How The US Stole Iraq

[@justhamza668]

As Iraqi citizen you guys can't possibly imagine how America ruined us after that we never knew what the normal Life look likes

[@nate8652]

The politics of the US are kinda fucked up

[@ananymous1239]

Hey bro I wanted to ask whether Iraq is healing or else it is still on ISIS?

[@joshuaalfaro4781]

@Andrea C. America isn't a continent, it's North America and South America

[@DANYANTE]

@Andrea C. literally everybody knows when people say America they talking about the US, its not that deep

[@saifmohammed1709]

@@ananymous1239 ISIS isn't the worst thing in Iraq it's actually the corrupted politician that ruined iraq even more thanks to ""democracy""

[@shamamismail2638]

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

[@shamamismail2638]

@@adnanmahmudshohan4951 I am from Baghdad & it is relatively safe now. I hope that u never see war.. Allah bless u all

[@shamamismail2638]

@@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

[@shamamismail2638]

@King Joseph buddy , why did u bring islam into this? What does religion has to do with any of this? Are you iranian?

[@almost_god2484]

@@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.

[@davidempey8980]

was donald trump more of the same for you guys?

[@randawfa1638]

For Iraqis ...Watching this was like walking through minefields. My heart is so heavy...but I am so thankful for telling our story.

[@hakarkurd5216]

lol asa iraqi no matter how worse the outcome was but iamalways thankfull for us for overthroing this dictator and brutall regime

[@theking-w9v]

@@hakarkurd5216 والله يااخوي صح صدام دمر شعبه بس هسه كمنا نترحمله

[@nahilkamil8366]

@@hakarkurd5216 Don't thank them like this in public, you're embarrassing us. Just keep it for yourself

[@hakarkurd5216]

@@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....

[@gonzalos4379]

Anyone has realized this US-lead manipulative propaganda to influence public opinion now has been applied to China?

[@everettsanchez8946]

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.

[@thecatrizable]

Apologize accepted

[@hn4456]

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!!

[@jimiboi87]

@@hn4456was is an “inside job”?

[@ghzalacademy561]

@@jimiboi87ofcoooooooourse 😊

[@MrHussain1998]

@@jimiboi87if you don’t believe the government did it by now you must be very slow

[@charbelhaddad6507]

Straight to the point, no bullshit, no sensationalism.

[@fbi9484]

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

[@PunkKittyWuver]

He actually missed a lot of facts on how ISIS was created, and chalked it up to angry vengeful Iraqi military.

[@thebelx89]

#Journalism

[@noahthenormal]

@@PunkKittyWuver Wait what? This 20 minute video isn't a complete history of the Iraq war and formation of ISIS? I feel cheated

[@PunkKittyWuver]

@@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.

[@sawsanabed1715]

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 !

[@MrJimheeren]

I’m sorry my little country also joined to fight for nothing

[@brucelin3660]

So sorry for all that happened.

[@TheFirstGroover]

Sorry about that we can only barely imagine the sorrow

[@ididit2323]

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😑

[@kittygent9612]

:(

[@CHEFPKR]

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.

[@sandcastle1128]

I'm very sorry to hear that

[@alijay]

Same here.

[@squidysnose69]

هلا بلعراقيين 🇮🇶

[@asadb1990]

iraq would have been so different if the western powers granted full access of levant and iraq to the hashemite.

[@iiiiiliiiiiliiiii]

Same here

[@nukiolbartes6279]

Replace “stole” with “massacred”

[@Ilyassopli111]

In fact, both

[@asoftraiden]

​@@Ilyassopli111True

[@BBC_KIKG]

Both

[@Steve_McMillen]

Imagine a chunk of that military budget going to infrastructure, healthcare research, environmental protection instead?

[@swagathshetty]

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

[@akidnamedryan4758]

Americans have been brainwashed to see that as socialism with a sprinkle of marxist tyranny so never happening

[@calebcharles9074]

If we cut out budget in HALF we’d still spend more than any single country on earth.

[@AliImran-kq2sq]

It's fucking 1T $ man. Cant even imagine what it would be like if its invested on people

[@olivers-g4021]

@@AliImran-kq2sq we already spend almost 3 trillion on welfare, and a large portion of the military budget goes to healthcare and pensions

[@hidan6191]

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.

[@theking-w9v]

@Hadi Samara No brother, I love you. I am from Iraq, an American people love him, and his government I hate

[@theking-w9v]

@@Babyakh70 No brother, I love you. I am from Iraq, an American people love him, and his government I hate

[@MW-dd8vk]

I’m from the UK. Iraq deserves better than an unstable country destroyed by an unjust conflict 🤍

[@hidan6191]

@@MW-dd8vk 🤍🤍

[@lisashung9442]

International war crime committed.

[@dheiyomain6775]

Remember when that one comment said " "the time the us stole" should be a series" well look who's the witch

[@nootnootnootok]

That would be a very long list

[@u.h.forum.]

@@nootnootnootok he should do every nation, doing an A to Z thing

[@ariobarzan776]

Didn't Johnny say in "How the US stole the Middle East" that he would be releasing further episodes to cover each individual case?

[@dheiyomain6775]

@@ariobarzan776 the comment was from the how the us stole Mexico or something. Either that or the islands

[@ariobarzan776]

@@dheiyomain6775 i see

[@ZomgZomg007]

US: we attacked iraq because they have WMD world: why dont you attack russia? US: they have WMD

[@zwecx_.]

Yes why cant we attack russia

[@bubblegum7489]

​@@zwecx_.u want a full blown nuclear warfare?

[@hy-rq8kh]

The wmd in Iraq : 💰🛢️🛢️🛢️💎

[@adanthamer3022]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@strikeru.s.m.c.8771]

​@@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????🤔🙄😒.

[@nopinope]

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.

[@CatholicWeeb]

Hug him & compliment him

[@ismt101]

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'

[@ayoubmerabet8785]

@@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

[@ThatBoySam]

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.

[@tibodeclercq2131]

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]

@@tibodeclercq2131 so what if people embrace what they wanna embrace…

[@tibodeclercq2131]

@@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.

[@ThatBoySam]

@@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.

[@tibodeclercq2131]

@@ThatBoySam If you understand me then that's a good start.

[@basedmoment9857]

Quote from an Iraqi after their invasion: " They got rid from one Sadam and created 1000 other"

[@maybeghost1216]

@STALIN Big black- 🗿🗿🗿

[@levelazn]

China will restore Iraq

[@joes9129]

@@levelazn to think they are better than America is laughable.

[@levelazn]

@@joes9129 who china ?

[@meeshu6156]

@@maybeghost1216 LMAO wrong BBC 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mustafaraysalih]

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.

[@corkjv]

Moral of the story is don't listen to a jew

[@Fredles128]

Bro… where did this antisemitism come from.

[@YusufEbr]

Why did you go to the country that destroyed yours?

[@mustafaraysalih]

@@YusufEbr US created program where Iraqis are sent by the Iraqi Gov for education in the US. There are over 150K+ Iraqis in America.

[@carolinaramirez3686]

In Latin America we were also affected by US. The Monroe doctrine, it's awful.

[@fortis3686]

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

[@bluepearl_22]

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/

[@rawa1618]

Im one of them, hey

[@electricsheep007]

Literally me

[@zaidahmed5464]

like me for example born in Iraq 2003

[@christianandrei3467]

I was born in June 2002

[@DannyGevirtz]

Johnny Harris is the only person I want to learn from ever again. I love your videos so much man.

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

Agreed!

[@Amani-zo8ic]

Maybe not the only one. That’s never good getting your news from one source

[@gamaltk]

@@Amani-zo8ic Correct. I watch every single one of his videos but it's important to have some variation.

[@czystekurestwo]

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.

[@Arcvde]

Heyyyyy it’s Danny!

[@atul9906]

Let's take a moment to appreciate how this complicated story is put forward simply by Harris!

[@russ8156]

Yes you are very true❤ Today's terrorism is totally because of US

[@brina6680]

Exactly!!! Super complicated entanglement we got our own selves into. This was great work Harris !!

[@J_X999]

I'm not surprised that Harris has done it again, he's a great guy and a great teacher.

[@Asmar196]

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.

[@marenjajo8621]

I'm from India N I can feel your heart .God will never leave anything aside to judge

[@qusaytheakkadian5715]

Me too

[@brick_rawgers]

quit being dramatic

[@petersmythe6462]

"A tyrant, a murderer, a man who started two wars." Could the same thing not be said of Bush?

[@drjacob2276]

That quote was wrong because Saddam in fact only started the Iran-Iraq War the others were by the US

[@capncake8837]

@@drjacob2276 He started the Gulf War.

[@drjacob2276]

@@capncake8837 No he didn't, the US started the Gulf War.

[@colinvollmer]

@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

[@drjacob2276]

@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.

[@techydude]

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.

[@annaclares3318]

As a person with two parents employed at defense contracting companies-- YES, I would absolutely watch that video (probably over and over again)

[@Dong_Harvey]

That sort of economy ultimately burns itself down

[@KevinSar]

Biggest jobs program in the world!

[@ClemFundango]

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.

[@Oceansta]

Absolutely!

[@joshoduwole]

Iraq: has nothing to do with 9/11 US: it’s free real estate

[@TurtleChad1]

US: "IT SEEMS YOU NEED SOME FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY"

[@Rick6565]

And oil

[@LordYamcha]

@@TurtleChad1 hello Squirtle Leader I approve your comment

[@Rick6565]

@@معاذالسعداوي-ك4ث In Iraq

[@None-do2qn]

@@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

[@fatimahfarooq-g6v]

As an Iraqi citizen want to thank you for the truth you have shown through this video

[@gidd]

100k+ Iraqi citizens dead while Americans are at the comfort of their homes thanking the military "for their service" shits sad

[@camelopardalis84]

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".

[@None-do2qn]

@@camelopardalis84 ikr they are so brainwashed by their media

[@alphagamer9505]

Yeah,unless you fought in ww2 or against terristorits groups,im not thanking you for your service

[@ahmedteam8534]

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

[@blakedake19]

@@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

[@nikitamishra3408]

Johnny Harris hates American Breakfast so much that he decided to expose everything . Edit: 7k Likes!! Thank you so much .

[@revolvency]

If I can't get a proper breakfast, I would do the same

[@mehreenmalik3856]

😂😂

[@Student0Toucher]

He’s anti American

[@AshishKumar-qi5gk]

😂😂

[@amiyasahoo4717]

In India he would be called an Anti National. 😂

[@n1t_]

195000+ Civilians ....this number is always the saddest and most forgotten one.

[@IssamMbarek]

Such a shame ☹️

[@abhid7507]

And the millions left with a torn country

[@russ8156]

And then blame for the destruction on themselves and their religion

[@elkhaqelfida5972]

and another 400,000+ deaths in syria

[@charmaine8512]

And here we are remembering dead peoples birthdays

[@c4knowledge562]

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

[@yoyomodiji]

We Indians never have inclinations towards us

[@mohammed_sadiq.]

Because we indians don't enter others home without theire permission

[@abdourahmaneboushib243]

but y'all support israel

[@219sauravkumar4]

​@@abdourahmaneboushib243because Israel support us

[@حېْدڔاڷڕٰاڦېْ]

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 .

[@IvoryValentine22]

Wolfowitz: I've connected two dots The entire cabinet: You haven't connected shit Bush: He connected them

[@czystekurestwo]

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.

[@somebodyimportant3490]

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.

[@czystekurestwo]

@@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.

[@somebodyimportant3490]

@@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.

[@czystekurestwo]

@@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.

[@andymofoincross]

Still waiting on the Afghanistan standalone video, seems more relevant than ever now.

[@siddheshmisale3904]

Yeah, was looking for the same

[@beetlejuice4357]

Look up back to the future predicts 911 on KZbin. 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.

[@adel19997]

Placing Biden on a pedestal for his success. LOL

[@andymofoincross]

@@adel19997 Who here mentioned Biden?

[@isaachauzel149]

@@beetlejuice4357 can you post the link please

[@None-do2qn]

Wait until you do Libya! American people won’t believe what you will say.

[@andrewboyko8304]

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.

[@abhid7507]

Libya video please

[@LususxNaturae]

@@andrewboyko8304 | You gotta link the vid cause a million different vids are popping up

[@mysterymachineone]

The Truth sets us Free !

[@CutieZalbu]

@@andrewboyko8304 I gotta get a link. No specific link babez

[@ModernFrontiersman]

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.

[@kaymobe2]

Not to mention the brothers we lost over there for some bullshit

[@محمد_العربي2002]

If you return as a accepter guest.. welcome to you

[@publicuser2534]

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.

[@millie4801]

You can never go back to see the real Iraq because you destroyed it. You played a hand in their destruction.

[@nouure-u1d]

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

[@mohamednazar1867]

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

[@subhashishbagchi2569]

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).

[@bestwitch2931]

@@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

[@kelbystephens1517]

As an American, I care about you. Imagine a world where we all come together as ONE! God bless you, and one love!

[@MustacheCashStash125]

Why the Hell would they drop bombs on cities in the first place where innocent people live?

[@anupama4051]

@@subhashishbagchi2569 Um. This video literally explains how the war in Iraq was started by the Bush administration.

[@xMattbot]

“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.”*

[@joedenathan4775]

US didn't go to Iraq for oil. That is a populist myth.

[@MineAppleKhan]

@@joedenathan4775 sure they didn’t

[@nevreiha]

Step one: invade Iraq Step two: fly

[@joedenathan4775]

@@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.

[@falahati]

@@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.

[@iiiiiliiiiiliiiii]

Iraq: *HAS OIL* US: And I took that personally

[@Amani-zo8ic]

*Bush

[@grandwat1290]

@@Amani-zo8ic I mean iraq is still aucpied 16 years later.

[@Amani-zo8ic]

@@grandwat1290 it’s not just for oil anymore. It’s also to keep Iran at bay and the Russians busy

[@Amani-zo8ic]

@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

[@ghostends]

​@@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

[@renaaziz6134]

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.

[@8is]

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.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

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.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

​@@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

[@tahsinulhoque2756]

World affairs rule no. 1: whenever there is chaos in this world, there will be an American or a British involved.

[@MM-kj5sq]

banksters.

[@aard1999]

like father like son

[@manganese3054]

But they call other people terrorist. Birds of the same feather

[@John1873--]

You must be new to history. Hello, young 'un.

[@tahsinulhoque2756]

@@John1873-- Truth is always bitter, my man.

[@billisultan6224]

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.

[@mikemccarthy1638]

Scroll up 5 comments to “mmd m”, click on replies and go to mine. . .

[@fawzee_em]

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.

[@frozenstorm158]

@@fawzee_em its much worst than you think. Bush is responsible for 9/11.

[@Amaling]

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.

[@silvermorona]

@@Amaling what lol the Democrats are worse privately worse that is.

[@moritlh]

The worst part is how everyone seems to have forgiven Bush

[@enotsnavdier6867]

Who forgives Bush?

[@emgmin]

Nope. it's criminal

[@levelazn]

Uyghur genocide is the new wmd

[@sigitprabowo363]

Most of USA invasion is backed by their people tax

[@bian7744]

Who has forgiven Bush? Politicians? Lmao

[@meherinahmedroza4288]

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.

[@judahb3ar]

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.

[@english266]

By slapping an Iraqi, I say that we do not hate the Americans, we only hate the politicians

[@creativethinkers3214]

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

[@Raddon]

Do you mean you found about what trully happened on this video?

[@nazneenbegum578]

And it doesn’t stop. America continues to disrupt world peace and abuse human rights to be on the top of the world.

[@indianfortniter1464]

Stop sympating with Muslims

[@juliaorowska1384]

The fact no one teaches us about that at school is both frustrating and surprising! Greetings form Poland 🇵🇱

[@saikatbag3961]

No one gives a damn about iraqis. We just want their oil 🤣

[@soniadembowska2560]

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.

[@amei653]

@@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.

[@GTAVictor9128]

@@soniadembowska2560 True. Poland has been licking America's boots for far too long.

[@IssamMbarek]

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.

[@Thytos]

Imagine that the news were actually informative so you don't need a random KZbin video telling you what happened 18 years later

[@Khifler]

In all fairness, Johnny benefits from hindsight and declassified documents that just weren't available in the heat of the moment back then.

[@TheFirstGroover]

@@Khifler heat of the moment? 18 years?

[@EurasianHobos]

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]

@@EurasianHobos wait how did it strengthen Iran?

[@zinedinezethro9157]

@@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.

[@Itsyousifff]

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.

[@publicuser2534]

In what year were you seven years old?

[@msbabycakes001]

Glad you're safe ❤

[@kaiwan]

Thank you for making this!

[@odd.]

Hii

[@chaelisa2763]

@@odd. hi

[@Ryan_____________________]

@ThinkBefore YouType not Bernie sanders though

[@vinny9708]

Thank you for this proper journalism john,why was wolfawich so keen on it in the first place?

[@_wxz0]

hi 👋

[@samiasegero5484]

i am 14 and was born & raised in america, thank you for teaching important history they don’t teach us here in school 😅🙏🏾

[@LdishkaAnaemia]

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]

@@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

[@capncake8837]

I learned about this in school a bit over a year ago. And I’m American.

[@arpansarkar174]

They only show how USA kicked out British and carried the entire WW2...

[@LdishkaAnaemia]

@@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...

[@NoName-nf5xl]

So basically this whole war, is just one big *bruh moment*

[@endritloshi]

This comment suits your profile pic

[@mohammadtahir4410]

bruh

[@gurung1812]

Millions of people lost home , family members and you think about bruh 😞😞😞

[@calholli]

F

[@hueyfreeman1983]

It makes Vietnam look like a success

[@ahmednoor1075]

US: we are doing it cuz they have WMD world: You too have WMD US: yea but we dont have oil

[@CB0408]

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...

[@grmpEqweer]

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.

[@nulnoh219]

Sort of like Brexit. lol

[@Salmon.dunlap]

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.

[@RahulsYTC]

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.

[@noble9140]

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

[@dusk5956]

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.

[@tariqmostafa]

Take this one also kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHy0d2B_nshmoas

[@noob1_166]

Did you want theme to tell you about what they did easily ???

[@si.127.ui1]

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

[@eshaxcx]

Hey Ali how are things there? Is it open to visitors there?

[@si.127.ui1]

@@eshaxcx yes it's open..but where are you from?

[@shahzadi.zafira__]

@@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. 🇵🇰💖🇮🇶

[@ayylmao2190]

Do all of those countries include Israel?

[@si.127.ui1]

@Nick Gurr yes I'm living 😂😂

[@Kaito74]

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.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Mission Accomplished* *aftereffects may persist long after accomplishment

[@mikemccarthy1638]

Ha-ha - “Accomplishments are smaller than they appear, when viewed in the mirror of history . . .” 😎

[@st-wf7pe]

Yo when’s the video on Native Americans coming out.

[@mackcotton635]

How the US stole the US xD

[@random_channel7376]

@@mackcotton635 hahahah

[@a-10wartaboo77]

500 years of literal pillaging sounds hard to explain

[@elilow6547]

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.

[@zenabahmed4221]

EXACTLY !! THANK YOU !! also why skirt around and call him a 'really bad guy' when he is a dictator just like hitler?

[@killmeyougay6329]

@@zenabahmed4221 you called?

[@elilow6547]

​@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.

[@elilow6547]

@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.

[@elilow6547]

@@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.

[@djaceproductions]

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.

[@fdr8343]

*OH SAY CAN YOU SEE?! THE OIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST?...*

[@rraecky]

Yooo great one man!!!

[@abhijyotsingh75]

YOOOOOOOO!!!

[@bponterci]

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.

[@thecatrizable]

Stop stoling my oil godamn it! Make your own self!💀

[@eddierussel5911]

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

[@JohnSmith-np3cd]

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.

[@kreol1q1q]

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.

[@Hendreh1]

Germans dont know all this . .. and still think iraq and afganistan is the same. AND take all the refugees . So sad .

[@KaruHart]

@@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

[@alvarez6487]

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.

[@itismethatguy]

@@KaruHart yeah man exactly

[@ckwind1971]

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.

[@taskfroce80th95]

Vox: America did notting wrong Johnny: America makes their own enemies

[@Pixel5564]

I agree America did Notting Hill completely wrong. Terrible movie

[@joesamabinbiden6663]

@@Pixel5564 lmao

[@aasaanbehera6147]

@@Pixel5564 Its a British movie though 🤷‍♂️

[@peterparker9954]

I thought Vox was a leftist communist channel

[@monaelayan]

I truly became a proud Iraqi the moment that an iraqi threw a shoe at bush👌

[@srpskikrizar5856]

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?

[@marwaosman4134]

all arabs bro 😂 but sadly this won't bring us iraq back 😭💔

[@monaelayan]

Iraq is never gonna be what it was, might as well let out some emotion if we cant do anything else

[@srpskikrizar5856]

@@monaelayan yeah thanks to arabs and muslims it will never get its glory back.

[@monaelayan]

@@srpskikrizar5856 or thanks to bush lol

[@ainakharie3154]

There was interview iraq man said " There was one Sadam, today there is million of Sadam."

[@TathD]

RIP Kurds.

[@victorrosales7565]

Deep stuff

[@devilvoful]

Paul was a polish jew. Everything makes sense

[@nufh]

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.

[@manulovitz]

Bernie has been sayin the right thing for decades.

[@TuckerPearce]

So true!

[@pranavkumar3782]

Sleepy joe

[@angelicavargas834]

facts

[@Zedzsa]

True, but they don’t want people like that in the government they want cold blooded war criminals

[@golden_boundaries]

Yet, never won the president's seat. Moral: Being right doesn't win you the votes.

[@disvet-1ad291]

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

[@driftathug]

Same thing with libya, when gaddafi wanted to unite africa in a gold currency and not 'dollar'

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Not much people talk about petro dollar and printing of money thing.

[@disvet-1ad291]

@@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.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@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

[@TheGreenlove87]

So the American dollar is indeed backed by the US military so no need for gold. Sad.

[@TheAhmedmajeed]

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.

[@deepthadinesh8096]

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.

[@zuboy4272]

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

[@omairahmad4346]

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.

[@simonghostriley9455]

@@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

[@omairahmad4346]

@@zuboy4272 Actually you missed one point that he is talking about 2002-2003 invasion and you are talking about 1990

[@omairahmad4346]

@@simonghostriley9455 Where are you from? And what do you think i am from?

[@idebaanikas]

Bernie’s always been a real one.

[@halimboy9130]

that's why he never won the election for president.

[@andyc9902]

Bernie is a true American. So sad he is a communist... If he was a bit Centrist.

[@rachel.7598]

@@andyc9902 he is sooo far from communist lmao

[@lu881]

@@andyc9902 He's a democratic socialist

[@i_like_chomp6382]

Honestly he's overrated

[@mehdin7520]

American's conservatives be like "We can't afford universal healthcare" but they sure can afford spending trillions for wars in Iraq.

[@adamamal6737]

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

[@saikatbag3961]

Hello!

[@isthatajojoreference8272]

​@@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?

[@lucadhagat9364]

@@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.

[@Arya_amsha]

Obama did too so both parties are bunch of crocks

[@محمد-ج2ك6ض]

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. 😢

[@lemmygrad5425]

This is the type of content I’m here for

[@calholli]

Yes... Lets dig into the DNC

[@judebela]

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.

[@alondra_sees_the_world]

Well first he said there was no evidence but at 9:45 he said"what little evidence there is...." makes me doubt his credibility.

[@pupssss6]

What about violence against Kuwait? What about Saddam‘s violence against Iraqis. Do you find it ok?

[@khalifawasiuddinahmed5779]

Its a satanic plan.

[@khalifawasiuddinahmed5779]

There is no accountability for what evil was done. Not in this world. That's why there is a day of judgement.

[@r.o2938]

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.

[@ag7830]

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

[@Xerxes2528]

Just like one Iraqi guy said in an interview:"saddam is gone but now we have a thousand saddams"

[@Us3r739]

Keep crying Muhammed!🇺🇸

[@kawsarsalah1512]

@@Us3r739 The fact that you think every middle eastern person you encounter is suddenly named in “Mohammad” is astonishing and sad.

[@Shin-lh9ih]

@@Us3r739 racist american

[@Xerxes2528]

@@Us3r739 saddam never messed with the USA anyway,they put him to power and they removed him because of his oil

[@falaksaeedkhan5318]

Your video is sooooo good!! I had to pause in the middle to subscribe you channel first.

[@jonathanstensberg]

"Why did this is huge thing happen??" "So basically there was this one guy..."

[@shafinahmednirzon4697]

Bush

[@Alex_Van]

USA Exists Johnny Harris: I am gonna end this man's whole carrier

[@TurtleChad1]

The USA's career has already been disapproved by a turtle

[@None-do2qn]

Whole*

[@maorgidony2565]

@@None-do2qn He did wrote whole, you mean End*

[@None-do2qn]

@@maorgidony2565 he edited again it’s was holly before

[@calholli]

"going

[@colombianito1980]

I joined the US military in January not knowing of all the atrocities that were once committed. Thank you for spreading the truth.

[@AlexandriaTheSecond]

Quit bro

[@williamsherman1942]

@@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.

[@JMusar795]

And there is more; if you search, you will find a lot.

[@freddougfreddoug4766]

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.

[@wutian9200]

And the atrocities continue to happen somewhere else

[@gelincik9354]

Over a Million Iraq killed not thousands

[@yashagarwal1408]

The King of Borders is back.

[@IraeCarvalho]

This feels more like Atlas than Borders, TBH

[@yashagarwal1408]

@@IraeCarvalho idk if you mean that in a good or a bad way but I loved the video. Hatlas if you will 😂

[@IraeCarvalho]

@@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.

[@arpansarkar174]

UK has reborn in USA. Let's change borders!!

[@diegomoreno6274]

The entire world knew about this, but americans finding out is just hilarious

[@unusuario5173]

Many Americans are aware of this. WTF dude? Some of them are even shown in this very video.

[@diegomoreno6274]

@@unusuario5173 don't get triggered like that, it was just a comment on a youtube video

[@unusuario5173]

@@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]

@@unusuario5173 bro chill a bit, you're so stressed

[@unusuario5173]

@@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.

[@MiaadRasheed]

Take care Johnny Harris, You have exposed so much.

[@acatthatlookslikehitler1277]

No he is a pig

[@teofilol2666]

Menace detected.

[@MiaadRasheed]

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.

[@EstbanCambraso]

@@acatthatlookslikehitler1277 كل خروات

[@basmaahmed7109]

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

[@Asanfilms]

You can’t possibly fathom how it feels watching this and thinking about what my life could’ve been if they haven’t done that to my country. Setting aside all the horrible terror we experienced as a child, they destroyed us, destroyed our lives and our parents' lives, messed up our future and ambitions, and we are now being called terrorists? Everywhere I go they turn me down when I mention I’m an Iraqi at work and all else. What have I done man? Are these the rulers of the world? Destroying their own homes, killing their people, saying it was a terrorist organization, cluelessly tying that organization to a poor and weak country, invading them under the message of “freeing its people”, keep fighting so you don’t look bad, and give up with an ultimate carnage as the result, and being defeated? And they can sleep? One day. Nothing else, but that day when they are shaking in the shrine of God and repenting for all they did.

[@ericvonmanstein2112]

They won't be repenting but they will be seeing their defeat soon No longer is American military totally dominant It is most powerful but it is not dominant anymore

[@gauravshah8448]

Iraq wasn't exactly a saint, for the things they did to Kuwait.

[@AM-gy3qp]

No group/nation is innocent if you watch at historical events. The most important thing is to watch closely what our “representatives” are doing and holding them accountable. It’s always easy playing the blame game and point fingers at others. I am terribly sorry for anyone that has to suffer under the circumstances of war. You can’t hinder war from the outside but only from within.

[@k0185123]

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!

[@دكتورهزهراء-ض6ق]

From Iraq, I love Taeyeon. I hope you live in peace

[@nirensvlogsdubai2230]

Now us is getting ready to destroy Taiwan

[@Nata-rp6pf]

@@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.

[@x-file-0]

and now u know you guys never trust US

[@ougkh]

Taiwan's media won't tell you the truth as well.

[@almed23]

"Mission accomplished" became "Wait, was that the right mission?"

[@itsanthonyb663]

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

[@arkadiusztrzesniewski4237]

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.

[@youllseemeallovertheintern3682]

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. *-Joseph Goebbels.*

[@benpatterson3229]

He’s doin his thing again

[@girirajgautam7194]

Doing for the humanity to understand how eventually US stole basically everything exists.

[@bluepearl_22]

@@girirajgautam7194 I wonder when he'll start reflecting on that time he proudly took a picture with Hillary or gushed over Obama.

[@saikatbag3961]

@@girirajgautam7194 anti US

[@russ8156]

The worst thing they did is they blamed everything such as war, terrorism, bombings on Islam

[@girirajgautam7194]

@@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,

[@allisonahuacatitan3258]

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.

[@someboi4903]

I thought this was already a series ?

[@Amani-zo8ic]

Then let’s no just do the us but also other countries like uk and France and Russia and China. So a “how ... stole ...”

[@acatthatlookslikehitler1277]

Iraq invaded kuwait because of OIL

[@moxty2795]

And They Blame Saddam Hussein for Defending his County

[@DrMudarris]

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.

[@drjacob2276]

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.

[@ohshoot6082]

@@drjacob2276 It was a lie.

[@ibrahimaltmeme1390]

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

[@garrettboland9730]

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.

[@daniellxnder]

Yes they deserved jahannam

[@philipjfry439]

"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.

[@lawrencepascasio2076]

You can't imprisoned people that committed crimes against Native Americans, but you can with dictators

[@86Corvus]

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.

[@maxalex4722]

@@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

[@ShrivardhanKeni1807]

@@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.

[@no898]

@@maxalex4722 this is nice

[@Masterpieceman16]

I wish everyone would watch this video. I know so many people who justify every American military action because they say it’s “for our freedom”

[@joedenathan4775]

Iraq was not justified. Patriotism is about observing the flaws of one's country and wishing to make them better. Not blindly liking it

[@TheLondonSystem]

History is taught differently in America and UK compared to other nations, I see Americans in the comments section not hearing the other side of this story untill now.

[@todoldtrafford]

Then they get pissed when Ukraine gets invaded

[@upcom1ng116]

@@todoldtrafford Every Government have their evilness in it, different period different decision. US is as guilty as many other government but at least they return many good for many other countries too. Mistake are made along the way.

[@peterparker9954]

Now Russia is giving freedom to Ukraine and America is just screaming in the background with their full face masks on This is how cowardly America is..... They can only bully smaller nations

[@mohammadfarhanmir929]

As soon as i saw the role of paul Wolfowitz in inciting the war, looked him up. Born into a polish Jewish family

[@fongangamassana6034]

This guy's just so good at making educational videos. The story is interesting, he explains it in a comprehensive way and the editing ,soundtrack everything is just great

[@thes6550]

He's a conspiracy theorist that never once actually takes the time to carefully cite and justify sources for his information. He takes all the debates of WMD and the invasion and just says lol no it didn't matter, trust me bro.

[@BlakeAlexander12]

Except he was wrong

[@BlakeAlexander12]

@@thes6550 no, he’s not ‘one’ enough

[@devilrider3163]

Some Americans never regret for their sin .

[@lacepub]

I felt sorry for Iraqis people :( Every night is just fine untill You heard big exlploded in the night skies, everything CHANGES

[@NAME-yg8sl]

Same, I use to wonder why the middle east was such a war ground as a kid.

[@snipodyssey]

Yeah it was a waste

[@youtubebel3araby120]

it's heartwarming to see so many comments of Iraqi and American civilians acknowledging the truth, and hope to see accountability for the politicians and public servants responsible

[@abdullah7_rz]

أميركا عدوة الإنسانية وعدوة الشعوب أقول هذا الكلام كعربي عراقي عاش طفولته خلال الغزو الأميركي لبلده العراق. لن نسامح كل من شارك في هذه الحرب أو أيدها بأي شكل من الأشكال.

[@lina1470]

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