed4221 Btw, I know this is a misunderstanding, but I didn't describe Saddam as a 'really bad guy'. I simply borrowed the wording from the Johnny Harris guy. I literally put quotation marks.
@@adamamal6737 What happens when future students think they'll get all there loans forgiven because other people got their loans forgiven? What happens when colleges realize they can charge even more because future students think they'll get their loans forgive, so they can swindle more money out of students?
@@isthatajojoreference8272 Hasnt happened in countries where subsidized student loans are implemented, and if it does happen there are laws like anti-monopoly laws that prevent for profit institutions from jacking up prices. I don't think eliminating barriers that prevent people from pursuing higher education is necessaril a bad thing either.
Im actually very concerned that at 22, im learning about this for the first time. I've been through all standard schooling and graduated high school, and i didnt know ANY of this until now.
If you're from the US, isn't it common sense that you wouldn't ever have heard/read about the true sides of these stories considering that it's the same country committing these atrocities everywhere? Just like how the British kids never learned about their evil colonial era throughout the globe. There's clearly a pattern here.
I’ve studied the iraq and afghanistan wars on my own in high school and even did some projects about it. It’s about what you’re willing to learn on your own not relying on what the education system teaches you
I was a kid during this time, and throughout my life this one was hard to grasp. Although, this video makes sense to me. But I will say we are usually taught only one narrative. Move to a different place and meet different people, your world starts to open it up and you can find your own truth.
Two guys from our neighbourhood, went to iraq war during 2004 to 2011. One died there one came back, we don’t really talk about it anymore, we all now know what really happened and how we got lied to.
My grandma's Sister was born in Hungary, and then married an Iraqi. She lived in Iraq for 40 years. She has told me countless stories of the beauty of Iraq. Then After all the wars, she and her husband left with nothing, back to Hungary. She told me that nowadays, Iraq is in total chaos, which is very sad. I hope Iraq will get better in the future.
Iraq was doing so good same is Lybiya, America cannot let others do so well, it does not drive their money $$$$, America needs wars in order to maintain dollar versus pound...UJ and the USA vith always involved in wars ro make money
Me in 2003, talking to American friends: are you out of your minds? This is madness! My American friends in 2003: shut up! Murica!!! Let's do this!!! Same friends in 2021: if only someone had warned us about it...
There were a LOT of demonstrations in the U.S. (and worldwide) against the invasion. So some of us were listening to alternative sources of information.
So if the war with Iraq is based on imaginary weapons of mass destruction and there was no evidence, why is no one being held accountable for the unnecessary loss of lives? Politics is really a terrible game. Thanks again Johnny Harris for this easy to understand explainer on the war.
You’re almost correct. However, you completely missed the actual main invasion point and I was there. In that year 2003 Iraq announce it would no longer adhere to the “PetroDollar” they would start accepting payments for oil in Euros which would have crippled out economy because it would have allowed nations states to not have to keep huge reserves of American Dollars. This was the primary reason for invasion and it also gave them a definitive target as you outlined
@@ShubhamMishrabro There aren’t many people who have taken the enormous amount of time and serious research it takes to get at the heart of the matter. However, anyway you slice it as an American soldier I can tell you with conviction that America creates a vast majority of its “Enemies”. Anyone interested in this should read “Ghost Wars”. The true story of how the Mujahideen were armed by the CIA to fight the Russians (see Charlie Wilson’s War for reference) and then left high and dry (should have listened to Charlie) and they became Al Qaeda. If you truly flip the situation, you’d be livid as well.
@@disvet-1ad291 I know about creating enemies. They're not my country ally during cold war so they funded Pakistan who funded every mujahideen as possible they can
Never heard before that the embargoes in the 70s were a result of our support for Israel! I love essays like this because of the details that complete the picture. So even if I think I can generally answer the questions that you pose in your titles, I still watch, for the insights you provide. My younger brother was a jet mechanic in the US Navy when 9/11 happened. In late October my mother and I flew to see him for 24 hours before his unit was posted overseas - we didn't know where. He made it home safe but not whole. I grieve for the Iraqi people and their terrible suffering. I've seen a few videos about American soldiers from that time, expressing their own feelings of betrayal and disgust towards their own government for the lies they were told. They live with the anguish of everyone's losses and pain, having seen it or participated in it. Every war we've been in since the nineteen sixties is easily exposed for the profiteering and propaganda machines that it is.
As an Iraqi i want to say thank you, most of what you said is true especially the part about how dick sadam was, and how evil America really is. After those events iraq habibi is still wounded, he will get better but i can't stand seein my country like this it's painful
@@AlexandriaTheSecondt doesn’t change anything, you know lol. Most people in the military sit back in their barracks doing nothing but drinking and eating together as brothers, sometimes shooting as paper-targets but that’s it. The military isn’t like how you think it is, clearly.
I have to say your vidoes on geopolitics are indepth and intriguing and educational. this should be a history class in schools. i learned more just from your series than i would have ever learned in text book history. they just dont teach this in schools.
"If the USA accuses you of doing bad things like genocide, they must have done it a long time ago." said by American Indians. "If the USA accuses you of having weapons of mass destruction, you better do have that weapon." said by Iraqi.
If we are going back hundreds of years to attempt - and fail- to justify inaction against a guy who enslaved an entire country, then perhaps lets consider how many genocides happened by islamic hand before modern history or even now. All you did was bring attention that the west is civilizing itself faster than thirld world nations. Many of which still follow barbaric doctirnes of islam, unchanged, unevolved, without the enlightenement period that curbed religious fanaticism in the west. Still ready to murder for a lie of allah.
@@86Corvus That doctrine, honey, built glowing civilizations from modern-day Uzbekistan to Iberia, studded with scholars of chemistry, maths, astronomy, Medicine, literature, architecture, etc. and that was highly promoted and encouraged by the religion’s teachings themselves and the devout muslim monarchs back then. And they also had myriads of christians and jews whose tons of temples are still scattered throughout our lands. And at the same exact time, your lovely “white” church-ruled Europe used to burn people alive for apostasy or heresy or even science. Not to mention the civilized master race that used to throw their poop out of the window, and fear showering as much as death. No wonder, those pleasantly atrocious things happened to them, you Leftovers of the black death That happened just before we got afflicted with those nasty presidents we have today, whose ultimate concern is to bootlick their White masters
@@maxalex4722 Not for or against this comment since I do not possess enough knowledge on this, but this is by far THe MOST powerful comment I’ve read anywhere on the internet.
@@yashagarwal1408 well, you know, it is both good and bad. It is good to be aware that elections play a role. It is bad that even with fairly balanced Senate there were enough votes to go do war.
They had a plan for that and the plan after the Iraq war was to implement a weak government controlled by Iran so that if the Iraqis want money they know that it won’t go to them so they won’t even bother asking
@d the best my friend your point of view is partially correct and giving you the whole point of view is difficult over this chat section but to break it down China got it's success sue to the modified version of communism it follows and how it became a manufacturing hub draining business from other countries and making the rich richer in the process. Russia has a huge internal struggle as the people don't support government that much which will be a huge problem for them in the future. Finally about the US they're okay as long as the rich white men get richer.
As an Iraqi, that was just 10 years old during the invasion, you have no idea how painful this was to watch, I felt my heart getting broken into million pieces, our lives got destroyed because of one stupid mistake from people drunk on power and wanting to prove themselves as "saviors". If there is a god, and if there is hell, I sure hope that each and everyone that was part of this war to burn in hell for all eternity, the U.S government and military is responsible for all of the atrocities that happened and keep happening till this day, and I hope I can see them one day paying for all of their crimes.
The invasion was not a mistake, it was deliberate so they could destroy and destabilize Iraq for its oil and its immense oil wealth as well as to stop Saddam from selling oil in Euros which was good for Iraq because Iraqis were getting 15% greater pay for a barrel of oil, but bad fro the US, because it affected the petrodollar (which the US economy heavily relies on) and would take out value off the US dollar; in a nutshell, the American economy would be in tatters because Iraq dropped the dollar and is trading in the Euros. God is real and so as Hell and the ones who took part and were responsible for the invasion will pay an ultimate price.
واو دكتور كلت كل الكلام والقهر الي بكلبي ...معاناتنا صارت ولحد الان دتصير بسبب انسان غبي لدرجه مو طبيعيه يعني حتى متكدر تعتبره خبيث او شرير هو مجرد غبي ...بس ربنا موجود وحياه الدنيا مؤقته مهما سوو شر رح يرجع عليهم عاجلا ام اجلا
I’m so sorry. I know our apologies mean little to nothing because of what you and your people were subjugated to. There is some type of balance in this universe and the people who were responsible for giving the others to do these things will pay in the afterlife, they have to. No amount of destruction of civilization and especially lives is worth oil or pride. I hope you find a way to heal from the life you were forced to live through and I hope you experience nothing but better days from now until you pass.
@@diegomoreno6274 your comment is a blatant lie that you chose to believe. As I mentioned, even in this video there are politicians who knew it already. I kinda don't like when people choose to believe lies and spread them. I have a problem with that. If you choose to believe in lies but keep them to yourself, that's OK.
@@diegomoreno6274 I am chill. Nice try attempting to downplay what I said as a rant. My work here is done, for those who read the replies to your comment.
To be honest, I have bored in 2008 and when I was asking my parents about this war, I didn't have any clear answer,but after this emotional sadly video about my dear country, I became have the whole fact about this unnecessary war. 😢
As a someone who is travel a lot due to work, especially at Middle East, Western Europe, Northern America, Japan and China. I started to see the world differently, my opinion shifted slowly and at the same time I can saw how cruel/noble human can be in a desperate situation. This war started while I still a kid and now I am a grown adult.
As a Taiwanese who has been into American, I was shocked by this whole true story. I didn't know this is how U.S. government works until now. I'm sorry for Iraq people. I truly wish all of you have happy and safe lives!
@@LexyDesperado I have Taiwanese friends. They belive USA is their friend. They totally don't understand that usa need wars, coz they make and sell weapons. USA don't need peace, it's bad for buisness.
I thought in America ignorance and arrogance was here to stay! When I see people like you really changes things! Thank you for telling the truth! I wish there were more people like you
I'm Indian and we don't learn a lot about middle eastern politics, but this specific video was so beautifully made that it took me deep into this research about middle eastern politics. Thank you @Johnny Harris, thoroughly enjoyed watching this project.
He missed one important point , USA didn't invade 1st , Iraq invaded Kuwait claiming it's oil field and Kuwait being the best ally after KSA in middle east called USA for help
Now the same may happen with China but as a Cold War. By the way its great that we Indians are taking more interest in global politics rather than just leaving it to the govt.
@@omairahmad4346 please stop getting your India getting involved in the global politics because you all are the puppets of the Americans who hates muslims and only knows how to conquer other small countries instaed of helping them
@@abbasshachem3383 well in syria it do ...it also side with eagyptian dicature husni mubarak over the peoples revolution of 25 january 2011 and now thy live ender a military dictature pupet stat suported by usa...creating a new dictatureship that abuse more than 100 million people and no one talk about .
We are not the main players in Syria. The outside forces are involved are Turkey, Russia, and Iran. Sad truth is that the US pulling out of the Middle East (which I am for) won’t bring peace in the region. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey will still be meddling around in the region.
It's not just the US. NATO did the no-fly zone and coordinated operations in Libya, and left months later. In Syria, CIA armed rebels to fight Russian and Syrian government forces (Not the ISIL rebels). NATO conducts strikes against ISIL. The US marines we're arming Kurds and training Syrian Democratic Forces, but now they're guarding oil fields until they're handed back over to Syria.
Sadam was a bad MF dictator however he was against Wahabism from which AlQada adapted its ideology, Sadam had nothing to do with 9/11 Iraq was struggling to secure basic life necessities for it is own citizens due to US sanctions since 1991, no way Iraq was able to make or even buy WMD. Sanctions were very strict that Iraq was not able to import tractors at some point because they thought Sadam was using their engines for tanks Sadam fought an 8 years war with Iran for US, technically a good friend of the US, however he was publicly anti Is***el ,one of the reasons they decided to end his role probably. Weapon industry wanted profit, notice the end of the Cold War kinda of slowed down the demand for weapon so they had to create wars to make profit, tax payers money , also US made Iraq pay for the cost of the war so it is double win for them. Strategically US fucked up in Iraqi big time , as Iraq now is an Iranian Provence.
Bush stole trillions from tax payers to fund the war one week before he bombed the trade centers. Rumsfeld had news conference taking about it just days before
The funny part is that Al Qaeda was a small cell in one of the regions of Afghanistan and it could have been easily taken out with a swift surgical attack but the US planning was so shit that they went to war with the entire country and are now stuck with a quagmire.
His works are impeccable. There are dark truths to all stories. Learn and correct them, as we move on. You can question the authenticity of the content, but this guy is too good at what he does.
Pentagon: we have just been attacked by al quedi in afghanistan! George bush: we must retaliate against the afghans by whatever means necessary! Pentagon: we will prepare for an invasion then. George bush: wait, do they have oil? Pentagon: no sir. George bush: it was the iraqis!
this video hardly scratches the surface of what us did in iraq. rape, torture, murder of innocent ppl by the army. even little girls being raped and then burnt down by the miliary men. nobody was there to tell them otherwise, they thought they'll never be caught. but today the human rights watch has compiled the vast amounts of war crimes that us comitted in iraq. extremely disturbing images and stories
Thats occurrences that happens in every war. That has nothing to do with the US government’s plans. It’s just something soldiers do throughout history.
@@kevinc.cucumber3697 so American service men are exempt. Rape as a scare tactic you’re excusing that just because “everyone else” does it… nahhh that’s unjustifiable and should be punished
@@g.2080 what are you taking about. When did i say anything about it being ok? The point of the video is what the US government did to Iraq, not what soldiers do in a war. The video was to inform why Iraq got invaded, not why soldiers commit atrocities. That happens in every conflict and thats not the point of the video.
As Iraqi citizen you guys can't possibly imagine how America ruined us after that we never knew what the normal Life look likes
The politics of the US are kinda fucked up
Hey bro I wanted to ask whether Iraq is healing or else it is still on ISIS?
@Andrea C. America isn't a continent, it's North America and South America
@Andrea C. literally everybody knows when people say America they talking about the US, its not that deep
@@ananymous1239
ISIS isn't the worst thing in Iraq
it's actually the corrupted politician that ruined iraq even more thanks to ""democracy""
Being Iraqi and watching this , I am literally crying .. I spent my life , my youth in continous wars and it's horrible nobody should go through this , please keep spreading awareness so that american people will know the truth and hopefully they can stop their leaders from destroying other countries , it is not worth it
@@adnanmahmudshohan4951 I am from Baghdad & it is relatively safe now. I hope that u never see war.. Allah bless u all
@@DeadPool-if2sh I don't like him, he dragged us into many uncalled for wars and we suffered alot when he was president , nevertheless, when i compare him to the "iraqi" goverments after 2003, he is still better than all of them
@King Joseph buddy , why did u bring islam into this? What does religion has to do with any of this? Are you iranian?
@@adnanmahmudshohan4951 most of the country is safe, stable and under the government's control
There's economic problems (just like any other middle eastern country) there's militias but they tend to be more political and and they struggle to survive because they are hated by most of the people
IS*IS is over, but there are still a few suicide attacks (way less than ever), and we are working to dry up the sources of these te*rrorists by fighting their incubators and their sympathizers.
was donald trump more of the same for you guys?
Even my parents, who fled Iraq right as he was coming into power, had said that what the US did was a mistake. He needed to not be in power, but it ended with terrible results.
I'm very sorry to hear that
Same here.
هلا بلعراقيين 🇮🇶
iraq would have been so different if the western powers granted full access of levant and iraq to the hashemite.
Same here
I’m an American and it took me moving to Europe to realize a-lot about my country. In the US they don’t give us the real story about the atrocities committed. To any Iraqi’s reading this I am so sorry for what my country has done.
Apologize accepted
And this video tells half truth as well.. Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan had nothing to do with 9/11 either. Do some research and you will find out!!
@@hn4456was is an “inside job”?
@@jimiboi87ofcoooooooourse 😊
@@jimiboi87if you don’t believe the government did it by now you must be very slow
For Iraqis ...Watching this was like walking through minefields.
My heart is so heavy...but I am so thankful for telling our story.
lol asa iraqi no matter how worse the outcome was but iamalways thankfull for us for overthroing this dictator and brutall regime
@@hakarkurd5216 والله يااخوي صح صدام دمر شعبه بس هسه كمنا نترحمله
@@hakarkurd5216 Don't thank them like this in public, you're embarrassing us. Just keep it for yourself
@@theking-w9v true but if saddam let ahmad Hassan bakir rule this country who was a wise man Americans then wouldn't had any excuses for invading Iraq saddam destroyed iraq....
Anyone has realized this US-lead manipulative propaganda to influence public opinion now has been applied to China?
I was 15 years old when the war started in Iraq. I remember the explosions at night we were thinking that we never get out alive. Such a horrible night !
I’m sorry my little country also joined to fight for nothing
So sorry for all that happened.
Sorry about that we can only barely imagine the sorrow
I’m sorry that I’m American as a black American and I speak for all we don’t claim this shit😂🤦🏽♂️ Hell America doesn’t claim us we’re still fighting that wat 400 years later😑
:(
I am from Iraq 🇮🇶🤍, and my father and uncle were killed during this war. I thank you for making this video to tell the true story about Iraq. I appreciate this and I hope that the Americans and the British know that the Iraqis love them and only want peace. *شكراً لك* ♥️
Just an edit. I do not like the criminal American and British governments. I hate these terrorists, especially politicians and soldiers. I just love the countries, peoples and people in America and Britain who stood with us before and after the war. Thank you for your sympathy. I hope you visit our country. It has become more secure and stable since 2017.
@Hadi Samara No brother, I love you. I am from Iraq, an American people love him, and his government I hate
@@Babyakh70 No brother, I love you. I am from Iraq, an American people love him, and his government I hate
I’m from the UK. Iraq deserves better than an unstable country destroyed by an unjust conflict 🤍
@@MW-dd8vk 🤍🤍
International war crime committed.
Replace “stole” with “massacred”
In fact, both
@@Ilyassopli111True
Both
Remember when that one comment said " "the time the us stole" should be a series" well look who's the witch
That would be a very long list
@@nootnootnootok he should do every nation, doing an A to Z thing
Didn't Johnny say in "How the US stole the Middle East" that he would be releasing further episodes to cover each individual case?
@@ariobarzan776 the comment was from the how the us stole Mexico or something. Either that or the islands
@@dheiyomain6775 i see
Imagine a chunk of that military budget going to infrastructure, healthcare research, environmental protection instead?
That would be termed socialism and the people benefitting from it will be called lazy beggars. You can't expect Americans to have sympathy for their fellow citizens let alone a fellow human being
Americans have been brainwashed to see that as socialism with a sprinkle of marxist tyranny so never happening
If we cut out budget in HALF we’d still spend more than any single country on earth.
It's fucking 1T $ man. Cant even imagine what it would be like if its invested on people
@@AliImran-kq2sq we already spend almost 3 trillion on welfare, and a large portion of the military budget goes to healthcare and pensions
Quote from an Iraqi after their invasion:
" They got rid from one Sadam and created 1000 other"
@STALIN Big black- 🗿🗿🗿
China will restore Iraq
@@levelazn to think they are better than America is laughable.
@@joes9129 who china ?
@@maybeghost1216 LMAO wrong BBC 😂😂😂😂😂
US: we attacked iraq because they have WMD
world: why dont you attack russia?
US: they have WMD
Yes why cant we attack russia
@@zwecx_.u want a full blown nuclear warfare?
The wmd in Iraq : 💰🛢️🛢️🛢️💎
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@zwecx_. that's like saying why don't we poke the dragon (China) while we're at it?😳 because America is no longer the #1 Superpower in the Earth can't you tell????🤔🙄😒.
As an Iraqi citizen, i’m just still confused why my country was destroyed. We also get called terrorists when we defend ourselves. If we all don’t stand together white, black, purple, Buddhist, atheist. all those powerful leaders will eat us alive. As humans we should stick together no matter our differences.
If you stop adding religious quotes to your defences, that would be a start.
When Egypt managed to help out the ship stuck in the Suez channel there were workers screaming "Allah akbar" , like what the hell ?????
Things like that piss me off.
@@tibodeclercq2131 so what if people embrace what they wanna embrace…
@@ThatBoySam A ship stuck in channel has nothing to do with islam.
A civil war between seperatists ha snothing to do with islam either.
Just quit saying these words to the world.
You see, there is more in the world then just islam, to me it sounds selfish in a sense.
@@tibodeclercq2131 the word “god is great” shouldn’t really bother you my friend. If people wanna unite that way, let them. But i do understand what you’re talking about.
@@ThatBoySam If you understand me then that's a good start.
Straight to the point, no bullshit, no sensationalism.
That why I like Johnny Harris his video is entertaining he always straight to the point and the way he talks make it even better
He actually missed a lot of facts on how ISIS was created, and chalked it up to angry vengeful Iraqi military.
#Journalism
@@PunkKittyWuver Wait what? This 20 minute video isn't a complete history of the Iraq war and formation of ISIS? I feel cheated
@@noahthenormal No, but because I know the details it kind of feels like “we fucked over Iraq over a bunch of lies,” turned into, “but we aren’t lying about ISIS now!” Even for a summary it doesn’t do the reality justice. I’m Syrian, so it impacts me.
"A tyrant, a murderer, a man who started two wars."
Could the same thing not be said of Bush?
That quote was wrong because Saddam in fact only started the Iran-Iraq War the others were by the US
@@drjacob2276 He started the Gulf War.
@@capncake8837 No he didn't, the US started the Gulf War.
@Jacob Issa Saddam invaded Kuwait, which prompted the US to come in on their behalf. You can criticize the US and our military actions without misrepresenting history
@Colin Vollmer He did invaded Kuwait but the US did not the start the war for that reason not to mention they greenlighted Saddam to invade Kuwait and the US first gave an instruction in the 1960s that an invasion of Kuwait would not involve American involvement nor an intervention. The Gulf War in reality was to destroy Iraq and its regional power to protect American and pro-Zionist interests, this not a misrepresentation of history it is what really happened.
I was born in Iraq, and I moved to the US. It always makes my heart ache why the US invaded Iraq. My family lost so many people and I wasn’t able to grow up among my grandparents or my cousins. It’s crazy to think that this whole war was just because Bush wanted oil. I hope America helps to at least restore healthy relations with Iraqis and at least help them rebuild better. Most Americans see now that Iraq was a mistake, and so many US soldiers and Iraqi Civilians died because of lies.
Moral of the story is don't listen to a jew
Bro… where did this antisemitism come from.
Why did you go to the country that destroyed yours?
@@YusufEbr US created program where Iraqis are sent by the Iraqi Gov for education in the US. There are over 150K+ Iraqis in America.
In Latin America we were also affected by US. The Monroe doctrine, it's awful.
Imagine. This war is so old that, as it’s still going, the people born during it are leaving high school and going to college
This war has been going on for so long that young adults are actually starting to fight alongside their fathers.
www.wearethemighty.com/articles/these-fathers-and-sons-served-together-in-the-same-war-including-me/
Im one of them, hey
Literally me
like me for example
born in Iraq 2003
I was born in June 2002
Watching this while my husband is sleeping next door who's family was displaced, his brother killed and his whole childhood ruined by this sick war just makes me wanna cry and throw up at the same time.
Hug him & compliment him
I think the proper justice to this heinous crime would be some group consists of Iraqi people like your husband getting their hands on the real "WMD" and setting it off in an american state like texas where george bush live and where people are very proud of us invasion of iraq. That would be the 'poetic justice'
@@ismt101 can you please explain how the horrific taking of human lives is "poetic justice", I know there are bound to be people who are ignorant enough to celebrate war and violence, but It certainly doesn’t justify the senseless loss of innocent lives you described. War never achieves peace
100k+ Iraqi citizens dead while Americans are at the comfort of their homes thanking the military "for their service" shits sad
The typical experience US citizen have with war is that their hairdresser's nephew's roommate came back with anger issues - and that typical US citizen claims to know "what war is".
@@camelopardalis84 ikr they are so brainwashed by their media
Yeah,unless you fought in ww2 or against terristorits groups,im not thanking you for your service
I mean, as an Iraqi I don't think the war was the problem, Saddam needed to go but at the same time the US should've taken this more seriously, they should've stayed longer to ensure the country heals back, when they left ISIS and Iranian backed militias took over and now the country is even worse than before
@@camelopardalis84 War has not come onto American soil since 1865 when the American civil was ended. US citizens know nothing about living in a war zone, they do not even have relatives to ask to
As an Iraqi citizen want to thank you for the truth you have shown through this video
Let's take a moment to appreciate how this complicated story is put forward simply by Harris!
Yes you are very true❤
Today's terrorism is totally because of US
Exactly!!! Super complicated entanglement we got our own selves into. This was great work Harris !!
I'm not surprised that Harris has done it again, he's a great guy and a great teacher.
Johnny Harris hates American Breakfast so much that he decided to expose everything .
Edit: 7k Likes!! Thank you so much .
If I can't get a proper breakfast, I would do the same
😂😂
He’s anti American
😂😂
In India he would be called an Anti National. 😂
You kinda missed the elephant in the room: a massive part of America’s economy *is* the ‘military-industrial complex’, which quite simply needs wars to keep ‘working’, and thus employing a vast number of Americans and the corps who employ them.
As a person with two parents employed at defense contracting companies-- YES, I would absolutely watch that video (probably over and over again)
That sort of economy ultimately burns itself down
Biggest jobs program in the world!
military-industrial-congressional complex. Eisenhower was forced to remove that from his speech, but he knew it. There's that spinning door between government and industry, and making military supplies dictated by government is a very good industry to be in.
Absolutely!
As an Iraqi who lived the war when I was 6 years old, i will never forgive any one how was involve in this war, as a fighter or even in his suport to us and all other contries. We will never forget and will never forgive the death we lived.
I'm from India N I can feel your heart .God will never leave anything aside to judge
Me too
quit being dramatic
Johnny Harris is the only person I want to learn from ever again. I love your videos so much man.
Agreed!
Maybe not the only one. That’s never good getting your news from one source
@@Amani-zo8ic Correct. I watch every single one of his videos but it's important to have some variation.
I was 99% sure that he would absolve the militants of their moral agency and 14:44 low and behold, he is! Just because a certain reality occurs or is thrust upon people, it is still within their moral agency NOT to turn to killing people! Other than that it’s a pretty good video.
Heyyyyy it’s Danny!
I’m Iraqi and living in Baghdad
My parents described me that horrible night
imagine ur in ur house and sounds of rainy rockets all of the place
Then ran away while our house is destroyed
My cousins are dead
My Dad’s and Mom’s friends some of them died and the others ran away
and let me tell u this
Iraq is never the same after 2003 war
the effect of this war is lasting until today
The pain and tears of losing the loved ones still there
The problem is till now Iraqi lives are cheap
No one cares about us
and we’re in a dark whole from 2003 till now
I am Indian and I really feel sad that cradle of human civilization "Mesopotamia" has now turned into hub of foreign terrorist. Buddy USA has given India a lot of pain but it is not the fault of Entire USA or Normal American citizens. I have observe a pattern I guess you too have observed it, can you tell me whenever DEMOCRATS are in power war generally happens at least one or two places in the world and USA is directly or indirectly involved in that war.
During Trump rule, we rarely heard about USA going into war but in time of Biden UKRAINE IS IN WAR WITH RUSSIA. Democrats are the one who wanted to keep the salve system alive in USA but Republicans has stopped slavery of Blacks in USA. AMERICA is not the problem but the problem is democrats and their greed.
However I have seen many Indian vloggers and youtubers are now going to IRAQ and whatever I see in their Video it seems like Iraq is not that bad and dangerous as it used to be during the time of daish(ISIS).
@@subhashishbagchi2569 trump is a would be dictator who has done multiple illegal and unethical things and tries to manipulate people and pull the strings of power and promote propaganda, get rid of political opposition and corrode our politics and power structure by replacing people with lackeys and power hungry evil men, that said I think democrats are also probably evil, I think they cause war (if your right) so they can profit while seeming like the good guys but actually doing nothing, see republicans uphold oppressive ideologies
while democrats take advantage of peoples anger and use it to make themselves look good while actually doing nothing, they take truth to tell a lie make people crazy and republicans are the same I think democrats are just the new republicans, they all brainwash people and do literally nothing, republicans literally use fearmongering and lies to get votes and hurt people and democracrats promote progressive ideals because it’s what the people want while basically doing nothing to actually help people, both sides are evil
As an American, I care about you. Imagine a world where we all come together as ONE! God bless you, and one love!
Why the Hell would they drop bombs on cities in the first place where innocent people live?
@@subhashishbagchi2569 Um. This video literally explains how the war in Iraq was started by the Bush administration.
Iraq: has nothing to do with 9/11
US: it’s free real estate
US: "IT SEEMS YOU NEED SOME FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY"
And oil
@@TurtleChad1 hello Squirtle Leader I approve your comment
@@معاذالسعداوي-ك4ث In Iraq
@@معاذالسعداوي-ك4ث they got oil in Iraq to safeguard petro dollar and keep the oil prices low. And they are doing opium trade in Afghanistan which has over KNOWN 1 TRILLION DOLLAR minerals reserves. It seems you don’t know about it
As a German, I am really thankful to then chancellor Schröder, who refused to join USA in this war. As well as France or India
We Indians never have inclinations towards us
Because we indians don't enter others home without theire permission
but y'all support israel
@@abdourahmaneboushib243because Israel support us
For those who do not know, America said to Iraq that we have no objection if it invaded Kuwait, and after the invasion, America said, “What is this Kuwait? We must liberate it.” Also, Kuwait was taking Iraq’s oil illegally, and America told the Iraqi army and threatened it, if it did not withdraw, it would attack it, and the Iraqi army withdrew from Kuwait. America struck the withdrawing forces because they were easy targets. After that, it struck Iraq, and worse than that, it struck factories in Iraq that had no connection to the army, such as sugar factories, mills, canning factories, petrochemical factories, etc. And after the fall of Saddam, it did not contribute. America helped rebuild Iraq, and even appointed corrupt politicians because it did not want stability in Iraq. The President of Iraq demanded America’s exit in 2014, and America left, but it supported ISIS after that, so that Iraq would be forced to allow the Americans to build military bases inside it. We in Iraq, our demand is to partner with China in a way Chinese silk because it will contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq. We give China oil and it contributes to the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq partnered with China, but America did not like that and incited the Iraqi people through its fake flags to demonstrate against this project. The prime minister who wanted to partner with China was overthrown because America wants oil for itself. Also, the antiquities of Iraq were stolen by Britain, Germany, France, and America........ We are not against the people of America, but against this...
American government .
The worst part is how everyone seems to have forgiven Bush
Who forgives Bush?
Nope. it's criminal
Uyghur genocide is the new wmd
Most of USA invasion is backed by their people tax
Who has forgiven Bush? Politicians? Lmao
Wolfowitz: I've connected two dots
The entire cabinet: You haven't connected shit
Bush: He connected them
Still, ISIS militants are fully responsible for what they had done & what they had become. Being trespassed isn’t a justification for becoming so evil.
You’re understating what we actually did to Iraq and to the Middle East in general. The US hasn’t just “trespassed” or whatever, they’re destroyed countries, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and committed countless war crimes against civilians. We’ve murdered journalists, bombed mosques and hospitals, and tortured anyone we think is a terrorist. We’ve toppled democratically elected leaders and harm the people living there. Groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda are evil, but they were created as a response to American imperialism. What those groups have done is nothing compared to the atrocities committed by the American military over the past several decades.
@@somebodyimportant3490 even if, the response to evil isn’t more evil. We should hold Americans accountable whilst not excusing the horror ISIS inflicted. They are fully responsible for what they did whether US inflicted suffering and terror on them or not.
@@czystekurestwo There is no justification for the atrocities committed by groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda, but is it not understandable that militant groups would arise given all we have done to the region? We have nobody but ourselves to blame for their existence.
@@somebodyimportant3490 you are very mistaken. Wars, evil, tragedies all have a multifaceted reality of causes & factors, to blame Americans and rationalise response of the Al Qaeda groups would mean that as long as one has suffered consequences of outside forces, then anything goes, no matter how brutal & horrific.
World affairs rule no. 1:
whenever there is chaos in this world, there will be an American or a British involved.
banksters.
like father like son
But they call other people terrorist. Birds of the same feather
You must be new to history. Hello, young 'un.
@@John1873-- Truth is always bitter, my man.
I was fed the koolaid in highschool. in 2006 I fought in Ramadi Iraq as a Marine. I quickly realized that nothing made sense. I found the Iraqi ppl to be the most hospitable and friendly ppl i have ever met. I felt bad about my participation for a long time. We were lied to. The war was bullshit. I want to go back now to visit as a normal person and see thr real Iraq.
Not to mention the brothers we lost over there for some bullshit
If you return as a accepter guest.. welcome to you
Our generation’s Vietnam. We were welcomed back substantially different, but that patriotism dries up quickly. The more people learn about the reasons for that invasion and occupation, the more they look at veterans like the bully on the playground. What they fail to realize is, once in the military, you go where they send you. I would feel better if I could say that I went to the country where the attacks were planned.
You can never go back to see the real Iraq because you destroyed it. You played a hand in their destruction.
قبل كم سنه تقتلنا واليوم تريد تزورنا ك شخص عادي؟؟؟انت مو شخص عادي وراح تبقى قاتل ومجرم بعيونا للابد واذا خلصت من الدنيا ف مراح تخلص من عذاب الاخرة
“Hey we were just attacked!”
“Oh yeah we don’t know what to do.”
“Let’s invade Iraq.”
“But Iraq isn’t Afghanistan!”
“But Iraq has oil.”
*”Let’s invade Iraq.”*
US didn't go to Iraq for oil. That is a populist myth.
@@joedenathan4775 sure they didn’t
Step one: invade Iraq
Step two: fly
@@MineAppleKhan Yes, they didn't. It's not like you can take resources from a sovereign country if you decide to. That certain country decides, by itself to sell oil to you. I don't think getting a favourable oil deal was worth 1 trillion dollars in the eyes of Bush admin. You people oversimplify US foreign to such amazing lengths, it blows my mind.
@@joedenathan4775 A favorable oil deal was a pretty big deal in the first half of 2000; remember the oil crisis of 1970; many things changed since then; the production of oil by the US; the price of oil and the price of oil extraction. It all changed now. And honestly, I don't think anybody was thinking that this war is going to cost 1t in 2003 and will go on for around 20 years in one way or another.
That being said; yeah; it is true; oil wasn't the deciding factor; it was only the cherry on top.
If you look into the evidence actually; I can't see much of a reason for the Iraq war except the need of the government to show a decisive action after an attack to satisfy the public. Exactly what this video suggests.
Anything else, like oil and geopolitical reasons, seem only to be additional factors.
Still waiting on the Afghanistan standalone video, seems more relevant than ever now.
Yeah, was looking for the same
Look up back to the future predicts 911 on RUclips. Scroll down to Barley Human. It has over 4 million views..They have been planning this sense at least the 80s this guy has no clue what he is talking about.
Placing Biden on a pedestal for his success. LOL
@@adel19997 Who here mentioned Biden?
@@beetlejuice4357 can you post the link please
Wait until you do Libya! American people won’t believe what you will say.
Honestly I’d just push more people to watch hypernormalization. That documentary does much more to explain what happened to Libya while also dovetailing it seamlessly into current events.
Libya video please
@@andrewboyko8304 | You gotta link the vid cause a million different vids are popping up
The Truth sets us Free !
@@andrewboyko8304 I gotta get a link. No specific link babez
I am an Iraqi residing in Iraq, and I was not a supporter of Saddam Hussein, nor did I ever belong to the Baath Party. It is known that during the era of Saddam, if anyone belonging to Al-Qaeda was arrested, the authorities would execute him, and this is a position completely opposed to Al-Qaeda .One of America's primary goals was to destroy the Iraqi army because it was classified as the fourth strongest army in the world, and it did not want the oil regions to be strong and armed in order to always remain under American control, which would ensure the continued flow of oil to them and control the oil market.
No, America wanted another strong pro-American Arab state to counter Iran (just like the Saudis, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, etc.). They legitimately just didn't think Iraq was going to tore itself up after Saddam was gone.
Not quite accurate. The foolish idea was that by getting rid of Saddam Hussein, the US could install a democratic republic in Iraq which would be an ally against Iran and a model for prosperity in all of Arabia. It could use the oil revenue to create popular prosperity in a free society.
That was the idea anyways. There is plenty of historical evidence for this now. But two pieces of evidence you might remember: (1) the failed attempt to set up a new government was made first priority. (2) The US very quickly returned control of the oil fields back to Baghdad.
There's rarely any good geopolitical reason to deliberately weaken a country AFTER an invasion. It's always better to strengthen them in a way that helps the invading power pursue its regional interests.
In this case, the US interest was to try to create a model nation for a new way forward in the middle east - and to contain Iran.
But the way they pursued those goals was full of errors.
I'm sure there's some blame which certain Iraqis deserve as well - if they were in a position to influence the outcome. Certainly those Iraqis who continued to fight after the war was lost are responsible for their part in the failure. The US very clearly didn't actually want to be a colonial power. They wanted to leave quickly.
But George W Bush was a fool. When someone in Baghdad threw a shoe at him, it was a well-deserved insult. He was one of the worst US leaders in modern times. Very ineffective.
@@8is This "America wants the oil" line is overplayed and excessively simplistic. So is the idea - bizarre and backwards - that US foreign policy aims to weaken countries through war. You might bomb a regime to weaken it. But you don't invade a country and try to install a new government to weaken it. This is is nonetheless very popular in the Middle East.
It's a shame people have such a hard time understanding geopolitics, isn't it? I understand why. But I wish it were different
Iraq: *HAS OIL*
US: And I took that personally
*Bush
@@Amani-zo8ic I mean iraq is still aucpied 16 years later.
@@grandwat1290 it’s not just for oil anymore. It’s also to keep Iran at bay and the Russians busy
@Derp Inshmurtz because isis isn’t “defeated”. It’s headquarters was taken. And there is a new group. You destroy one another comes. And ever since we’ve moved to the middle was to intercept those groups there hasn’t been a major terrorist attack yet. So somethings working. And there is also the few reasons I posted a couple minutes ago
@@Amani-zo8icu fighting a problem u created urself and claiming it as a good cause, u should have gone to afghanistan for osama u had no reason what so ever to even look at iraq but here u are justifying it
As an American who was a child during the time US invaded and occupied Iraq, I am deeply ashamed to learn of this history of my country. I will share this video with my family and friends, we as a people have to do better at understanding our history, so that we do not repeat it. To the Iraqi people: Words will never be enough, but we are so sorry for the pain and suffering we have caused.
By slapping an Iraqi, I say that we do not hate the Americans, we only hate the politicians
Your sorry means nothing to them
Now go and Netflix chill as you always do and don't cry over another 9/11 if it happens in the future
Do you mean you found about what trully happened on this video?
And it doesn’t stop. America continues to disrupt world peace and abuse human rights to be on the top of the world.
Stop sympating with Muslims
I always used think that the people who claimed that the American leaders lied were exaggerating. But damn, what the hell did I just watch.
Scroll up 5 comments to “mmd m”, click on replies and go to mine. . .
Watch the other video he did on "How the US stole the Middle East", it's even more incredible! We've been brainwashed this whole time and when you know the truth, it now makes sense.
@@fawzee_em its much worst than you think. Bush is responsible for 9/11.
Yup, wake up dude. America’s fucked, just you wait until your hear the extent of their atrocities in the prison system. If you live there, please consider voting for progressive democrats. They’re the only ones who really go against this bullshit establishment.
@@Amaling what lol the Democrats are worse privately worse that is.
After going through so many history channels I came to realize that it's the way Harris tells the stories, his narrations, is what makes the difference.
195000+ Civilians ....this number is always the saddest and most forgotten one.
Such a shame ☹️
And the millions left with a torn country
And then blame for the destruction on themselves and their religion
and another 400,000+ deaths in syria
And here we are remembering dead peoples birthdays
I am from Iraq, I lived under the conditions of this war and I woke up to the sound of cannons, machine guns and bullets. I lost two years of my studies because of wars, and now we live and we do not know by what moment we will die..It is true that we live well now, but my country is more than it is..and the Iraqi people are a good people. Karim, we welcome any country and any person we honor and feed them, and we give them clothes, sleep, food, drink and treatment free of charge for free. This is how we deal with our guests, not with our enemies, and we love peace and security for Iraq and all countries in the world with my regards .. My name is Ali
Hey Ali how are things there? Is it open to visitors there?
@@eshaxcx yes it's open..but where are you from?
@@si.127.ui1 that is so horrible. I am so sorry you have to go through all of that. It must be a terrible life and I can only pray that you will have good health and a long life. Sending love from Pakistan. 🇵🇰💖🇮🇶
Do all of those countries include Israel?
@Nick Gurr yes I'm living 😂😂
Imagine that the news were actually informative so you don't need a random RUclips video telling you what happened 18 years later
In all fairness, Johnny benefits from hindsight and declassified documents that just weren't available in the heat of the moment back then.
@@Khifler heat of the moment? 18 years?
Yes, but the lack of evidence for WMDs was painfully evident at the time. I literally wrote about it as a high-school sophomore in 2002 and accurately predicted that there would be no WMDs and it would strengthen Iran (I totally didn't see ISIS coming at any point).
@@EurasianHobos wait how did it strengthen Iran?
@@leoperez6737 iraq and iran are rivals. iran can't be a great power because iraq was in the way. but when the us invaded iraq and turn iraq into a failed state, this gives a chance for iran to be a great power in the near future. the us which is THE military power is still being a barrier for iran, but only for now. the us has become an oil exporter, and is becoming much more isolationist as it's entering a second cold war. meaning the us is leaving the middle east soon. even though the us is a major part of why the middle east has become very unstable, it's also a reason why the middle east still somehow exist to this day. and now as the us eventually doesnt care about the middle east anymore, this gives Iran which is arming to become a great power free to reign, as it's main rival iraq is practically in all means dead. other states like saudi arabia is also in a crisis so will be a soft target for iran. israel won't care since they're in the other side too. virtually the only barrier that iran might face is turkey. so yeah the answer is basically that the downfall of Iraq and the us pressence have given iran time and factors to possibly become THE power of the middle east.
I am an Iraqi citizen, born in Iraq, and I am 18 years old. I was shocked by the amount of ignorance about Iraq in the comments, where people described my country as unlivable due to insecurity. The truth is that the situation now is much better than it was in the past (when America destroyed my country). Now, you can walk the streets safely without worrying about explosions, as some claim. To surprise you even more, we go to school, we have schools and universities, and we are among the most intelligent people. (Someone once told me, ‘You live in a barren desert,’ hahaha.) We have beautiful historical places like Samarra, Erbil Citadel, Aqar Quf, and Al-Mutanabbi Street (a street dedicated to art, literature, and books in Iraq). You can visit and enjoy them (we don't want people looking for oil because it has already been stolen).As for those talking about political events and recent wars, terrorism was completely eliminated in the entire country by 2017. Now, there is a reconstruction campaign across the country, and you can see the real Iraq through a video I will post in the comments.
The fact no one teaches us about that at school is both frustrating and surprising!
Greetings form Poland 🇵🇱
No one gives a damn about iraqis. We just want their oil 🤣
As a pole myself I genuinely think its partially this idealisation we have of America, especially visible during the trump presidency. I doubt that we'd want to break this American dream in schools.
@@soniadembowska2560 i still remember meeting iraqi guy in europe and asking about his family. His first wife and family were killed by american army in like artillery shelling. And he started a new family in berlin. I think he already passed away by this point and his eye were just empty when we were talking about Iraq War.
@@soniadembowska2560
True. Poland has been licking America's boots for far too long.
Poland was one of the invading armies, for the record. I don't know about the people of Poland but such a shame on their country.
Bernie has been sayin the right thing for decades.
So true!
Sleepy joe
facts
True, but they don’t want people like that in the government they want cold blooded war criminals
Yet, never won the president's seat.
Moral: Being right doesn't win you the votes.
i am 14 and was born & raised in america, thank you for teaching important history they don’t teach us here in school 😅🙏🏾
unfortunately US doesn`t teach even geography properly.... thanks to internet kids can learn themselves nowadays, i didn`t have computer until i was 14, so classes and books were the only sources
@@LdishkaAnaemia I’m from the uk and I’m great at geography and I got none of it from school lol I got it all from yt videos
I learned about this in school a bit over a year ago. And I’m American.
They only show how USA kicked out British and carried the entire WW2...
@@a_09.7 live in Uk for 11 years... and generally people are super weak in geography, my colleague literally was amazed when i said it takes 2,20hrs by train to get to Paris from London. And she had no idea where was the country where she was born (Myanmar, Burma) felt very sorryyy.... me at school had to pass test on all countries of Africa with all capitals and where they are based, of course i forgot some but remember most. I found it super handy in my life while traveling and talking about geopolitics etc...
Being Iraqi, watching this video is like going through a flashback of memories.
I still remember the sound of the bombs when I was 7 years old.
Thank you for sharing this great video.
In what year were you seven years old?
Glad you're safe ❤
My overly simplified conclusion after watching this video: America’s unneeded presence in Iraq caused ISIS to not only become larger and stronger, but to become what it is today.
No, you're actually kinda wrong. America's presence outright *created* ISIS. Not intentionally, of course, but it's presence didn't just help it grow or shaped it. Its presence caused it's creation.
Germans dont know all this . .. and still think iraq and afganistan is the same. AND take all the refugees . So sad .
@@kreol1q1q you can remove the not intentionally parts imo. To catch the thief, see who benefits the most after the facf. The existence of the terrorist group creates instability in the region and gives excuse to further wage war, which is to the benefit of US
The truth hurts doesn't it. Allow me take you out of your clueless bubble of American exceptionalism. Power vacuums create civil wars, more violence, and harbor terrorist groups.
@@KaruHart yeah man exactly
When he talks about how Saddam Hussein is a 'really bad guy', and he cites genocide of the Kurds, yet somehow fails to mention the fact that Saddam committed those crimes mainly while supported by the US government militarily as well as otherwise.
EXACTLY !! THANK YOU !! also why skirt around and call him a 'really bad guy' when he is a dictator just like hitler?
@@zenabahmed4221 you called?
@Ooki Cooki Yes, I know about the Iran-Iraq war. That doesn't make Saddam Hussein a Hitler-like figure. The difference is, Saddam committed those atrocities while he was on the US's good side, including use of chemical weapons on Iranians, and massacre of the Kurds in Northern Iraq. After Saddam was on the US's bad side, I doubt that he would have been much of a threat to the West. Maybe that's untrue. I'll let you be the judge of that.
@Ooki Cooki Whether or not that is the case, it is up to the citizens of those countries which provide military aid and such for the perpetration of atrocities to do something about it to the extent that they have that ability. If you are an American, you should be worried about what are the consequences of your actions (or inaction) primarily. To the extent that you can do something about it, like putting pressure on your government, you are responsible for the level of your inaction and/or active participation in your government's atrocities. Vox is doing a disservice when it speaks to a Western audience and doesn't accurately portray their own complicity and responsibility and that of their past, current and future governments.
@@zenabahmed4221 Btw, I know this is a misunderstanding, but I didn't describe Saddam as a 'really bad guy'. I simply borrowed the wording from the Johnny Harris guy. I literally put quotation marks.
I truly became a proud Iraqi the moment that an iraqi threw a shoe at bush👌
what's the point we still suffering from the aftermath till now did he set iraq back to safety when he threw the shoes and Bush?
all arabs bro 😂
but sadly this won't bring us iraq back 😭💔
Iraq is never gonna be what it was, might as well let out some emotion if we cant do anything else
@@monaelayan yeah thanks to arabs and muslims it will never get its glory back.
@@srpskikrizar5856 or thanks to bush lol
Paul was a polish jew.
Everything makes sense
American's conservatives be like "We can't afford universal healthcare" but they sure can afford spending trillions for wars in Iraq.
Or even worse "we cant pay over 1.7 trillion usd to make up us students loans" yet we afford spending trillions in the arabian east
Hello!
@@adamamal6737 What happens when future students think they'll get all there loans forgiven because other people got their loans forgiven? What happens when colleges realize they can charge even more because future students think they'll get their loans forgive, so they can swindle more money out of students?
@@isthatajojoreference8272 Hasnt happened in countries where subsidized student loans are implemented, and if it does happen there are laws like anti-monopoly laws that prevent for profit institutions from jacking up prices. I don't think eliminating barriers that prevent people from pursuing higher education is necessaril a bad thing either.
Obama did too so
both parties are bunch of crocks
So basically this whole war, is just one big *bruh moment*
This comment suits your profile pic
bruh
Millions of people lost home , family members and you think about bruh 😞😞😞
F
It makes Vietnam look like a success
Im actually very concerned that at 22, im learning about this for the first time. I've been through all standard schooling and graduated high school, and i didnt know ANY of this until now.
If you're from the US, isn't it common sense that you wouldn't ever have heard/read about the true sides of these stories considering that it's the same country committing these atrocities everywhere? Just like how the British kids never learned about their evil colonial era throughout the globe. There's clearly a pattern here.
I’ve studied the iraq and afghanistan wars on my own in high school and even did some projects about it. It’s about what you’re willing to learn on your own not relying on what the education system teaches you
I was a kid during this time, and throughout my life this one was hard to grasp. Although, this video makes sense to me. But I will say we are usually taught only one narrative. Move to a different place and meet different people, your world starts to open it up and you can find your own truth.
Take this one also
ruclips.net/video/JKQF-Iic3kI/видео.html
Did you want theme to tell you about what they did easily ???
Two guys from our neighbourhood, went to iraq war during 2004 to 2011. One died there one came back, we don’t really talk about it anymore, we all now know what really happened and how we got lied to.
My grandma's Sister was born in Hungary, and then married an Iraqi. She lived in Iraq for 40 years. She has told me countless stories of the beauty of Iraq. Then After all the wars, she and her husband left with nothing, back to Hungary. She told me that nowadays, Iraq is in total chaos, which is very sad. I hope Iraq will get better in the future.
Stop stoling my oil godamn it! Make your own self!💀
Iraq was doing so good same is Lybiya, America cannot let others do so well, it does not drive their money $$$$, America needs wars in order to maintain dollar versus pound...UJ and the USA vith always involved in wars ro make money
Me in 2003, talking to American friends: are you out of your minds? This is madness!
My American friends in 2003: shut up! Murica!!! Let's do this!!!
Same friends in 2021: if only someone had warned us about it...
There were a LOT of demonstrations in the U.S. (and worldwide) against the invasion. So some of us were listening to alternative sources of information.
Sort of like Brexit. lol
Thank you for making this!
Hii
@@odd. hi
@ThinkBefore YouType not Bernie sanders though
Thank you for this proper journalism john,why was wolfawich so keen on it in the first place?
hi 👋
And They Blame Saddam Hussein for Defending his County
So if the war with Iraq is based on imaginary weapons of mass destruction and there was no evidence, why is no one being held accountable for the unnecessary loss of lives? Politics is really a terrible game. Thanks again Johnny Harris for this easy to understand explainer on the war.
Well first he said there was no evidence but at 9:45 he said"what little evidence there is...." makes me doubt his credibility.
What about violence against Kuwait? What about Saddam‘s violence against Iraqis. Do you find it ok?
Its a satanic plan.
There is no accountability for what evil was done. Not in this world. That's why there is a day of judgement.
They were all complicit. And it made (and continues to make them) rich through MIC investments. Power and greed insure no justice will be done.
*OH SAY CAN YOU SEE?! THE OIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST?...*
Yooo great one man!!!
YOOOOOOOO!!!
You’re almost correct. However, you completely missed the actual main invasion point and I was there. In that year 2003 Iraq announce it would no longer adhere to the “PetroDollar” they would start accepting payments for oil in Euros which would have crippled out economy because it would have allowed nations states to not have to keep huge reserves of American Dollars. This was the primary reason for invasion and it also gave them a definitive target as you outlined
Same thing with libya, when gaddafi wanted to unite africa in a gold currency and not 'dollar'
Not much people talk about petro dollar and printing of money thing.
@@ShubhamMishrabro There aren’t many people who have taken the enormous amount of time and serious research it takes to get at the heart of the matter. However, anyway you slice it as an American soldier I can tell you with conviction that America creates a vast majority of its “Enemies”. Anyone interested in this should read “Ghost Wars”. The true story of how the Mujahideen were armed by the CIA to fight the Russians (see Charlie Wilson’s War for reference) and then left high and dry (should have listened to Charlie) and they became Al Qaeda.
If you truly flip the situation, you’d be livid as well.
@@disvet-1ad291 I know about creating enemies. They're not my country ally during cold war so they funded Pakistan who funded every mujahideen as possible they can
So the American dollar is indeed backed by the US military so no need for gold. Sad.
Never heard before that the embargoes in the 70s were a result of our support for Israel! I love essays like this because of the details that complete the picture. So even if I think I can generally answer the questions that you pose in your titles, I still watch, for the insights you provide.
My younger brother was a jet mechanic in the US Navy when 9/11 happened. In late October my mother and I flew to see him for 24 hours before his unit was posted overseas - we didn't know where. He made it home safe but not whole. I grieve for the Iraqi people and their terrible suffering.
I've seen a few videos about American soldiers from that time, expressing their own feelings of betrayal and disgust towards their own government for the lies they were told. They live with the anguish of everyone's losses and pain, having seen it or participated in it. Every war we've been in since the nineteen sixties is easily exposed for the profiteering and propaganda machines that it is.
Yo when’s the video on Native Americans coming out.
How the US stole the US xD
@@mackcotton635 hahahah
500 years of literal pillaging sounds hard to explain
As an Iraqi i want to say thank you, most of what you said is true especially the part about how dick sadam was, and how evil America really is. After those events iraq habibi is still wounded, he will get better but i can't stand seein my country like this it's painful
Just like one Iraqi guy said in an interview:"saddam is gone but now we have a thousand saddams"
Keep crying Muhammed!🇺🇸
@@Us3r739 The fact that you think every middle eastern person you encounter is suddenly named in “Mohammad” is astonishing and sad.
@@Us3r739 racist american
@@Us3r739 saddam never messed with the USA anyway,they put him to power and they removed him because of his oil
I joined the US military in January not knowing of all the atrocities that were once committed. Thank you for spreading the truth.
Quit bro
@@AlexandriaTheSecondt doesn’t change anything, you know lol. Most people in the military sit back in their barracks doing nothing but drinking and eating together as brothers, sometimes shooting as paper-targets but that’s it. The military isn’t like how you think it is, clearly.
And there is more; if you search, you will find a lot.
Don’t “quit”. I think that’s desertion. The military pays for your schooling or whatever so do your time, leave, and never look back.
And the atrocities continue to happen somewhere else
I have to say your vidoes on geopolitics are indepth and intriguing and educational. this should be a history class in schools. i learned more just from your series than i would have ever learned in text book history. they just dont teach this in schools.
Mission Accomplished*
*aftereffects may persist long after accomplishment
Ha-ha - “Accomplishments are smaller than they appear, when viewed in the mirror of history . . .” 😎
There was interview iraq man said
" There was one Sadam, today there is million of Sadam."
RIP Kurds.
Deep stuff
Bernie’s always been a real one.
that's why he never won the election for president.
Bernie is a true American. So sad he is a communist... If he was a bit Centrist.
@@andyc9902 he is sooo far from communist lmao
@@andyc9902 He's a democratic socialist
Honestly he's overrated
US: we are doing it cuz they have WMD
world: You too have WMD
US: yea but we dont have oil
Vox: America did notting wrong
Johnny: America makes their own enemies
I agree America did Notting Hill completely wrong. Terrible movie
@@Pixel5564 lmao
@@Pixel5564 Its a British movie though 🤷♂️
I thought Vox was a leftist communist channel
"If the USA accuses you of doing bad things like genocide, they must have done it a long time ago." said by American Indians.
"If the USA accuses you of having weapons of mass destruction, you better do have that weapon." said by Iraqi.
You can't imprisoned people that committed crimes against Native Americans, but you can with dictators
If we are going back hundreds of years to attempt - and fail- to justify inaction against a guy who enslaved an entire country, then perhaps lets consider how many genocides happened by islamic hand before modern history or even now. All you did was bring attention that the west is civilizing itself faster than thirld world nations. Many of which still follow barbaric doctirnes of islam, unchanged, unevolved, without the enlightenement period that curbed religious fanaticism in the west. Still ready to murder for a lie of allah.
@@86Corvus That doctrine, honey, built glowing civilizations from modern-day Uzbekistan to Iberia, studded with scholars of chemistry, maths, astronomy, Medicine, literature, architecture, etc. and that was highly promoted and encouraged by the religion’s teachings themselves and the devout muslim monarchs back then. And they also had myriads of christians and jews whose tons of temples are still scattered throughout our lands. And at the same exact time, your lovely “white” church-ruled Europe used to burn people alive for apostasy or heresy or even science. Not to mention the civilized master race that used to throw their poop out of the window, and fear showering as much as death. No wonder, those pleasantly atrocious things happened to them, you Leftovers of the black death
That happened just before we got afflicted with those nasty presidents we have today, whose ultimate concern is to bootlick their White masters
@@maxalex4722 Not for or against this comment since I do not possess enough knowledge on this, but this is by far THe MOST powerful comment I’ve read anywhere on the internet.
@@maxalex4722 this is nice
The King of Borders is back.
This feels more like Atlas than Borders, TBH
@@IraeCarvalho idk if you mean that in a good or a bad way but I loved the video.
Hatlas if you will 😂
@@yashagarwal1408 well, you know, it is both good and bad. It is good to be aware that elections play a role. It is bad that even with fairly balanced Senate there were enough votes to go do war.
UK has reborn in USA. Let's change borders!!
Over a Million Iraq killed not thousands
The US owes reparations to the Iraqi people.
Yes, we should pay to rebuild, but Iraq needs a government strong enough to demand it, and not be intimidated by sanctions.
They had a plan for that and the plan after the Iraq war was to implement a weak government controlled by Iran so that if the Iraqis want money they know that it won’t go to them so they won’t even bother asking
@d the best no wonder the world hates US of A. Their capitalism has fucked everyone, even it's own citizens who are addicted to pain killers.
@d the best my friend your point of view is partially correct and giving you the whole point of view is difficult over this chat section but to break it down China got it's success sue to the modified version of communism it follows and how it became a manufacturing hub draining business from other countries and making the rich richer in the process. Russia has a huge internal struggle as the people don't support government that much which will be a huge problem for them in the future.
Finally about the US they're okay as long as the rich white men get richer.
They already getting billions in aid moreover got rid of their ruthless dictator but gave birth to bigger mess called ISIS.
As an Iraqi, that was just 10 years old during the invasion, you have no idea how painful this was to watch, I felt my heart getting broken into million pieces, our lives got destroyed because of one stupid mistake from people drunk on power and wanting to prove themselves as "saviors".
If there is a god, and if there is hell, I sure hope that each and everyone that was part of this war to burn in hell for all eternity, the U.S government and military is responsible for all of the atrocities that happened and keep happening till this day, and I hope I can see them one day paying for all of their crimes.
The invasion was not a mistake, it was deliberate so they could destroy and destabilize Iraq for its oil and its immense oil wealth as well as to stop Saddam from selling oil in Euros which was good for Iraq because Iraqis were getting 15% greater pay for a barrel of oil, but bad fro the US, because it affected the petrodollar (which the US economy heavily relies on) and would take out value off the US dollar; in a nutshell, the American economy would be in tatters because Iraq dropped the dollar and is trading in the Euros.
God is real and so as Hell and the ones who took part and were responsible for the invasion will pay an ultimate price.
@@drjacob2276 It was a lie.
واو دكتور كلت كل الكلام والقهر الي بكلبي ...معاناتنا صارت ولحد الان دتصير بسبب انسان غبي لدرجه مو طبيعيه يعني حتى متكدر تعتبره خبيث او شرير هو مجرد غبي ...بس ربنا موجود وحياه الدنيا مؤقته مهما سوو شر رح يرجع عليهم عاجلا ام اجلا
I’m so sorry. I know our apologies mean little to nothing because of what you and your people were subjugated to. There is some type of balance in this universe and the people who were responsible for giving the others to do these things will pay in the afterlife, they have to. No amount of destruction of civilization and especially lives is worth oil or pride. I hope you find a way to heal from the life you were forced to live through and I hope you experience nothing but better days from now until you pass.
Yes they deserved jahannam
The entire world knew about this, but americans finding out is just hilarious
Many Americans are aware of this. WTF dude? Some of them are even shown in this very video.
@@unusuario5173 don't get triggered like that, it was just a comment on a youtube video
@@diegomoreno6274 your comment is a blatant lie that you chose to believe. As I mentioned, even in this video there are politicians who knew it already.
I kinda don't like when people choose to believe lies and spread them. I have a problem with that.
If you choose to believe in lies but keep them to yourself, that's OK.
@@unusuario5173 bro chill a bit, you're so stressed
@@diegomoreno6274 I am chill.
Nice try attempting to downplay what I said as a rant.
My work here is done, for those who read the replies to your comment.
To be honest, I have bored in 2008 and when I was asking my parents about this war, I didn't have any clear answer,but after this emotional sadly video about my dear country, I became have the whole fact about this unnecessary war. 😢
As a someone who is travel a lot due to work, especially at Middle East, Western Europe, Northern America, Japan and China. I started to see the world differently, my opinion shifted slowly and at the same time I can saw how cruel/noble human can be in a desperate situation. This war started while I still a kid and now I am a grown adult.
As a Taiwanese who has been into American, I was shocked by this whole true story. I didn't know this is how U.S. government works until now. I'm sorry for Iraq people. I truly wish all of you have happy and safe lives!
From Iraq, I love Taeyeon. I hope you live in peace
Now us is getting ready to destroy Taiwan
@@LexyDesperado I have Taiwanese friends. They belive USA is their friend. They totally don't understand that usa need wars, coz they make and sell weapons. USA don't need peace, it's bad for buisness.
and now u know you guys never trust US
Taiwan's media won't tell you the truth as well.
USA Exists
Johnny Harris: I am gonna end this man's whole carrier
The USA's career has already been disapproved by a turtle
Whole*
@@None-do2qn He did wrote whole, you mean End*
@@maorgidony2565 he edited again it’s was holly before
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I thought in America ignorance and arrogance was here to stay! When I see people like you really changes things! Thank you for telling the truth! I wish there were more people like you
Next up: “How the US stole America”
waiting for this one
He already did that
Check out his video on texas, the west coast and hawaii
Yes
*How the US stole The 13 Colonies*
I'm Indian and we don't learn a lot about middle eastern politics, but this specific video was so beautifully made that it took me deep into this research about middle eastern politics. Thank you @Johnny Harris, thoroughly enjoyed watching this project.
He missed one important point , USA didn't invade 1st , Iraq invaded Kuwait claiming it's oil field and Kuwait being the best ally after KSA in middle east called USA for help
Now the same may happen with China but as a Cold War. By the way its great that we Indians are taking more interest in global politics rather than just leaving it to the govt.
@@omairahmad4346 please stop getting your India getting involved in the global politics because you all are the puppets of the Americans who hates muslims and only knows how to conquer other small countries instaed of helping them
@@zuboy4272 Actually you missed one point that he is talking about 2002-2003 invasion and you are talking about 1990
@@simonghostriley9455 Where are you from? And what do you think i am from?
"Why did this is huge thing happen??"
"So basically there was this one guy..."
Bush
I now understood why the wars since 90s weren’t taught in school. Never even knew why and where we went to war until I looked into it. Im 20 btw
Oil Exists:
USA: I think you need some democracy
edit: Why do I got all of these likes?
It's a stolen comment...
You need to learn some manners.
@@saikatbag3961 Teach me
And them blame the chaos on Islam 😂
Feith, Wumser, Perle and wolfowitz wanted to invade Iraq for Israel
Do also:
"How the US stole Syria"
"How the US stole Libya"
Well it didn't , it was turky and other countries
I would love to hear more dissection into the "moderate rebels" in Syria that are actually jihadists
@@abbasshachem3383 well in syria it do ...it also side with eagyptian dicature husni mubarak over the peoples revolution of 25 january 2011 and now thy live ender a military dictature pupet stat suported by usa...creating a new dictatureship that abuse more than 100 million people and no one talk about .
We are not the main players in Syria. The outside forces are involved are Turkey, Russia, and Iran. Sad truth is that the US pulling out of the Middle East (which I am for) won’t bring peace in the region. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey will still be meddling around in the region.
It's not just the US. NATO did the no-fly zone and coordinated operations in Libya, and left months later. In Syria, CIA armed rebels to fight Russian and Syrian government forces (Not the ISIL rebels). NATO conducts strikes against ISIL. The US marines we're arming Kurds and training Syrian Democratic Forces, but now they're guarding oil fields until they're handed back over to Syria.
Remember George Carlin: "You know why they call it The American Dream? Because you have to be asleep to believe it!" This quote is still up to date.
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.
*-Joseph Goebbels.*
Sadam was a bad MF dictator however he was against Wahabism from which AlQada adapted its ideology, Sadam had nothing to do with 9/11
Iraq was struggling to secure basic life necessities for it is own citizens due to US sanctions since 1991, no way Iraq was able to make or even buy WMD. Sanctions were very strict that Iraq was not able to import tractors at some point because they thought Sadam was using their engines for tanks
Sadam fought an 8 years war with Iran for US, technically a good friend of the US, however he was publicly anti Is***el ,one of the reasons they decided to end his role probably.
Weapon industry wanted profit, notice the end of the Cold War kinda of slowed down the demand for weapon so they had to create wars to make profit, tax payers money , also US made Iraq pay for the cost of the war so it is double win for them.
Strategically US fucked up in Iraqi big time , as Iraq now is an Iranian Provence.
Bush stole trillions from tax payers to fund the war one week before he bombed the trade centers. Rumsfeld had news conference taking about it just days before
How disgusting, my future is ruined because the american government couldn't do any thing against alq'aeda in afghanistan.
The funny part is that Al Qaeda was a small cell in one of the regions of Afghanistan and it could have been easily taken out with a swift surgical attack but the US planning was so shit that they went to war with the entire country and are now stuck with a quagmire.
Yep I’m so sorry for you
And the US also created the Terrorist groups like Alq'aeda by meddling in Saudi Arabia and other places in the Middle East.
I know right ? The future of our country is gone and the only thing that we can do is just leave the country somehow .
shakeb raza I’m an atheist
He’s doin his thing again
Doing for the humanity to understand how eventually US stole basically everything exists.
@@girirajgautam7194 I wonder when he'll start reflecting on that time he proudly took a picture with Hillary or gushed over Obama.
@@girirajgautam7194 anti US
The worst thing they did is they blamed everything such as war, terrorism, bombings on Islam
@@PakistanZindabad19828 yes, i am also interested in that as a citizen of India, i also wanna know his perspective on bitish and post british india,
Take care Johnny Harris, You have exposed so much.
No he is a pig
Menace detected.
His works are impeccable. There are dark truths to all stories. Learn and correct them, as we move on. You can question the authenticity of the content, but this guy is too good at what he does.
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As soon as i saw the role of paul Wolfowitz in inciting the war, looked him up. Born into a polish Jewish family
Pentagon: we have just been attacked by al quedi in afghanistan!
George bush: we must retaliate against the afghans by whatever means necessary!
Pentagon: we will prepare for an invasion then.
George bush: wait, do they have oil?
Pentagon: no sir.
George bush: it was the iraqis!
@PlantainPapi True, but its members were operating in Afghanistan at the time.
I mean you guys did invade the Afghans.
@PlantainPapi Afghanistan have the taliban
Can we have "How the US stole...." series? The US stole a bunch of things from everyone, it makes perfect sense to start a season.
I thought this was already a series ?
Then let’s no just do the us but also other countries like uk and France and Russia and China. So a “how ... stole ...”
Iraq invaded kuwait because of OIL
this video hardly scratches the surface of what us did in iraq. rape, torture, murder of innocent ppl by the army. even little girls being raped and then burnt down by the miliary men. nobody was there to tell them otherwise, they thought they'll never be caught. but today the human rights watch has compiled the vast amounts of war crimes that us comitted in iraq. extremely disturbing images and stories
You're absolutely right and I know for a fact that he's aware. However RUclips would have this sh*t taken down or demonized if he went into detail
Is there somewhere I can look this up
Thats occurrences that happens in every war. That has nothing to do with the US government’s plans. It’s just something soldiers do throughout history.
@@kevinc.cucumber3697 so American service men are exempt. Rape as a scare tactic you’re excusing that just because “everyone else” does it… nahhh that’s unjustifiable and should be punished
@@g.2080 what are you taking about. When did i say anything about it being ok? The point of the video is what the US government did to Iraq, not what soldiers do in a war. The video was to inform why Iraq got invaded, not why soldiers commit atrocities. That happens in every conflict and thats not the point of the video.
500k children died in Iraq 🇮🇶.What are you talking about?Madeline Albright even said life TV 500k dead children and it was worth it