Taking out Iran's greatest regional rival was a real big brain 5D chess move by Bush.
@guvjdufici
4 ай бұрын
Iraq could never match up to Iran , Saudi Arabia/Turkey are the only countries in the middle East capable of standing up to Iran
@Talisguy
4 ай бұрын
It's an infinityD chess move - so brilliant it loops back on itself and becomes very stupid.
@MM-dm4xj
4 ай бұрын
@@guvjduficiid say only turkey, saudis cant match iran
@rnd.0m458
4 ай бұрын
@@guvjdufici The Iran-iraq war would have gone to white peace or even marginal iraqi gains if Iran weren't being backed by Israel and the United States. Iraq used to be a key regional power.
@m7medkareem982
4 ай бұрын
@@guvjduficinot true at all, Iraq was stronger than the entire gulf countries combined not only it had the best economy in the region at the time but just at the end of the bloody Iraq-Iran war Saddam started his invasion of the gulf countries to monopolize oil production in the region. The only reason Iraq is at its current state is because of the actions of Saddam and the pressure the US put on its economy and ending up invading the country anyway.
@LibertepourlesIranienset-kh3ur
4 ай бұрын
As an Iranian, I am in favour to see an Iranian government that pays attention to the constant economic crisis at home, but duh, the current Islamic Republic wants to continue funding proxies to suppress dissidents and for global wars.
@prfwrx2497
4 ай бұрын
Iran could make serious bank selling arms to Europe and Ukraine, too. Iran makes I-HAWK missiles, TOW missiles, artillery shells, even theater ballistic missiles. Simply put, the products in demand by Ukraine and her allies are much more diverse than what Russia is buying. Of course that'd require a policy shift in the government of Iran. Considering how Russia won't be able to threaten the Caspian at this rate, I think it's time.
@houseplant1016
4 ай бұрын
I am also anti-theocracy, but most Iranians that are also anti-theocracy are pro-shash, which is more cringe tbh. Atleast this dictator is spending money on the Iranian arms industry m, the shash spent money on ice parties in the desert while the Iranians starved
@Zhtrik
4 ай бұрын
@@houseplant1016They’re probably only Pro-Shah because they remember a time when things were…tolerable in Iran. You look at old photos for pre and post revolution Iran, it’s night and day. Plus, it probably also gets under the ruling regime’s skin a bit.
@LibertepourlesIranienset-kh3ur
4 ай бұрын
@@houseplant1016 We don't need that arm industry. That arm industry doesn't generate money for the people. Most Iranians are poor while the regime's religious clergy is rich and living with luxurious Volkswagen or Ferrari cars.
@duovigintillongaming3779
4 ай бұрын
What are you talking about. Iran was a rich oil state when the Iranian revolution happened. Iranians had a higher standard of living back then than now@@houseplant1016
@tomasvrabec1845
4 ай бұрын
Persia wants to control Mesopotamia. AHH some things never change ...
@MM-dm4xj
4 ай бұрын
*Iran
@AlphaHorst
4 ай бұрын
@MM-dm4xj the successor wants the same as the predecessor
@MM-dm4xj
4 ай бұрын
@@AlphaHorst No, you dont understand. There is a western misconception that this land was once named Persia which it wasnt. Persia is the western name of this land, not the original one. The correct term is therefore Iran.
@BOZ_11
4 ай бұрын
USA*
@AlphaHorst
4 ай бұрын
@MM-dm4xj not quite. Iran is far younger than the name Persia. Persia is the Greek nerm for the Achamid empire (also known as Persian empire) which was known for its ever westward expansion. It was replaced by the Selucids which many know from their wars against the Romans. I was reffering to that Persian empire. And no even back then there was no region of "Iran", but a rather famous city named "Persepolis" birthplace of the empire. Ofc this is super compressed and oversimplified and you are correct that the british introduced the name "Persia" back to the world for that region, which at that time was a misnomer same as now. So yea you are correct but also not correct in this context.
@BasharTheOne
4 ай бұрын
As an Iraqi, we are doomed.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
لا
@H8Ah5
4 ай бұрын
The reason of the Shiites is that Iraq is a Sunni state 80 /100
@cgt3704
4 ай бұрын
You are over 20 years too late mate
@vain2521
4 ай бұрын
Bro have faith in our country, existing as a group since the dawn of time. Don't forget what Tishreen gave us.
@rami8896
4 ай бұрын
@@H8Ah5 Which is why they need to properly secularize. Otherwise, they will fight each other forever until one sect remains.
@azahel542
4 ай бұрын
Oh I've seen this one before, it's a classic!
@persianfire6139
4 ай бұрын
Before 2003 Iraq was closed off to Iran with 98% certainty, Iraqi security was still strong and militarily could still hold its own. When US announced it was going to remove the Iraqi regime people in Iran couldn't believe it, too good to be true. First thing Iran did was send in operatives and by late 2003 was rearranging the sectarian (shia to sunni) demographics of Baghdad by enabling and smuggling in weapons, cash, and supplies as well as inflitrate Iraqi shia militias that Iran had been grooming for over two decades at that point. In this endeavaour Iran also aimed at eliminating former air force pilots of the Iraqi air force and succeded in killing over a 100 retired. To say the Americans in actuality fought for Iran is an understatement. Interestingly there is still a strain of Iraqi arab nationalism (Baathism) in Iraq and is a bit on the resurgence but these are being fought at any opportunity by the Iraqi shia militias loyal to Iran. There is also a growing liberal democratic stream, these too are opposed by the aforementioned.
@husseinoskovjino9398
3 ай бұрын
The eliminations back fired cuz the the Elite troops also joined the secular Insurgent forces Like the IAI or the other Neo-baathist groups And when the sectarian war happened cuz al qaeda bombed a shrine Half of the shia population (living i. The south which were always hated even by other shias) started killing innocent sunnis This heavily backfired cuz Shia militias had much more casualties than sunnis and sunnis had much more civilian Casualties This also affected on the US forces which were already trying to fight the Republican Guards In 2013 the same thing happened and neo baathists were near the capital but ISIS which then they thought was a neo baathist secular movement was actually islamist but it was too late cuz it was already Fighting side by side with the Iraqi Insurgents (despite their insurgent wars in 2006 till 2008) they Later Rejoined the Iraqi Forces to Fight ISIS
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
We don't want either sides.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
We just want neutrality
@fahoodie1852
4 ай бұрын
You guys have been through enough, I hope things get better for you guys and I hope to see Iraq get back on its feet From Kuwait 🇰🇼❤️🇮🇶
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
@@fahoodie1852 Thank you very much for your kind words 💖
@missingmochigumanofficial
4 ай бұрын
"Now, we all know the reason why America got involved _in Iraq_ . But in case you've been living under _a rock_ -" No idea if that rhyme was intentional lol.
@mrbuttocks6772
4 ай бұрын
It probably was lol
@Ar1AnX1x
4 ай бұрын
we're witnessing the birth of a new eminem, bro spitting geopolitical bars
@TheAmericanPrometheus
4 ай бұрын
I read this comment just as that part of video was playing. Kek
@ProudMesopotamianGirl
4 ай бұрын
I'm just grateful he doesn't say EYE-RACK at least.
@batprime1177
4 ай бұрын
They have I raqy relationship
@ZachLDB
4 ай бұрын
This video mentioned the Iraq/American talks. But failed to mention the Iraqi president ended it with a demand for all Americans to leave the country months ago. America has been dragging their feet on withdrawal and failed to meet the deadline set. That’s kinda big to leave out
@aceproductions5734
4 ай бұрын
This news channel seems to have a pro-us bias. They also left out how when the us invaded for the "war on terror" no nuclear weapons were even discovered meaning the war and invasion was pointless. Almost as if the US had another motive for the invasion hmmmmm
@vain2521
4 ай бұрын
From an Iraqi's perspective, I would prefer the Iraqi government say that but not actually do anything. Shia militants are tarnishing the the name of Shi'ism and are also actively trying to seize more islamic power. Sudani probably said that and then backtracked as the American military is a counter-weight to several of the militant groups.
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
@@vain2521 exactly it’s all political grandstanding at the end of the day
@DSan-kl2yc
4 ай бұрын
That's because there is no deadline. The president didn't demand that they leave.
@adamelghalmi9771
4 ай бұрын
@@DSan-kl2yc he did?
@marklower3772
4 ай бұрын
Iraq is well-positioned to be a buffer between Iranian, Gulf States, and (future?) Turkish influences. I hope they're able to continue stabilizing and strengthen their political independence.
@kurlzzfjartson6424
4 ай бұрын
atleast its nice too hear iraq is trying to push back some of irans influence
@HelloimthisguyYT
4 ай бұрын
remember when they voted to kick out american troops and the americans refused
@drjordan5706
4 ай бұрын
@@HelloimthisguyYT How is that relevant? America didn't tell Iran to harass Iraq
@HelloimthisguyYT
4 ай бұрын
@@drjordan5706 America helped a staunchly anti iranian get to power, then iraq lost a war to iran and had a Kurdish uprising, then America invaded their former ally and turned them Into a shit hole, then iran gained influence in iraq, then America returned to fight isis(whod be a lot weaker if America didn’t invade), then America refused to leave when iraq said to Ameroca has done worse to iraq than iran has
@drjordan5706
4 ай бұрын
@@HelloimthisguyYT I'm not arguing this, Bush was for sure the worst 5d chess player in the history of mankind but now Iraq is trying to protect itself from a closer enemy. The US has done their shit but now they have to care about someone else
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
@@HelloimthisguyYT are you forgetting the sectarian violence that Shia militants also committed
@luishernandezblonde
4 ай бұрын
I think people forget that racial conflict, which tends to be neglected when talking about Middle East, has to be emphasised here. Iran is a Persian nation using an Indo-European language but forced to write in an Arabic script; whereas Iraq is a clear Arab-speaking nations with minorities like Kurds, Armenians, Turks and Assyrians. Arabs have a long history of anti-Iranian sentiment and Islamic unity appeals little for them.
@philipbranco9568
4 ай бұрын
Also, don't forget the religious point as well. Iran is overwhelmingly Shia, while Iraq is 50-50 Shia/Sunni among its Muslim population, and relations between the Shia and Sunni communities are not exactly harmonious. Think Bahrain and Syria, which both have large religious minorities.
@murtadha96
4 ай бұрын
That’s a shallow and incorrect (dare I say ignoramus) take. It bears little resemblance to reality.
@luishernandezblonde
4 ай бұрын
@@murtadha96 Then why did the Iran-Iraq War of 1980 break out? Even long before the situation like now, the population in modern Iraq often sided with the Sunni Ottomans fighting against the Persians.
@user-op8fg3ny3j
4 ай бұрын
@@philipbranco9568only between the leaders. Everyday Sunnis and Shias don't actually care about the rivalry
@puraLusa
4 ай бұрын
@@luishernandezblondethe war was theocracy vs pan arab secularism (baath), it was more an ideological one (pov of rulling class) than a religious one. Only much much latter did sadam adopt the sunni religious identity to keep himself in power.
@cgt3704
4 ай бұрын
"Neither the Iraqi Government, nor its population wants to be part in the US-Iranian confrontation" Too bad thats not how global conflict works
@Tabrizshahr
4 ай бұрын
Then why irak attacked Iran They who started it and expect not to face the consequences
@nusantaramapper7580
4 ай бұрын
@@TabrizshahrFr, Palestine and Hamas should know that too.
@Tabrizshahr
4 ай бұрын
@@nusantaramapper7580 duh bro sometimes someone starts wars think and they world.t know how to get out from wat they risking
@مصطفىراهيجيادفرحانالهلال
4 ай бұрын
Similar to Ukraine
@aikslf
4 ай бұрын
@@nusantaramapper7580 Right, because the IDF didn't launch sporadic raids against Hamas and Harrass Palestinian civilians. That never happened. The only thing that ever happened is always the part where the "poor innocent defenseless righteous jews" were attacked and victimized.
@vladavram9209
4 ай бұрын
Well I'll be damned. I was looking forward to a tldr video to drink my coffee with, and i clicked on this one 4 seconds after it was posted. Hello everyone!
@timbren7874
4 ай бұрын
Hello back!
@ezey2746
4 ай бұрын
iran is absolutely not losing grip on iraq XD. as an iranian i can tell you its even stronger than before. where the hell did u get your source for this video?
@Envy-ie2wp
4 ай бұрын
filithy goverment your country has.
@angelcabeza6464
4 ай бұрын
Typical Iranian only cares about funding proxies not feeding your starving people
@Envy-ie2wp
4 ай бұрын
@@Houthiandtheblowfish whats wrong with that, i'd rather have america as an ally than Iran who's sanctioned by like the whole world, you dont only side with a country for political views but for benefits.
@Neutralizer520
4 ай бұрын
@@Envy-ie2wpthis are the wealthy minority nobody likes the US in the Middle East and ideologically they are isolate look at the war in Gaza as an example or who recognizes Palestine
@Envy-ie2wp
4 ай бұрын
@@Neutralizer520 hmm yeah i agree with you unfortunately its like that.
@mah29001
4 ай бұрын
Much of the media want to ignore the Islamic State got started by many "former" Iraqi Baathists. I sense they could return if Iran and even America are unable to resolve Iraq's stability issues (or even Russia).
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
America says jump and the uk says how high.
@unconventionalideas5683
4 ай бұрын
They seem to be more interested in attacking Russia and its allies. They assassinated some of the leadership in Hamas after October 7th, for example.
@luishernandezblonde
4 ай бұрын
Baath party, the old dude.
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
No. ISIS was originally established in 1999 Afghanistan.
@LizardSpork
4 ай бұрын
America always looks best when it's at a distance but not too far...
@frankleespeaking9519
4 ай бұрын
Nice
@AL-lh2ht
4 ай бұрын
yet no blame for iran funding every terrorist group in the middle east. and most of US allys in the middle east are prosperies including some of the richest nations on earth per capita.
@jujirer
4 ай бұрын
@@AL-lh2ht brother is forgetting how US supports revolutions and tërrorist groups like the Mujahēdeens.
@RuffinItAB
4 ай бұрын
What's going on with the thumbnail? Looks like you guys labeled Iraq as Iran
@ChinnuWoW
4 ай бұрын
I think it’s meant to show that Iran’s influence is in Iraq.
@KonradAdenauerJr
4 ай бұрын
Another factor that has played a role in the divergencies between Iran and Iraq has been the Iraqis' memories of the Iran-Iraq war, which resulted in huge casualties on both sides. Religion also plays a role. The Shi'a Muslim majority of Iraq has little in common with the Shi'a majority of Iran, belonging to different schools of thought. Iraqi Shi'a generally don't want ayatollahs (especially Iranian ones) governing them.
@thewingedhussar4188
4 ай бұрын
So thusly, the longer the balance act goes. The longer it goes, the more it benefits the US and Iraq.
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
True.
@michaelgreen1515
4 ай бұрын
Iraqi Shia ideology is different from Iranian Shia ideology: that is not necessarily a good thing for everyone else...
@ciaronsmith4995
4 ай бұрын
Nah. Iranians are the boss of that region. You can try to cope instead of making pointless videos. Persians are back.
@thewingedhussar4188
4 ай бұрын
That is until either the allies defeat the ayotollahs (and their religious nobility) or from internal decay (with secular parliament stepping in or the state falling appart).
@ciaronsmith4995
4 ай бұрын
@@thewingedhussar4188 Nobody is overthrowing anyone in Iran. If it happens it will be through transition and the foreign policy will never change. Cope. Iranians are hyper smart. They know the game. All that will change is Iranians might have more rights at home - but the continued regional expansion doesn't stop. Whoever is in charge. Cope.
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
Actually, Iran was ignored by many Iraqi militias.
@Brown95P
4 ай бұрын
Iraq definitely deserves political autonomy and the right to be a neutral country amongst all the conflict surrounding it; I just hope they left their expansionist ideas in 1990 where they rightfully belong.
@AL-lh2ht
4 ай бұрын
ah yes neutrality when their neighbors literally want to annex them.
@Brown95P
4 ай бұрын
@@AL-lh2ht Well yeah, that's kind of the problem isn't it.
@hashimalsmael3396
4 ай бұрын
"expansionist ideas" you mean their rightfully stolen land ?
@kimothefungenuis
4 ай бұрын
2:02 It's funny how delusional these people were
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
I can't forgive them. I'm living in an everyday nightmare because of their irrational movements (I live in Iraq). It's something to blame the US on because they should've thought about how much Suddam had brainwashed Iraqis before they conquered Iraq. They should've been more careful and should've taken more cautious actions. Iraqis are living in a dilemma. They don't like it, But they also don't mind it. They want to become a superpower themselves. but they can't even solve internal conflicts within the population itself.
@artman12
4 ай бұрын
It’s funny you think they *were* delusional when the American/European news networks continue to spew the same lies to their populations.
@artman12
4 ай бұрын
It’s funny how you think these people **were** delusional when the American/European media continue to say the same things to justify conflicts in other parts of the world.
@artman12
4 ай бұрын
It’s not just in the past but the American news networks continue to justify conflicts to this day with specific buzzwords.
@samuela-aegisdottir
4 ай бұрын
It was naive. But it was probably based on the fact that it worked in Germany and Japan. USA defeated their dictators in a bloody war and afterwards, Germany and Japan both became prosperous democracies and American allies. But the context was different. Germany and Japan were the agressors in that war. Building a functioning democracy is not that easy as it looks like, especially not when bulding from outside and as an agressor. There has to be enourmous collaboration of the local people on all levels of the society to built it and democracy must become the leading ideology of the people. There are many ingredients that are not easy to control or even to know. Especially for an outsider. I am not saying that USA had the right to invade Iraq to build democracy there, I am just saying that their naive confidence was not baseless. But they overrated the role they had in the Germany's and Japan's cases and underestimated the work of German and Japanesse people, their culture, history, identity, sorroundings, the states of the societies and the general context of the situation.
@bloodfiredrake7259
4 ай бұрын
Short answer: No Long answer:Nooooooo
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
if anything their influence increased in Iraq. they control the southern part of the country. The north is a war zone.
@michaelstone5298
4 ай бұрын
Well I hope Iraq does a certain more autonomy at least, after all, thr south Iraqes, are the descendants of the ancient Sumerians. Rich history and to much influence could create problems with whatever new government emerges in Iran when the theocracy does eventually fall, (admittedly that could be decades away but maybe not)
@simonwiggins8570
4 ай бұрын
Iraq is set to have a population of 80 million by 2050, Iran a little more with 100 million. With different cultural and ethnic backgrounds it makes sense for Iraq to create its own future outside and away from the influence of Iran. Iraq is an oil wealthy nation, and can look to its fellow Arab neighbours in the Gulf to mend ties and create investment. This will only happen though if Iranian influence is diminished.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
Expel the Iranians, expel the Americans, Iraq is for the Iraqis
@squirepraggerstope3591
4 ай бұрын
"Neither the Iraqi Government, nor its population wants to be part in the US-Iranian confrontation" FEW people or governments anywhere are generally too keen on involuntarily hosting 3rd party states wars. What of it? Unless the country concerned can defend itself, it's never stopped this happening in any case.
@diomuda7903
4 ай бұрын
The way how Iraq border was designed already made the destruction of Iraq too easy. Turkey in the north, Iran in the east, KSA in the south. Losing many significant waterways to Turkey, economically lured by Iran, ethnically divided, and religiously manipulated by both Iran and Saudi. You cannot think of which country with such a horrible boundary like Iraq.
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
the idiots in Britain and Russia carved borders that made 0 sense. I mean the afghan border splits a tribes land, the same people half are afghan and the other half are packi.
@bazah23
4 ай бұрын
What you suggest then
@diomuda7903
4 ай бұрын
@@bazah23 You have to ask Britain for that.
@samuela-aegisdottir
4 ай бұрын
I can think of one. Poland.
@diomuda7903
4 ай бұрын
@@samuela-aegisdottir Poland's past geography did enable the country to become a power, but also miserable enough to turn it into a colony. However, post-WWII border has been far more blessing for Poland when it has more coastal connection in the sea and access to the western borderland that was previously under German control. Iraq has none of this luck however.
@cap10newport95
4 ай бұрын
I didn't know that as I've been living under I-raq
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
Bro lives under a rock in Iraq
@the_farrow9549
4 ай бұрын
Well as an Iranian I do not like my government at all but I have to give it to them, they managed to take the war to them and for that they are doing a great job
@eyelessclowned
4 ай бұрын
your opinions is just as useless as if you haven't mentioned that you're iranian, like what does that going to change?
@IK_MK
4 ай бұрын
Quick answer: no not yet
@crowguy4350
4 ай бұрын
as an Iraqi I believe they already lost so much of it.
@crowguy4350
4 ай бұрын
it all ganna be over by the next election ( next year )
@IK_MK
4 ай бұрын
@@crowguy4350 @crowguy4350 have they completely lost it? If not... My answer stands does it not?
@crowguy4350
4 ай бұрын
@@IK_MK yeah.. still it'll be over by the 2025 election.
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
@@IK_MK They lost a lot.
@ValensBellator
4 ай бұрын
If I were Iraq I’d want some US troops present as long as the US would allow them just to keep playing the two against one another. Seems like both leverage and protection.
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
Iraqi PM does support US presence and even described American troops as friendly forces and invited more American companies to invest in Iraq.
@zugabdu1
4 ай бұрын
"In case you've been living under A ROCK." I see what you did there!
@marklandwehr7604
4 ай бұрын
When america disbanded the IRAQ police that was the day america gave IRAQ to Iran
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
Disbanding the Iraqi army and police was one of the worst decisions made during 2003
@marklandwehr7604
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499 but it was Exactly what bush wanted because it made rebuilding IRAQ pointless
@Beyonder1987
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499Iraqi police and army were certainly not loyal to America and helped saddam fedayeen. I matter how you look at it, America has no true allies
@barrylafleur8526
4 ай бұрын
Iraq wants America out of its country. The rest is convoluting that fact.
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
But which Iraq?
@Comrade_Uraqi
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499My country, Iraq.
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
@@Comrade_Uraqi One Iraq (some Shias) want America out, but the other want America to stay? There has to be a balance.
@Comrade_Uraqi
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499 It really has nothing to do with sectarianism or anything, this is a pigment of outsiders' imagination, we want to have relations with both Iran and the United States but not the type of predatory relations the USA wants, and although Iran has some influence, you can't with a functional brain, compare a regional player like Iran to a global hegemon such as the USA, but we still wanna rid ourselves of that influence minor as it is. You should really forget about these sectarian arguments portrayed in the media, if you want to ask anything, tell me.
@barrylafleur8526
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499 The one in southern Minnesota.
@nuzayerov
4 ай бұрын
The Iraqi Parliament is so damn divided its nice to see Iraq's Prime Minister being able to take necessary steps, or at least trying for Iraq. Just look at "Council of Representatives of Iraq" wikipedia page.
@MrMalmir
4 ай бұрын
US regime must leave ME and focus on a comprehensive health care instead further adventures
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
Can Iran do the same?
@MrMalmir
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499 It's our own hood we have the right to be here
@eyelessclowned
4 ай бұрын
@@souvikrc4499iran literally exists in the ME
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
@@eyelessclowned still doesn’t make them any less neocolonial - especially when you consider their imperial past
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
@@MrMalmir the people who protested in October 2019 say otherwise
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
Iraqi Shiites tends to dislike Iran however despise Saudi Arabia and Turkey more so very few of them are actually pro-Iranian. Some of Iran's backed militias such as the AHH and Badr refused Iran's pressure to attack US positions and Tehran couldn't do much about it. Iran also doesn't have any troops in Iraq and the only militia that is willing to serve Iran is the unpopular Kataib Hezbollah. Overall Iraqis don't see Iran as a friend, niether Turkey or Saudi Arabia if this matter.
@ShadowPhoenixMaximus
4 ай бұрын
Could you do a video on how Tiktok is influencing opinions in the Middle-East?
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
Don't middle easterns only watch adult content on tiktok??
@Juan-qu4oj
4 ай бұрын
@@Qefyanhe means on the Middle East
@Alexrocksdude_
4 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this format, you guys do a great job reporting :)
@CheWangia-zy3gb
4 ай бұрын
The U.S. Governments ability to make everything worst is surreal.
@MiddleKingdom305
4 ай бұрын
You must have never heard of the Russian government.
@asscheeks3212
4 ай бұрын
This and the reply feels like evil twins hating each other but we're forced to choose between the evil twins because one is rich and the other is poor. And I'm here hating both regardless of money
@AL-lh2ht
4 ай бұрын
dude the gulf states are literaally the richest per capita nations on earth mostly due to the US.
@K55365
4 ай бұрын
Iraq still solely relies on its energy needs on Iran, both gas and electricity are mainly supplied by Iran.
@justasydefix6251
4 ай бұрын
Iraq favors Iran more than USA any day by majority. How does that sound for you? Why do you always miss the most important points? This means they are not necessarily decoupling but taking measures to not be involved in the crossfire but still want to have iranian support side to suppress pro usa movememts.
@AL-lh2ht
4 ай бұрын
source: I made it up
@salamyaya162
4 ай бұрын
No, most Iraqis dislike Iran and even many Iranian backed militias defied Iran and refused to attack the US bases.
@redman1249
4 ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/u2qvra2IgYiSioo
@redman1249
4 ай бұрын
Iranian backed militias are terrorising Sunni Civilians. Iran also killing Sunni civilians in Syria.
@redman1249
4 ай бұрын
Iraqis don't want be dominated by Persians.
@yoma2k279
4 ай бұрын
“But in case you were living under a rock” Brilliant!
@davidbowie5023
4 ай бұрын
I feel strange that people forget that Iranian desire to control Iraq stemmed from their very unhappy past experience with Azerbaijan in the 1990s. Azerbaijan is a Shia nation, but Azerbaijan decided to embrace secularism and pan-Turkism, and had called for the disintegration of Iran into pieces; this directly helped Israel and Turkey to exercise power to threaten Iran. This is why Iran so desperate to turn Iraq into one of its puppets, and the Azerbaijan experience continues to haunt them ever since.
@ottomanosman2463
4 ай бұрын
More like how Iranian terrorists tried to help Armenia. It's natural that the Azerbaijani Turkmen of South Azerbaijan have to revolt for freedom.
@MrZZooh
4 ай бұрын
Interesting point. I am an Iranian Azerbaijani myself and agree with you. Ironically the pro-Israel and anti-Iran sentiment by Azerbaijan Republic left a bad taste in a lot of the Iranian Azerbaijanis' mouths once they realized those folks didn't really care much for them and it was more about delusional imperliasm by Turkey and destroying lives than helping the Iranian Turks gain language rights and whatnot.
@Raybod7
4 ай бұрын
@@ottomanosman2463There is no south Azerbaijan you turkish daydreamer, people of Tabriz kicked out Consulate of Baku few months ago and you call us terrorists? You opened your borders for ISIS to destroy Syria and Iraq and now you have your karma by having millions of Syrian refugees 😂
@domenico_ginny6164
4 ай бұрын
Hi, American here tbh most of the people here aren’t sure what was going on in the Middle East. On behalf of all Americans who can’t tell the difference between these countries I’m sorry. We aren’t bad people, in fact whenever we get in a military conflict it’s either in the name of freedom or spun that way. Our hearts are in the right place. When we hear about dictatorships being overthrown we congratulate them whole heartedly. Our government uses this as a way to weaponize their citizens in a sence. Or more accurately our politicians, we are increasingly corrupt and the citizens here don’t even know it.
@thecaribbean8615
4 ай бұрын
It's the Middle East. Consider ending all potential agreements or strategies with the word "temporary" or "temporarily". Long term stability is not in the vocabulary of the region.
@imtiyaz3447
4 ай бұрын
imaging saying this after destabilizing so many countries in the region and then blaming them haha
@Chronoir3
4 ай бұрын
Think the much more better "Title" to get more views is : *Will Iran invade Iraq?* That sure get more view for yall! LMAO!
@user-tn3il9bp5u
4 ай бұрын
LOL
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
We're already invaded by their ideology mate.
@Mesopotamia-v6d
3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately a lot of Shia Muslims prefer Iran more then there country and that's very dangerous considering Iraq has a majority of Shia Muslims@@Qefyan
@LordWalsallian
4 ай бұрын
Why is the United States still in Iraq??
@thewingedhussar4188
4 ай бұрын
To keep iran from over dominating. But truth be told, this balancing act is more towards the USA's benefit. The longer Iraq remains a democracy. The harder it be to get rid of it.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
If Iraq were a game, it would be a bad game because every choice would lead to the player losing
@methinc.5294
4 ай бұрын
iraq would be a rage game so what would israel be?
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
@@methinc.5294 Any choice will make everyone mad at you
@thomaswatson1739
2 ай бұрын
It’s time for Iraq to ally with Iran.
@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig
4 ай бұрын
Tldr asks Is Iran is losing it grip on Iraq but Tldr forgets how is Saddam doing
@Dextrovix-42
4 ай бұрын
If I can work through your pigeon English, I think you'll find Saddam Hussein was hanged in 2006. Their current leader may resemble Saddam, but that's not him. Obviously if you were trying to be funny instead, then that hasn't worked.
@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig
4 ай бұрын
@@Dextrovix-42 I know he isn't Saddam. But he kinda looked like him
@Jonathanizer
4 ай бұрын
@@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig they look nothing alike, aside from looking vaguely Arab.
@robertortiz-wilson1588
4 ай бұрын
Good summary analysis.
@DemocraciesinData
4 ай бұрын
In case you've been living under "Iraq" lmfao
@sladetuner8661
3 ай бұрын
one major cause of this is a because of ethnic issues
@bareamin2017
4 ай бұрын
The situation in Iraq is a blow back from the unfair war by America led war at Iraq
@ThatBasedGuy
4 ай бұрын
What unfair war? You mean the war that took out dictator Saddam Hussein with minimal casualties? who is responsible for the deaths of 800,000 Iraqis and decades of tyrannical rule?
@michael1001t
4 ай бұрын
Not possible, Baghdad is a Persian name ,Persian Empire left many monuments in the province of Iraq ,.. .
@Beyonder1987
4 ай бұрын
Persian empire was based on civilisation of Iraq or Uruk civilisation as it was called. They copied architecture, had Akkadian then Aramean as thier official language of the empire
@dragon888193ftw
3 ай бұрын
iran is an arab country. it is led by an arab, khamenei xd
@pullthatup2973
4 ай бұрын
US military wrecked the whole country and somehow local militias are distabilizing factor. 😂
@garfield1245
4 ай бұрын
....just like vietnam right? Oh wait they actually are prospering and aren't using America as a excuse for everything, sure we did another of damage but it's not like we dropped biological weapons over the entire country recreating the black plague. That's like the USA if they started crying about colonization everytime they mismanage something. How long until the terrible politics of iraqs politicians are their own fault. Smh
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
They are! AND THEY ARE! They're so rich, they control everything. To a point they control every event that's happening, including graduation ceremonies...
@pullthatup2973
4 ай бұрын
@@Qefyan So there's graduation ceremonies held now, and how many when US was busy sending attack helicopters after civilians?
@EL-oj6uq
4 ай бұрын
@@pullthatup2973 That doesn't bring any sense.. we're talking about right now, right now Iran is definitely a more destabalizing factor, and it isn't in america's interest to cause destabilization as it doesn't help them. war only helps iran right now
@pullthatup2973
4 ай бұрын
@@EL-oj6uq And they are in this situation because what distabilazing factor that is still to this day causing havoc there and all over the world.
@crowguy4350
4 ай бұрын
Al Sudani is so popular with the Iraqi people right Now. he's going to dominate in the 2025 election and a complete Iraqi autonomy will be restored
@عمارياسر-ص3د9ش
4 ай бұрын
😂
@ForTheWitness
4 ай бұрын
I’m from Iraq and I Stand With Iran 🇮🇶🤝🇮🇷
@ياسر-ت6ك1ق
4 ай бұрын
stupid
@Mesopotamia-v6d
2 ай бұрын
wow I'm From Iraq and I can't believe that you opened your ass for another country
@MCorpReview
4 ай бұрын
Mesopotamia is the worlds first civilization 😂they juz wanna be left alone by these newbies 😅
@Jarod-vg9wq
4 ай бұрын
0:41 the B1 lancer “how many times do we have to tech you this lesion old man?”
@bazah23
4 ай бұрын
Yo a video about Iraq nice🇮🇶🗣️ I really like our current prime minister he’s the first to make Iraq feel like a state with an actual government since I was born lol
@ProudMesopotamianGirl
4 ай бұрын
For real, I was born in 2004 and the ONLY happy & progressive year in Iraq during my lifetime was 2024. Great future is waiting 🇮🇶🌼🇮🇶🌼🇮🇶🌼
@bazah23
4 ай бұрын
@@ProudMesopotamianGirl I was born in 2003 and yeah I wholeheartedly agree like just this year he opened three factories which was something people demanded for years and from this year Iraq will stop burning the gas from oil fields and he started the Baghdad metro project which was planned in 1977 but it didn’t happen for obvious reason(saddam lol) And other things obviously
@ElamiteMan
4 ай бұрын
🇮🇷🇮🇶🤜🇬🇧🇺🇲 ایران و العراق لایمکن الفراق Iran and Iraq cannot be separated 🇮🇷🤝🇮🇶
@maroufali7925
4 ай бұрын
Short answer : NO
@marcbuisson2463
4 ай бұрын
Funny how Iraq is increasingly becoming a Lebanon 2.0 even more failed, and even more occupied by foreigners.
@salihmahdi7742
4 ай бұрын
I'm 🇮🇶 I like your videos on Iraq. Please make more 🙏
@play4dc
4 ай бұрын
People need to learn how to listen and reason. TLDR made no claims about the war in terror nor WMDs, they simply stated that the US "claimed" there were WMDs and it was part of their global war on terror. Both of these are FACTS and is an appropriate level of information on a channel called TLDR. Whether there were weapons or it was morally or a geopolitically correct decision was not relevant to this video.
@scottyeater
4 ай бұрын
Things are getting wild these days
@sylviamontaez3889
4 ай бұрын
took em long enough, but its good. why should iraq have to be in another countrys sphere of influence? its brought them nothing but trouble.
@murtadha96
4 ай бұрын
Exactly. It has trashed the country and made it into an Iranian extension. Nothing has been built in 20 years and people are fed up.
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
sorry who beat ISIS? If I remember correctly the iraqis were begging for irans help. with out iran, iraq would be in 3 pieces.
@fishergabe
4 ай бұрын
i thought the second war in Iraq was to increase Halliburton's stock price?
@souvikrc4499
4 ай бұрын
Halburton was also in Iran, the same time believe or not
@B1_66ER
4 ай бұрын
I finally understand why the US has military in Iraq. Why are there still UK military in Iraq?
@JoeeyTheeKangaroo
4 ай бұрын
For intelligence
@puraLusa
4 ай бұрын
Next to iraq is a hashemite king which is a huge uk ally. The idea is to protect the jordanian regime albeit peeps fall for propaganda that it's about israel which isn't. Hashemites are the bridge with the regions monarchies. Arab cold war - read about it.
@methinc.5294
4 ай бұрын
better question why does the uk still exist?
@goldiga3935
4 ай бұрын
They need to know how accurate Iranian missiles are, especially General McKenzie LOL
@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462
4 ай бұрын
@@methinc.5294 Still has some use to the US. Give it a few more decades...
@hankclarckson224
4 ай бұрын
Ali khamenie originally from Najaf iraq.most Ayatollahs and seyed came from iraq to iran.Iraq Owens iran
@eyelessclowned
4 ай бұрын
it all started in 2003...
@monkeypie8701
4 ай бұрын
If Iran simply invaded, how many Americans do you think would be willing to invade iraq a third time?
@CedarHunt
4 ай бұрын
None. What would happen is the Saudis and Turks would counter invade and cause a massive regional war that Iran would lose badly. The US would probably make a statement condemning the invasion and then move on to more important things.
@tiglishnobody8750
4 ай бұрын
@@CedarHuntSaudi army are kind weak and ineffective as they only good to protect royal family and Turkish have go across Syria and Kurdistan Iraq (Who hate Turkey) which I not sure Turkey can afford as Iraq are next to Iran
@CedarHunt
4 ай бұрын
@@tiglishnobody8750The Saudi army is weak, but the Saudi government has tons of money for mercenaries and significant influence around the world. Plus the Turks alone would beat 7 shades of regret out of Iran by themselves. Turkey and Iran border eachother, so I'm not sure why you think the Turks would need to go through Syria of all places.
@tiglishnobody8750
4 ай бұрын
@@CedarHunt Saudi didn't doing great job in Yemen even with amount of money and Syria border Iraq more than Turkey unless Turkey have go through Iraq Kurdistan that was mountain and controlled by Kurd who hate Turkey and there mountain in between Iran and Turkey so unless Turkey want going into suicidal charge into Iran
@tiglishnobody8750
4 ай бұрын
@@CedarHunt Why you think Turkey can beat Iran?
@Tukulti-Ninurta
4 ай бұрын
Excellent summary of something I haven’t seen explained on any mainstream news channel. (But why the Americanism “October 7th?” What’s wrong with the good old British “October the 7th”?)
@ХейХей-ю3ф
4 ай бұрын
Politics is circus 😂
@methinc.5294
4 ай бұрын
politicians are clowns
@butterw55
4 ай бұрын
1:30 Narrator: "Now we all know the reason why America got involved in Iraq ..." W: "Heh, heh! You're welcome. Heh, heh, heh!"
@IronWarrior86
4 ай бұрын
US lost the Iraq war. We should leave the middle east and focus on our border. If you can't secure your own nation then you're bound to face internal split and fragmentation. Unsecured border with Mexico will be the downfall of America if our congressmen and statesmen don't get their act together.
@goldenfiberwheat238
4 ай бұрын
TLDR loves to show footage of the person they’re talking about speaking at the un
@elijahmonreal1411
4 ай бұрын
Not to mention there were never any weapons
@mrmyth5846
4 ай бұрын
Didn’t they have a ten year border war between one another? They were enemies and suddenly on the same side. How’s this possible?
@9_9876
4 ай бұрын
How come the map is still showing Karabakh as disputed? The conflict is over
@Atheist_Indian
4 ай бұрын
Yeah its Armenian
@dhjddjjejdjf1680
4 ай бұрын
@@Atheist_Indian nope, it's azerbaijanian
@Atheist_Indian
4 ай бұрын
@@dhjddjjejdjf1680 Azerbaijan , what is that , a country which is still confused whether it is Turkish or Persian
@Jonathanizer
4 ай бұрын
Has Armenia officially ceded the territory? Has the international community approved the transfer of territory? No? Then it is still disputed, even if it is de facto controlled by Azerbaijan. Might does not always make right.
@9_9876
4 ай бұрын
@@Jonathanizer what are you even talking about. Armenia NEVER officially claimed Karabakh smartass
@sladetuner8661
3 ай бұрын
US troops no longer need to be in iraq
@DiyarAliArif
4 ай бұрын
inshallah bro lets leave iran
@gp-1542
4 ай бұрын
I think Iraq is going to lose the balancing game Its either one or another, theres no inbewtsween when it comes with Iran and the USA
@حسنحسينعلي-س9غ
4 ай бұрын
It seems that my country married Iran and America 😂😂 If we court Iran, America the wife becomes angry and feels betrayed, and vice versa. 😂😂 I hope that my country will teach me how to marry America and Iran so that I can marry someone like her, haha
@Zainab_Salam904
4 ай бұрын
In all seriousness, not really.
@WilliamCarterII
4 ай бұрын
There shouldn't be a military installation in Iraq lmao wtf the Iraqi parliament ordered they yankees to go home. They make it sound like Iran is unreasonable when there's a hostile military presence like 4kms away. Insane framing.
@RDSyafriyar
4 ай бұрын
"The lion does not care about a monkey laughing at him from a tree." - Saddam Hussein 🇮🇶
@ElamiteMan
4 ай бұрын
Where is Lion Now?
@kakooly
4 ай бұрын
Don't mistake a lion with a cat .. but sadom was worse he was a mouse hiding in a hole with the rest of the mice 🤣
@jump_kid
4 ай бұрын
fake quote
@soupwithfriends
4 ай бұрын
kinda giving iran too much credit, i think
@aaronpaul9188
4 ай бұрын
Worth mentioning that shia islam isnt all created equally. Iraq is the historic center of shia islam since the middle ages. The version of shia islam practiced by the iranian leadership however dates all thebway back to the mid 20th century. Its new to iran even, and historically deeply disliked in iraq. Hence why very influential shia clerics are are the center of the anti iran movement in iraq. Iran bought influence with money by funding these militias, but there is little ideological or religious support for iran among the iraqi shia community.
@Dangerous_Rafidi
4 ай бұрын
العراق الان في أفضل حال وتطور واعمار وما زال الكثير قادم، سبب دمار العراق هم السنة دائما يريدون ان يخربو في البلد حربين طائفيتين بسببهم، هاذا غير حروب صدام العبثية ثلاث حروب، ورغم ذالك العراق صامد ويعد الان من افضل دول للاستثمار وأكثر دولة تطور خلال هاذه السنين، وكان يقول السيسي (رئيس مصر) افضل ما نكون مثل العراق وسوريا وهو الآن يتحسر إلى أن يكون مثل العراق و الان مصر تعاني من ازمات رغم أنها لم تدخل حروب لفترة طويلة والعراق اخر حرب له انتهت في 2018.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
سبب تمرد السنة انو الحكومة الشيعة كانت تضطهد الاقلية السنة مثل نظام صدام أيضاً الحكومة الشيعة كانت فاسدة و غير فعالة و كانت دمية ايران أيضاً اوقف الطائفية أيضاً السوداني ضد الطائفية الطائفية سوقف تقدم العراق من ممكن فقدان كل هاذا التقدم بسبب الطائفية يجب ايقاف الطائفية انت لا تساعد بل تزيد الأمر سوء
@bb-cz1yf
3 ай бұрын
@@shahimkoogلا مضطهدكم الحكومة لتجذب اصلا حتى عندكم تمثيل بالحكومة مع ان انتو من اقليات
@shahimkoog
3 ай бұрын
كان هناك اضطهاد لسنة قبل داعش يشكل السنة 45 من السكان
@shahimkoog
3 ай бұрын
في عام 2023 الشيعة يستولون على أكبر جوامع السنة في سامرة كيف لا يكون هاذا اضطهاد
@shahimkoog
3 ай бұрын
في عام 2016 قائد بالحشد الشيعي يعترف بقتل أهل السنة بحقد طائفي
@paracelion8926
4 ай бұрын
1:29 lol! I'm not Iraqi but as a Turkish person i find what you said very amusing. As neighboring country, we can see what's happening in Iraq and how people are becoming hopeless due to imperialist powers. We're aware of where terrorism originates and who creates it, so don't use terrorism as an excuse!
@hamlet557
3 ай бұрын
Isn't the Turkish army IN IRAQ as we speak? Isn't your EXCUSE to "fight terrorism"? Are you effing kidding us?
@paracelion8926
3 ай бұрын
@@hamlet557 Unlike America we get permission from the country and we work together. The terrorists we identify are also recognized as terrorists by the Iraqi government. We don't make up hypothetical reasons and use them as an excuse to enter as you do.
@FeruzZiyozoda
3 ай бұрын
😂Dude what are you talking about??? One of the worst Imperialst it is actually YOU TURKS!
@tyy123
4 ай бұрын
Eventually someone has some kind of understanding of Iraqs internal politics
@DrVictorVasconcelos
4 ай бұрын
I'll say this a thousand times: omitting credible information in an overview that is extremely damaging for one side is not being unbiased, it's being biased. Facts are facts regardless of who's damaged. *TLDR geopolitics is DREADFUL at this point* .
@BarzulRei
4 ай бұрын
What is the omitted credible info?
@Talisguy
4 ай бұрын
@@BarzulRei Judging from their other comments, not mentioning oil or the failure to find WMDs when talking about the Iraq War. I personally don't think the latter is the most important thing to mention when talking about the invasion of Iraq - they didn't find WMDs, but they did find plenty of evidence that the Iraqi government _intended_ to make WMDs in defiance of sanctions. A much more significant non-finding was the total absence of evidence that Saddam had anything to do with Al-Qaeda. That's the big thing that makes the invasion's rationale fall apart. They had nothing to do with each other and there was no reason to suspect otherwise.
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
@@BarzulRei he failed to mention that without iranian support iraqs economy collapses. Iran also provided security in the south and fought of isis in the north which was sponsored by the gulf, saudi, israel and america. not to mention all the training and arms transfer to the militias.
@fnansjy456
4 ай бұрын
@@nolga3569 what a nutter
@theconqueringram5295
4 ай бұрын
Considering Iraq is right next door, maybe not.
@SpazzyMcGee1337
4 ай бұрын
It warms my heart seeing Iraq have elections, so long as they aren't voting for anti-democracy parties.
@shahimkoog
4 ай бұрын
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani enjoyed a high degree of support among Iraqis In 2023, it turns 69
@Qefyan
4 ай бұрын
Parliament house says otherwise. 2 years ago anti relationships with Zionists (and you can't take a high position in the government if you're friendly to Jews, or probably even in Prison!). 2 weeks ago it's an enforced law, homosexuals are taken to prison, to up to 15 years in jail! (while prostitutes in the name of religion are everywhere).
@pullthatup2973
4 ай бұрын
And if they don't vote the way you like then let's send them to re-education camps, eh?
@kamikadzeto7
4 ай бұрын
Who they are voting for is not our business. Even if they are anti-democracy I think we should respect their right to self determination.
@ravenblood1954
4 ай бұрын
@@kamikadzeto7Somehow that doesn’t seem right to me. Is it self determination to be anti-democracy? It’s kinda like saying selling yourself into slavery is an expression of choice isn’t it? I mean, yeah, you’re choosing to give up having a choice, but it’s a choice you can only make once. You can’t really call it self determination when you can’t determine otherwise a generation down the line
@tommy-er6hh
4 ай бұрын
I thought TLDR was founded to just the news, yet i find there is a lot of speculation like this video. sad.
@ottomanosman2463
4 ай бұрын
Honestly speaking, Iraq should have stayed on us Turkish instead of being created by the British.
@nolga3569
4 ай бұрын
Half of turkey and iraq should be Kurdistan.
@rnd.0m458
4 ай бұрын
You do bomb northern Iraq on the regular I don't really blame them for not liking Türkiye. It's true that Iraq wasn't really anti ottoman like the Bedouin in southern Arabia and the British did fuck the whole thing up but I think an independent sovereign Iraq is probably what's best for Iraq now. I love Türkiye but its is heavily ethnically dominated by Turks and doesn't have the best track record with minority ethnicities.
@mohamedsonofkemetegypt979
4 ай бұрын
The Turks are racist with each other and with the Kurds, Arabs, and Syrians, for example Therefore, the union of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Emirates of Oman and Yemen is closer because they have the same ethnicity, language and religion. You are Turks, you have your own language and your violent ethnicity.
@Houthiandtheblowfish
4 ай бұрын
kurdiye
@Ahmad.AL-Hashemi
4 ай бұрын
No iraq and iran are historical allies we both shia and we both dont want a second 1979 war
@suspendius6624
4 ай бұрын
Ha! Jew wish.
@shadowfighter8861
4 ай бұрын
Any reason for this terrible pun?
@suspendius6624
4 ай бұрын
@@shadowfighter8861 Yes.
@shadowfighter8861
4 ай бұрын
@@suspendius6624 which would be?
@Novastar.SaberCombat
4 ай бұрын
If only mankind--as a whole--realized just how little Time they've remaining. It's true enemies have been in plain sight for EONS. But in lieu of Reflection on this, humanity continues to fight itself. This is extremely unintelligent, illogical, and utterly embarrassing.
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