Why Blocking this Strait Will Start WW3

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[@RealLifeLore]

Hey guys. If you're interested, I made a 23-minute long documentary that covers the entire history of the US-Iran conflict which you can watch here on Nebula: bit.ly/3D3KiLn. It's part of my Modern Conflicts series on Nebula, and this is the 7th episode that I've posted over there so far. I'm posting new episodes every month and I have tons of content over there already that I can't post to KZbin, and the best way to get access to all of that is by signing up for the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle deal, which is only $15 a year at this link: curiositystream.com/?coupon=reallifelore Thanks!

[@LeventK]

Keep going bro

[@criiss_.1654]

Sup

[@scottie_.8013]

First

[@burpkrazy298]

Ok

[@mundexpp]

bababoi

[@cristiano7541]

"whoever controls this has control over the entire known universe" **Sad alien noises**

[@make-some-noise]

Aliens belong to “unknown universe” 🤣

[@komododragon410]

Even alien's cargo pass through this straight

[@AndroCubed]

emphasis on "known universe"

[@Periwinkleaccount]

They didn’t even say that.

[@Jona7Fer]

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[@vesh]

RealLifeLore teaches me more about the world than school did

[@spaceknightz_4874]

Hi

[@sebastian2543]

Trueee

[@xxleomappinggamingxxfirey4429]

true

[@SophieMerau]

Nope

[@LopianBacon]

@@SophieMerau 69

[@kingofkombat7304]

Everything can destroy the damn world at this point 😂😂

[@talkalexis]

Yea

[@rogueascendant6611]

The day that actual flying cars became a thing. All this trade points would become senseless pointless. This is why oil industries and tycoons are still keeping everyone from discovering new tech towards a true global innovation.

[@shubhampreetsingh8630]

@@rogueascendant6611 lol no mate. There is already air transport in the world. The reason we transport by sea is because its cheapest mode of transport.

[@isyraqfirdaus5322]

@@rogueascendant6611 stupidest comment i’ve seen all week! congrats!

[@Dwagoner]

@@rogueascendant6611 planes exist I hope you know that

[@carlsutherland3020]

This aged well

[@caseychaffin5445]

😢

[@れいい-q2m]

“Currently they rely on trade” real life lore knows too much

[@ryo0ka936]

We're fully aware of it for ages and been working hard on developing renewable energy... just kidding we're hardly moving forward on that matter due to corruption, accidents, sheer ignorance of people in general haha. Anti-nuclear is very strong because we keep bombing ourselves. Solar panels aren't getting popular because anytime we build them on a slope a landslide kills people because we don't have a flat land. We're very much oblivious to the danger hidden around the corner because we've taken the peacefulness as granted for the last half century. I'll take a blow on the nose to wake us up.

[@matthewriley6446]

My thought exactly, just like Germany, Japan going to try again 😂

[@winstonli8445]

@@matthewriley6446 yea China "promise" it will not use the mushroom fist, and "promise not to use it against non-mushroomed States "

[@thef0urth326]

@@ryo0ka936 Which country are you referring to?

[@knoahbody69]

@@ryo0ka936 This has been a fact for the last 200 years. The Suez Canal is almost 200 YEARS OLD.

[@nguyentoankhanh4866]

"Blocking this strait could destroy the world" - Hollywood screenwriter: "Write that down, write that down"

[@Roxor128]

I can see some Bond villain like the one from Tomorrow Never Dies having the plan to put mines in that strait and start World War 3.

[@TheSkizz89]

I was Like 69

[@bid84]

Cool copy and paste

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

can someone explain why it would be censored? if he can talk about the holocaust this is fine

[@Lemon3_Works]

@@bid84 there are thousands of comments here, how the fuck can you guess something original?

[@lagunarium]

North Korea: write that down, *WRITE THAT DOWN*

[@SantiRC]

Lol

[@breadstick3793]

@@magicdonut7125 couldn’t obliterate impoverished rice farmers tho 💀

[@Jinks1995]

@@breadstick3793 well whoever tries to take over the strait will most likely be a military with uniform personnel. So yes America can oblirate (China and Russia are exceptions). It's different from guerilla mixing with civilians in a dense rainforest.

[@PabloRiosCZ]

Kim Jong Un actually has a Nebula subscription

[@1mol831]

@@magicdonut7125 what if they block the Panama Canal instead?

[@poppytaylor765]

This video was made 2 years ago…. Look at what is going on now!!

[@onnnn111]

A stretch of area: *exists RealLifeLore: Can you put Luxembourg in there?

[@Devlinator61116]

Luxembourg is the new Toyota Corolla.

[@opinionatortv6457]

@@Devlinator61116 *T* *O* *Y* *O* *T* *A*

[@albanian-moroccan9184]

*T* *O* *Y* *O* *T* *A*

[@thespecialkeynote2856]

*T O Y O T A*

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

If ever you ask why Nuclear hiding *ISRAEL* hates Iran by it's very core. You found that out here in this video.

[@bridgethale4369]

RLL: "Here's a very real and disturbingly easy way to end the world."

[@polomanurung6427]

"10/10 tutorial would recommend." - A guy who wants to end the world

[@derpixonisagreatname7153]

Someone copied your comment lmao

[@Spanish_Conquistador]

US:Heheh boi

[@allanrichardson9081]

Pipeline? What they need is a CANAL across the desert, far enough from the SoH to stop Iran from shelling.

[@kpopscenario1406]

Hi

[@storytellerstudiostm9409]

Luxembourg Motto: "We Want to Remain What We Are" RLL: you are my measuring stick

[@CoreRealm]

France being a measurement unit for trash: first time?

[@kennithball9787]

Like Toyota Corollas.

[@alexoliveira1346]

Is that an American thing?

[@4shanna]

u called it.

[@chaseashley6775]

People joke about Americans using everything but metric, but RLL measures strictly in units of Luxembourg

[@mwlvranken]

But they are TAX-FREE units, and cheap to use! lol..

[@BehraamK4]

😂🤣

[@ClokworkGremlin]

US uses Metric. I mix cm and inches all the time. Sometimes it's easier to convert volumes by walking them from cubic inches to liters and back to gallons.

[@jackhogan7259]

The Toyota Corolla walked so Luxembourg can run

[@berryhops]

@@ClokworkGremlin Sir there are words in your formula!

[@seanthebest3931]

"Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today"

[@dontkillme5332]

Build a damn in hormuz

[@joelcomer]

Ferb was the brains

[@thebatman6201]

Plot twist. Pink and the brain beat you there

[@abdulmohid3519]

We are going to trigger every country in the world!!

[@moises3545]

"Fuck yeah, let's start WW3" -Suction Cup Man

[@llama2022]

Every single point is spoken as if it is the most mind blowing thing you will ever hear.

[@pvalraids4825]

it kinda is

[@djryken]

Lol he narrates like this in all the videos

[@janeleboeuf]

Yesss!!!

[@marcblanchet678]

followed by mispronouncing "cutter". /sigh 'kuh-taar"

[@miroslavmilan]

Indeed. That’s why I had to stop watching after 6 minutes. I just can’t.

[@notroddy]

This needs to be a villian’s plot in a movie.

[@randgrithr7387]

If it does, hunker down. Predictive programming.

[@129das]

It is it called the USA

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

And the president who would dare make the U.S. energy independent might be removed from office for unlinking America's national interest from the Straits of Hormuz.

[@themerchant7494]

US of A is already at it

[@gunchbandit4422]

@@129das Iran is the country who keeps threatening to mine the strait.

[@windblazeanims6253]

Plot twist: RealLifeLore only knows this kind of shit because he's plotting to take over the world

[@JimRFF]

Let's be honest though... if you're not at least *plotting* to take over the world, what are you even doing with your life

[@ChineduOpara]

If he was, he would not broadcast it. ...or WOULD he???

[@buklau837]

@@JimRFF I’m pretty sure everyone at least thought of it once in their life

[@dmoon7818]

@@ChineduOpara hmm maybe that's his plan.

[@thelieutenant6141]

👀

[@lethtr]

Original title: Why this tiny spot could destroy the world.

[@bngmapping]

Then he changed it to "Why Blocking This Spot Could Cause WW3"

[@vexus1093]

i think that already happened

[@abdulmohid3519]

The second title is much more dramatic

[@davidnjuku]

What was the first one?

[@strke5654]

@@bngmapping WW3*

[@athleticdiabetic1426]

POV you're watching during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

[@cvpanther4690]

RLL: "Here's a very real and disturbingly easy way to end the world."

[@randomdoomer8549]

Some Random Person: "Don't mind if I do" Everyone:"Interesting" Me: *It's free real estate*

[@Chrono_topher]

*Let’s just get the Ever Given again*

[@DarthObscurity]

It would make a bunch of rich people upset but nobody is going to war over money anymore, that changed a few decades ago with the industrial revolution. It's too expensive. More money to be made trading then killing.

[@dominicarmesiniataide9968]

@@DarthObscurity you can't trade what's not there

[@Y2KNW]

A real and disturbingly easy way to turn Canada into an economic powerhouse if our gov't wasn't f-in' stunned.

[@robertflores7819]

I can hardly wait to see RLL’s “Why Arrakis is the most important planet in the galaxy.”

[@bentoth9555]

He who controls the spice controls the universe.

[@mithrandir6283]

From the manual of Muad'Dib, by the Princess irulan.

[@Wertsir]

@@bentoth9555 The people who can destroy a thing, they control it.

[@mikep8080]

What I thought everyone knew this? Best drug in the Universe :)

[@ananteshesha5788]

@@mikep8080 its a dune reference its nothing to do with salvia

[@SamLyndonShow]

"Currently they rely on trade" - wow that felt like such a coded warning against Japan

[@outerspace7391]

Who knows? Japan might go get some resources through different means sometime later

[@iron_pickaxe]

What warning?

[@callumsaunderson1089]

@ 臥龍 he’s implying that they currently rely on trade however who knows what will happen in the future with the changing climate and global population boom - implying that in the future Japan may be forced to go to war to keep the inflow of resources that it needs

[@Morrigi192]

Japan's "self-defense forces" are well-trained, well-equipped, and their navy is one of the best in the world. They also produce most of their own equipment in Japan for strategic reasons, even if it costs more that way. In addition, they're at the "bomb in the basement" stage as far as nuclear weapons development goes, meaning they could whip up functioning nuclear weapons and delivery systems with existing technology and infrastructure in a matter of months if they haven't already, in case of emergency... and they spend just 1% of their GDP on the military. I'm very happy that they're on our side.

[@iron_pickaxe]

@@callumsaunderson1089 "Who knows what will happen in the future" can be said for any country on the planet. Japan today is a stable democracy and virtually all of its citizens are against war. A warning for Japan doesn't make sense. In fact, if you look at post-WWII history, it's probably the US who should be warned about going to war lol.

[@angeloangelo254]

I agree with you that the Strait of hormuz might be the most important Strait as far as oil is concerned . In my opinion, the suez canal is more critical as far as oil supply is concerned, especially for Europe taking into account the current situation of the war in Ukraine.

[@rustemzholdybalin6210]

well, we saw that scenario in 1956, and no, Europe has changed heavily and won't go for escalation like before. Btw, Egypt has zero reasons to close the Canal, because it is dependant on the global trade, unlike batshit regime in Iran

[@Zwei-Rosen]

A vessel from Japan or China to Europe has to cross 4 critical points: The Malacca Strait between the Chinese Sea and the Indian Ocean, the said Strait of Hormus and the Suez Canal at both ends of the Red Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar. Britain helped Singapore to become independent from Malaysia after their colonial rule of Malacca, they held the Suez Canal and still have Gibraltar, as well as the Spaniards hold Ceuta and Melilla opposite of Gibraltar. And for the very same reason the USA assisted Panama to leave Colombia and held the Panama Canal Zone for a century. One could say that Anglo-Saxon imperialism is by far the biggest threat to the international trade routes.

[@jennareynolds1403]

This makes me understand what Frank Herbert was getting at in Dune. A massive civilization, dependent on one place.

[@jeffreypierson2064]

The spice, I mean oil, must flow.

[@bobbarclay3203]

One place and one product. The analogy falls off though. Only one planet produced spice. Lots of countries produce their own oil, and America could be a net exporter if we wanted to. For some reason, our politicians semm to want to involve us in mideast conflicts, with no good reason to do so. Some combination of oil investments, military spending and partisan politics perhaps.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

@@bobbarclay3203 domestic oil production requires fracking which is pretty dirty

[@bobbarclay3203]

@@MajorMlgNoob Yeah, and so is strip mining. Not 10 miles from where I live are old strip mine sites. On them are several wind farms generating electricity that is fed into the power grid. Around the wind farms are many square miles of state owned forest and game lands that were acquired by the State from the coal companies. On those lands are public trails, trout streams, deer, bears, turkeys, rabbits and squirrels, and coyotes. Many of the smaller farms that surround this forest can't support themselves on crops, and the land is valuable as recreation property. If the farmers sell, the development would enclose and encroach on the recovering forest. So landowners maintain and suport their farms by allowing fracking on there land, for which they are paid fairly well. The drillers extract natural gas, which, until recently was intended to be piped to ports and shipped to Europe, which attains some of its environmental goals by burning gas instead of coal. We would not have needed to allow Russia to build the NORD pipeline. Our national balance of payments would improve, the dollar would be worth more, and American workers would have benefitted. Fracking causes nowhere near the damage that strip mining did, but society found a way to get the use of the coal, and improve the state we live in, each at the appropriate time. Fracking provides multiple benefits to society which should be evaluated honestly, not the least of which are economic. If you oppose fracking thinking its dangerous, dirty, or harmful to the environment you are paying attention to partisan politics, not environmental science.

[@kalumbabwale3729]

But that was because of the universal spice addiction...

[@nothingatall1498]

"Every single day humanity consumes 9 million barrels of oil a day." I can't really undestand why, I mean it doesn't really taste that good.

[@nhoj4539]

Oil has a greassy taste, but its good, especially your joints

[@HighLieBH]

Drum kick snare

[@trentfila6186]

NO!🤣

[@jamarwente1497]

Not so funny Still its so funny

[@ianstyne4244]

i just tasted it i feel funny

[@kebman]

I've never heard "15 percent" been said with such passion before. It's yuge!

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

Fifffteeen percccent!

[@gwho]

It got a bit annoying after he repeated it about the gulf, then Japan, then Korea. Like highlighting the entire book, emphasizing for so long.

[@LAEDCSolutions]

Absolutely “tremendous”

[@inpursuitofgoodness4205]

In the context of world trade, 15% is quite a bit

[@nickoshana2246]

Ha Ha Ha !

[@joshuaclaros.]

Well well well

[@ComicalRealm]

"I have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times. If you can imagine traffic during the rush hours in the biggest cities, that's how is looks like to sail through that strait. Many many ships of various types and sizes. Hormuz is so important and it won't be closed till the last drop of oil. That's what I think" - Peter Pan

[@jerry3790]

What? Why does Peter Pan care about the global economy?

[@Dwagoner]

@@jerry3790 Neverland is very reliant on oil imports from Iraq

[@faiqcreates]

@@Dwagoner i thought pixie dust can be manufactured without the need for oil?

[@marcusianaviation9372]

I don’t get it

[@matheussanthiago9685]

@@faiqcreates only recently tesla begin manufacturing electric pixie dust Elon musk praised neverland's lack of child labor laws and moved a giga-factory there

[@TimeBucks]

That thumbnail looks so good

[@TannerGoated]

Lmao u have 170k subs and can’t even get 50k views your yt Channel is dead 😂😂

[@itsRitamSamanta]

I wish I had subs.

[@Ice-ps9yo]

Jepi Sun lol he got roasted

[@300subscriberswithmemescha3]

@@TannerGoated and you have 2 subs your channel is dead😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scocro]

@@TannerGoated actually that’s pretty good lol

[@AymenDZA]

RLL: "currently, they rely on trade" That "currently" is scaring me!

[@yaziri7]

That currently is indeed scary

[@AymenDZA]

@@yaziri7 It's only a matter of time !

[@spiyder]

@@AymenDZA *orange

[@rohankishibe8259]

Dziri?

[@AymenDZA]

@@rohankishibe8259 of course lol

[@jskelly1979]

Yup, a very important and dangerous strait to navigate. I served on the USS Carl Vinson during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and we would go into full battle stations anytime we traveled in and out of the Persian Gulf through the Hormuz.

[@Daniel-i8u4l]

NOW* Make All Your Choices Wisely.

[@intellectually_lazy]

@@Daniel-i8u4l the wise choice is ceasefire

[@andytoskovic]

The joy I experience when I see you upload is immense. I’m a geography/history nerd and I learned so much from your videos.

[@helfridholmsten236]

Same here

[@cornifsh]

Same here

[@_r.munro_8339]

Same

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

Hame sere

[@kuwayt1338]

yeah because you all just happen to coincidentally be geographers

[@mini-_]

Let's just excavate it a bit and put Luxembourg there, that seems like a fun idea for a couple days

[@kirtananmanimaran8543]

*hour

[@neonbunnies9596]

It'll only cause WW3, let's go do it!

[@petarmladenovic6124]

@@neonbunnies9596 the world has gotten very boring lately,we need some excitement

[@Glooooooooed]

@@petarmladenovic6124 God seeing this after sending corona virus : '_'

[@Kanitoxx]

Is this a minecraft project?

[@SilverWing213]

"The most important place to understand in the entire known universe." The Sun, Moon and Earth: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@arkstazk4120]

Yes.

[@coolxg4357]

I didn’t know the US could block the diameter of the sun.

[@VaanRavi]

@@coolxg4357 he said understand not block

[@gonzaa5809]

Stupid crappy clickbait bs

[@ididntrananyoneover5740]

*laughs in Sagittarius A*

[@richlee509]

Just go the longer way around

[@CosmiaNebula]

Summary: it's the strait of Hormuz, because over 50% of world's oil flows through it (only 20% of which can flow through alternative routes if necessary), and it's easy to be closed off by the Iran military, which is why America has many bases nearby. America and Iran has a long bad relationship and has been on the edge of war recently.

[@jackadoni]

Thank you. The Ego on this videoteam makes you think you forgot something you already knew.

[@failediqtest7485]

U just saved me 17 mins of my life thank you

[@beth-ug6ti]

I don't understand why Iran would ever close to though? It would be every single country vs Iran pretty much. No gain for them at all, they would get destroyed.

[@adrianfrr310]

@@beth-ug6ti some people just wanna see the world burn

[@jaimhaas5170]

I suspect the real reason is that the USA wants those resources.

[@Eli-fj3sc]

Man, I forgot the Suez canal happened this year. What a cluster-youknowwhat of a year this has been

[@D348-p1y]

"Just another Nazi test"

[@dendaky]

just say fuck

[@D348-p1y]

@@dendaky 😂😂😭😭💀💀

[@Eli-fj3sc]

@@dendaky meh, I can cuss easily it's much more fun to add pg-ish embellishments. And if everyone who already knows the word I mean then it doesn't matter but if kids are watching with their parents and look at the comment section and the kids asks what's "you know what" the parents have the option to explain or not. Just my two cents though .

[@Asunnybeach]

@@Eli-fj3sc cool you do you

[@cienciabit]

Imagine blocking the Gibraltar Strait ...

[@prestonanonuoso5508]

You would get invaded by someone… or by the UN.

[@tonyclough9844]

Thats why we keep Gibraltar and its so important. At the other end we had Suez canal. After Nasser nationalise it was allways being closed.

[@omgbruhohhellnahmanwtfman9558]

Jabal tariq

[@TTSrBronson]

Then you'd start war with the E.U , America and even the commonwealth

[@DibyajyotiPatraAshu]

WHY NOT MALACCA STRAIT? INDIA 🇮🇳 CAN, TO BLOCK THE ROGUE & EXPANSIONIST CHINA 🇨🇳!

[@guilhermenunes3044]

I'm here at the perfect time.

[@dragoonzzetzz]

Imagine nature throwing a good ol' rock to clog those 30 miles of water

[@wahidzamantdr]

not good.......NOT GOOOD !!!!!!

[@estebanslavidastic4382]

Nuke.

[@alesthra]

@@estebanslavidastic4382 Nuke would make it bigger :D irradiated as hell, but much bigger

[@estebanslavidastic4382]

@@alesthra more nukes. All the nukes.

[@thinhduong8552]

Unlikely, but if a meteor happened to Land at the exact spot, then we are doomed

[@sandstorm9305]

8:24 Japan at times uses war to secure natural resources, while at other times they use trade. *Currently, they rely on trade.*

[@brileylampo]

Yes, we all saw it

[@Jessica_Szoke]

How did I not realize how funny that is? XD

[@jagforce91]

For now

[@TheAristocrat.]

@@brileylampo Shut up, of course you saw It

[@TheAristocrat.]

@@brileylampo No need to tell us lol

[@joeyAPB]

Saying “the entire known universe” has always been funny to me it’s literally like saying ill fight anybody in this room while standing in an outhouse

[@wp12mv]

it's like the US calling their baseball cup the world series *eyeroll*

[@ghosttraintittiebeaan4879]

@@wp12mv ah yes, but dont you know, America is world?

[@furryballsploppedmenacingl8534]

@@wp12mv I wasn't aware that was illegal.

[@vaultofarms]

@@wp12mv but it is a World Series.

[@RyanMonty]

@@wp12mv considering the best players in the world come to the US to play, and half the players aren't American, it sort of makes sense lol

[@abruemmer77]

I would like to mention a mistake in the animation showed from 1:42. Apparently the trade route to the baltic sea is shown to run north of denmark, but in reality The Kiel Canal links the north- and the baltic sea and saves 250NM instead of using the route around Jutland.

[@Michael-cf9cj]

I'm not a navigator, but I'd think that a canal would have a difficult time handling a significant amount of shipping and it may just be easier for some of that traffic to go around the 250 NM. We're not talking about skirting Africa or South America. 250 NM is just around the corner.

[@andrewm3210]

@Michael the Kiel Canal handles about 90 ships per day and was built over a century ago. It's actually the world's most frequently used artificial waterway, and very important to trade in Northern Europe. Bit of a miss by the animation used for the video, even if it's not the subject of the video. In shipping, anything that can knock time off of a trade route is a big deal. That 250 nm time savings each way adds up to huge operational cost savings for shipping companies, even while paying any canal tolls that exist.

[@fsinjin60]

The Kiel canal should have shown up in the 2:53 animation close-ups. At 1:42 it is world-wide and excusable especially if it was drawn as a white line in close-up. The Kiel Canal is an extra release point for the Baltic to North Sea straights. But, in the same vein, the Welland Canal is a choke point between Great Lakes & St. Lawrence and doesn’t get mention because it is not politically sensitive. But as long as the Danube is ignored so I guess the Seaway can be.

[@gringoaviationph]

Me: drops a grain of sand in the choke point Everyone: so you chose death

[@ChineduOpara]

😂

[@MajDuty]

What does this even mean? You're not even thirty right? Be honest

[@lunatic_nebula9542]

@@MajDuty it is s joke

[@eliyaskiya]

@@MajDuty r/whooosh

[@Ares-mg2nj]

@@MajDuty can't take a joke??

[@m4a1JAY]

Whenever the US is threatened by a country, they build military bases around that country to contain it. Lol

[@phil20_20]

Ed Zachary. The military knows what to do, our politicians screw it up every time.

[@CrookProductions1]

You’re not wrong

[@tonyclough9844]

Jason Chinas dping the same thing.

[@teodelfuego]

Yes, comrade

[@tonyclough9844]

@@teodelfuego its comrade xi not me.

[@AttaMan]

“Currently, they rely on trade.” Not sure why but that was funny

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

History repeats itself.

[@16kashman]

You won't be laughing when tree'll start speaking Japanese

[@Chrono_topher]

*but what if, WE REMOVED THE “CURRENT”?*

[@VL1975]

because you have the maturity of a 15 yr old?

[@AttaMan]

@@VL1975 Were you offended because you have the emotional intelligence of a 5 year old

[@kippwieland6464]

No - Capitalism will make sure shipping is going to carry on. One thing you can count on is greed.

[@DehJarlorNoob]

"The oil must flow. He who controls the oil, controls the universe!"

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Until fusion. Or Diamond Nuclear Batteries.

[@kosmique]

"the universe" .... u mean this shitty little planet. at most.

[@feelsweirdman2699]

@@kosmique this planet is the only important thing out there 🤣

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@kosmique It's a reference bro

[@vinceandrew4695]

@@kosmique it's a Dune (?) reference bro lol

[@mirzaaljic]

"He who controls Spice, controls the universe!" - Baron Harkonnen (Dune)

[@gametechzona]

The spice must flow!

[@koeroza]

"The power to destroy a thing, is absolute control over it" - Paul Atreides

[@nusratparveen82]

In this case, oil. The oil must flow!

[@RadenWA]

I’d love to power my cars with spice please

[@realhawaii5o]

Ordos > Harkonnen

[@Davidsavage8008]

It's complicated . That's an understatement. I served over there from 82 to 88. It's as simple as distrust , betrayal and the use of a civilian airliner.

[@kelliwright9854]

Crash a plane in there and boom.

[@behjat4106]

So its an overstatement

[@OneRichMofo]

@@behjat4106 yeah overstatement. It is simple. The US CIA organized a coup due to a nudge by the British for oil and brought in the current shit regime.

[@cameronb7161]

Kinda terrifying that such a narrow bit of ocean has the power to throw the world into total chaos.

[@mammutMK2]

And seeing what chaos happened at suez where there still was the workaround going around Africa just causing massive delays and limiting ships/container due to the longer turnaround time. But here it would be a total stop

[@dafyddthomas7299]

@@mammutMK2 agree

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

That explains the British Empire, just wedge your ships in the gaps depending on the country, only allowing your own trade to go through and no one else until the other side concedes to your wishes… there were no planes back then. Low-key genius, explains why countries rush for naval blockades before anything else/why submarines are so dangerous.

[@WahlVids]

What's even more terrifying is being a submariner deployed for months at a time directly in that area. Now, imagine only having seconds to make a decision rather or not your ship can maneuver at periscope depth or if an emergency deep is required. No one can see you so they're not stopping and just about every ship there can slice open the people tank without much effort.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

didnt bother you when you thought it was your empire that was in control 😂

[@hardcoregaymer706]

Bro's giving us tutorials💀 This is literally every villains dream channel🥶

[@ezekiyam3827]

*Homelander team starts playing*

[@m4z805]

Evergreen Ship: *HEY Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today.*

[@egypt3197]

uh oh

[@Chiaroscuro22]

Jeopardy: “It’s the backbone of RealLifeLore’s narration.” Me: “What is hyperbole ?”

[@kloudkuromeshi]

@@Dyzzi511 oohh I'm sorry, that's incorrect. We were looking for 'where' is Luxemburg. Let's move to the Daily Double.

[@mrgreengenes04]

@@kloudkuromeshi The rules say it has to be in the form of a question, but doesn't say it has to be the correct form of the question. There was an episode recently where someone replied "What is...." when referring to a person. "Jeopardy!" stated that as long as the answer is given in the form of a question, it doesn't have to be grammatically correct. They even stated that using "Is it..." has been accepted.

[@spiyder]

@@mrgreengenes04 mans just explaining the rules of a tv show-

[@theogmagma6038]

@@spiyder and I learned something new thanks to that

[@kloudkuromeshi]

@@mrgreengenes04 that was the joke, but I appreciate your explanation nonetheless.

[@arandmorgan]

Wow. spot on there.

[@Benjamin.Jamin.]

"about 70% of it to be precise." That's not how 'precise' works.

[@anonymouscommenter7689]

Haha

[@tukuhauaitu8296]

How does it work then

[@BrenoGF144]

@@tukuhauaitu8296 something like "exactly 70,01%"

[@Adam5576]

Lol, those were my thoughts

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@tukuhauaitu8296 without words like "about" which by definition denote something that isn't precise.

[@codydavenport8429]

I sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in a naval ship. Didn't get to see anything because it's doctrine to completely button up the ship and have everybody stay inside except for the guys manning the machine guns and an escort heli. Just gives you an idea of how sketchy that area is.

[@albertsadler4322]

Persians don't like outsiders

[@arshiaseyyedshakeri890]

A bit of overreacting here i guess

[@jimcrackz]

Sketchy because foreign naval military ships always sailing through there.

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

The US Navy ship I was stationed on traversed the Straits of Hormuz numerous times. On one of those occasions the ship lost all power in the middle of the night. We were DIW (dead in the water). The only weapons system we had at that point was small arms. It was only for about 3 minutes. People were rushing around trying to get the engines and generators back up. It was quite terrifying. Luckily our engines came back on and we made it safely through.

[@codydavenport8429]

@@jimcrackz nah it was definitely because of the unavoidable proximity to Iran.

[@tommunyon2874]

The Bosphorus and Dadanells could bottle a significant part of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. The Russians were rabid about keeping their port on The Crimean Peninsula, but they still suffer from potentially being landlocked with the exception of Vladivostok during the months of heavy sea ice. I think that is why the Russians are developing hypersonic missiles that could even be fired from immobilized ships.

[@0g0mogosepikworld31]

The Baltic fleet exists?

[@gingernutpreacher]

@Al Ram i resantly brought a washing machine made in Turkey does that count?

[@jojomaster7675]

_sad baltic fleet noises_

[@paulfrancis6229]

They have a port in Europe.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Kaliningrad is ice-free year-round.

[@jackanakanory]

With the economies around the Persian gulf so reliant on oil, what steps - if any - are they taking to avoid going bankrupt when the major economies go green and oil demand plummets?

[@Michael-cf9cj]

I think they realize that going green only gets economies so far. Oil demand will continue.

[@Rhythmicons]

Probably by raking in as much money as they can for as log as they can. Can't go bankrupt if you are the wealthiest corner on the planet.

[@abaddon1371]

Oil will always be in demand. Fuel is not the only thing we use oil for. A good portion of the worlds plastic uses oil in their production. It is used for heating, electricity, make-up, creyons, computers, cell phones and the list goes on. Anything that manufactures something with either tools or machines, which is about every manufacturing tradecraft, uses oil in some way or another, directly or indirectly. Oil is not going away inside this century and probably not the next either, although the future is the hardest to predict.

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

I wonder why they havent built a canal tha goes straight through. it's not they don't have the money

[@Rhythmicons]

@@abaddon1371 With alternative fuel sources, oil will drop in demand to the point where they won't have quite the bargaining tool and their little cabal will cease to be so damn relevant.

[@darksydesamy]

Just a slight correction. At 4:09 you said the world consumes 9 million barrels of oil per day. That’s quite a bit off. The actual number is about 97 million.

[@bradenvester4308]

He did say “more” so technically he isn’t wrong

[@equation1321]

@@bradenvester4308 true I guess

[@feinemadd]

@@bradenvester4308 lol

[@masterofcoin1217]

@@bradenvester4308 waaayy moreee lol

[@gnome.]

yummie oil

[@hi_its_dawn]

My dad has always said the most important thing in this life is to learn something new each day. Your channel helps me do so in an interesting way. Thank you for helping to keep my father's advice at my fingertips.

[@GerryBolger]

Vladimir Lenin learned English from an Irishman. So when Irish diplomats met him, they were shocked to hear a thick Irish accent coming from him. There's another fact you may or may not have known.

[@justlixian293]

Can't wait to this aged like milk and ending up the world instead Edit : He changed his tittle, before it said why this can end the world. Smh. I guess I was just too early

[@Rick-jf2ig]

Did you have a stroke writing that? Because I certainly had one trying to read it

[@sebastian2543]

@@Rick-jf2ig I also did

[@sm4shv3v0]

@@Rick-jf2ig if you lack basic comprehension skills just say that

[@rogueascendant6611]

The day that actual flying cars became a thing. All this trade points would become senseless pointless. This is why oil industries and tycoons are still keeping everyone from discovering new tech towards a true global innovation.

[@someasiandude4797]

@@rogueascendant6611 Why are you getting political on a real life lore video

[@TheMoonDejesus]

We have arrived at this point in history. Americans dont realize how much restraint Iran is showing

[@Vivian-fq8yf]

In short, he’s bringing this up due to the increasing relevance of the new Cold War between the US and China. The Strait of Hormuz is just one of the points of contention between the world’s major alliances, if you want to call it that. You can read about the SCO(Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) of which Iran just became a member of on September 17. It also includes China, Russia, Pakistan, and some other countries in Central Asia. It’s like a sort of Eurasian Bloc. It’s main opponent is of course the US, NATO, Japan, and their allied countries. There are other points of contention as well, such as the Strait of Malacca, the Ukrainian conflict, Syrian Civil War, Taiwan, etc. Basically whoever edges out on top of these conflicts will gain a lot of power for decades to come. For our rulers the world map looks a lot like a chessboard, and this is the game that is being played. Once you start to understand that a lot of these things become much clearer.

[@toms.a.savage7232]

So foreign policy is just Risk IRL?

[@blackrose474]

Tylor Pendleton: very well said and analysis of geopolitical situation of the world...

[@mariahmayers8869]

Nice pfp

[@KARMA2BACK]

शीत युद्ध अमेरिका ओर चीन के बीच नहीं है ये तो भारत ओर चीन के बीच है.

[@birizos]

@Gopal Dewasi No friend, the new Cold War is not between India and China, although they both are in the opposite camps. It's not even between USA and China, although they both are the main opponents. We have to think in geopolitical terms. The new Cold War is between the sea powers (USA, UK, Med countries etc) and the land powers (China, Russia, Germany etc) It is a new version of the Peloponnesian War, which was between Athens + allies (sea) vs Sparta + allies (land). Thucydides is becoming contemporary once again!

[@Aristophocles]

As a geography teacher, I will use this to teach modern issues

[@mylescalladine8194]

Your must be a dam good geography teacher I hope your class acknowledges that

[@teddymoon3744]

TEACH SUPPLY AND DEMAND. that choke point means nothing the u.s. starts to drill again...remember -$0 oil. lol....when oil companies had to PAY for people to take oil.....TRUMP 2024

[@Crashed131963]

@@teddymoon3744 Explain to your students The Cape of Good Hope is not a choke point. There is a 4000 km gap between South Africa and Antarctica.

[@danh9841]

I wish I found this when we were doing our Southwest Asia unit, would have been great. Too bad the formats too long to keep my seventh graders attention.

[@teddymoon3744]

@@danh9841 u underestimate the young.....if u reach 1 then youve changed the world...just do it. try...your not losing any money

[@artems9251]

When the choking point for a ww3 isn't germany or poland for once. *Impossible.*

[@DANfull]

poland never started world war

[@artems9251]

@@DANfull i mean in a way it did. Because once germany invaded poland it started ww2

[@frunkenstein1057]

Sounds a bit like victim blaming 😂 Germany started the war. Not Poland in any way

[@artems9251]

@@frunkenstein1057 germany did start the war yes , but it did take place in Poland itself and because of germany and poland fighting that started ww2 while the allies could've started in czechoslovakia or even austria but they chose not too

[@FatCatz3001]

Choking points refer to strategically vital areas you can use for defense. Germany in ww1 or ww2 was neither a chokepoint for passing armies. In ww1 the main choke points were Belgium and the European plains in the east(all was Russia at the point), the Australian mountains, and the Turkish coast w/ Costaniople. Ww2 saw a shift where Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Scandinavia, the Atlantic European coast, Malta, and the Suez Canal were all considered critical areas.

[@Vahni7]

Damn this Russia vs Ukraine thing is making me watch way too many serious videos on KZbin

[@tristenjarrell9335]

Same 💀😩

[@Thesamurai1999]

You get more and more pessimistic.

[@elismart13]

Man...... These KZbin Tutorials are Getting Crazier every Day! 😂

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

Hol' up

[@q12aw50]

You Don’t Need To Type Like This

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

@@q12aw50 hol' up

[@ornessarhithfaeron3576]

@@Clan_AlbertheGrey you don't need to type like this

[@Clan_AlbertheGrey]

@@ornessarhithfaeron3576 Eeeee

[@SlimShady-tc5mb]

When he showed the map for some reason I tought the black is the sea and the blue is the land, I was confused watching this half awake, and I tought this is some pre historic map, and then I switch it and it makes sense

[@trigger5060]

Same lol

[@Magistranasty]

Buster from Arrested Devlopment lookin-ass

[@222spirit2]

Literally samee

[@pingupenguin2474]

Well that DID age well....

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Literally any country: We found oil. U.S.A: So you've chosen democracy

[@PavelQuiteGood]

Russia produces lots of oil. Where is democracy?

[@dmeads5663]

US has enough oil.

[@woobackbaby6871]

@Black Joe because of the Taliban lol.

[@blehbleh5095]

@@dmeads5663 Of course they do, and in the sense of capitalism since Middle East oil are nearer to Europe and Asia which contains the 2nd,3rd and 10th economies in the world, surely they will buy US oil right?

[@azael2078]

more accurate for u.s to just place sanctions and invade

[@alfredlukasek8644]

A lot of interesting facts, with questionable conclusions.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

good point - who knows what will happen and impact until some one / terrorist organization (ISIS) or Iran proxy tries it, e.g., 9/11, etc.

[@ericromano8078]

I agree. I don't think it would be WW3 at all. After all, if China is so heavily dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf, they will also be on the side opposing closing the strait. As an energy exporter, Russia would profit but they certainly aren't going to risk fighting both the US and China.

[@etergoober]

The title is mostly clickbait, but he is correct that it would lead to a massive shakeup in the economic systems of our world and would lead to a lot of unrest and probably war in several places.

[@blotzkrog]

As an Iranian, I cannot emphasize enough the amount of hatred that the people of Iran have towards the Islamic Republic regime. Heinous regime destroying our nation, our future and our beautiful land.

[@edrickhuge4637]

Not all is lost. While the islamic Republic is not a sustainabel state at all. The iraniens and their admistration have been untouched since 1955. Meaning you guys don't need a new System, all you need is open borders. I am confident that Irans Potential is the greatest in the World.

[@abeyjo07]

Ali Mahjoori, only supporters of shah are against Iran, which by the way is not coming back, not now not ever. So forget about Iran and enjoy your “free” life in western world.

[@tahahagar7664]

@Ahmed Humud As opposed to handing Iraq to Iraq?

[@maxscania]

@Ahmed Humud they were fighting I.S.I.S together coincidentally, if you are implying there is cooperation between US and Iran, you are wrong... it is just Americans being ignorant and lack of analysis as usual... which lead to gifting Iraq to Iran.

[@fogshadow9112]

@Ahmed Humud No they weren't. The PMU fought isis on its own. The Iraqi army and police received air support from the US.

[@Amalokch]

I watched this video long time ago, now with the conflict of Israel-Palestine demonstrate this video still holds up

[@sharafshafiqrehaman4920]

“Currently they rely on trade” WWII veterans, with a sigh of relief -“ Oh Thank God”

[@chainedpanda9574]

Nam flashbacks intensifies

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

@@chainedpanda9574 wrong war…

[@Barabel22]

Not like they have much time left to worry. Youngest veterans are in their early 90s.

[@Juan_lauda]

Actually, part of the reason for the massive tailbacks you’re seeing in LA ports is because it’s currently considerably cheaper to transport goods across the USA by road to the east coast rather than pay passage fees through the Panama Canal.

[@Clifford_Banes]

You know this from wendover productions?

[@darkdragonsoul99]

It's not the fees it's that fact that 80% of our shipping ships don't even fit down the canal

[@SlayingSin]

Bidens bad policies are also partly to blame for the blockage. It is happening everywhere in the country. I used to work at a gas station in a very heavy trucking road, and like 90% of our lot was constantly empty, and any trucks sitting in the lot were just sitting there for weeks at a time.

[@user-ej2wr5bg2v]

@@SlayingSin 🤦‍♂️

[@popopop984]

@@SlayingSin Bro, this blockage issue has been going on long before Biden, and his policies have little impact on the overall situation. His lack of policies on the other hand, maybe but we have a democracy where policies can’t be passed

[@stepanserdyuk4589]

The more you hear, the more you understand what the USA is _actually_ doing in the region.

[@Maaseruu]

always has been

[@dmeads5663]

Exactly, protecting the worlds oil supply.

[@veracsthedefiled]

@@dmeads5663 If the world to you is USA only then sure.

[@thef0urth326]

@@veracsthedefiled Did you not watch the part that listed all the other countries besides the US that rely on oil from there? You know, China, Japan, South Korea, any of those countries ring a bell? Besides, the United States became a net exporter of oil in 2019, so...

[@fatalshore5068]

@@thef0urth326 Those other countries are ancillary. America is protecting itself, it just happens to protect those others too.

[@brickcloud506]

Your map work is really confusing

[@pualamnusantara7903]

Middle East : *Has oils* Literally the rest of The Earth : 👀👀👀

[@rogueascendant6611]

The day that actual flying cars became a thing. All this trade points would become senseless pointless. This is why oil industries and tycoons are still keeping everyone from discovering new tech towards a true global innovation.

[@spacemanrick2014]

@@rogueascendant6611 a flying car might just burn the same amount of fuel it will be able to exporting out. Not sustainable.

[@Racko.]

USA: *cracks knuckles while smirking evilly* 😈

[@bxdanny]

The Cape of Good Hope isn't actually a choke point, as there are many miles of open ocean to its south. The others mentioned are.

[@SumitYadav-ik2df]

It's the shortest route where they can access the ports. What are you gonna do in the middle of the ocean? No ship is useful if it can't touch the land 😂

[@splowski]

The Danish straits can be avoided through The Kiel Canal. Which is the worlds most busy canal (by number of ships).

[@musty4273]

How small is the Straight of Hormuz? *RLL:* It's so small that it can't even fit Luxembourg

[@Farhan-sp4mf]

** Fit **

[@LucasSommer]

2024 checking in

[@itsnadaaaa]

For some slightly bright news, I'm Iranian, and we have a beautiful island in the Hormuz called Kish. It's a free trade zone and has incredible beaches, hotels, scuba diving, and cuisine. It's actually easier for Westerners to get into Kish than most of mainland Iran due to Kish's relaxed visa requirements.

[@adamkhabazian3249]

then they can swim in the oil. hallelujah

[@dianenims]

😉

[@thewalkingjed4893]

The Ayatollah is a joke.

[@isaacmiller3386]

So, I know these things are restricted in Iran, but do you know if alchohol or marijuana are available on Kish? Sorry if the question is offensive, I don't mean it that way, but it sounds like a great vacation destination.

[@itsnadaaaa]

@@isaacmiller3386 Alcohol is available for Non-Muslim citizens and tourists, but you'll have to find it as its illegal for all Muslims. You're not allowed to bring alcohol in. As for weed, it's also illegal but not strictly enforced. But I wouldn't recommend potentially getting in trouble over it as a tourist.

[@LegendNinja41]

2:53 There a Canal (Kiel Canal) that cuts through the thin northern German part which makes the travel shorther than going around Denmark.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

It is not big.

[@LegendNinja41]

@@scottslotterbeck3796 around 30.000 Ships pass through it every year.

[@q12aw50]

@@LegendNinja41 yeah sure sure because the Baltic is more important to the world than the suez canal

[@LegendNinja41]

@@q12aw50 who talks about it being more important???

[@q12aw50]

@@LegendNinja41 I sincerely doubt this canal gets almost double as much traffic as the suez or Panama canal

[@junebegorra]

KZbin is entitled to its own terms, but, as THE global platform for video creators, I too think it's abusing that power with undeserved censorship. Great video, as always!

[@vinyastv8955]

*NO* don't believe him... He wants money this app pays him to manipulate you... Don't buy an subscription which is an utterly waste of money... Use it for something else..

[@JaimeValladares00]

@@vinyastv8955 ^ This

[@vinyastv8955]

@@JaimeValladares00 😄👍

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

KZbin is owned by Google, which is a leader of the Tech Oligarchy. This cabal dictates to you what you are allowed to see and hear.

[@wrongfuture]

There's no censorship on this subject, he just wants to draw more people to another service that he gets more money from. Pathetic.

[@mohammadrezatashakoribehes1075]

Hey there Im iranian myself and im really happy that u didnt show us as bad guys like everywhere else does And happy to see that someone points that us army terrored one of our official generals Im so looking forward to see ur other videos but unfortunatelly cuz of sanctions i cant pay for the other website As i said really enjoyed ur video😘

[@etcelshop7977]

You mean Persian?

[@yeehee7084]

After watching "Why Afghanistan is Impossible to Conquer", what could go wrong watching this video right?

[@BeaverChainsaw]

I mean the thing is, the taliban negotiated for control of much Afghanistan with war lords, dilapidated armies, and other groups. Besides historically, occupying Afghanistan is much harder than invading Afghanistan. In fact diplomacy played such a key role, it caused a spat in the new taliban government between their diplomacy arm and armed forces on who should take credit for taking over Afghanistan(obviously the one with the guns won the argument).

[@jojomaster7675]

@muhammad noor Unless the taliban overextends and is then beaten to dust just like ww2 germany.

[@jojomaster7675]

@muhammad noor That would be reasonable, but remember that we're talking about radical islamists. The "people", who strap explosives to themselves and blow up in a crowd or who cut off children's hands for suspicion of a crime. Reason doesn't apply to them.

[@jojomaster7675]

@muhammad noor Then explain the terrorist attacks. Also explain the sexism and violent crimes happening in Afhghanistan by the Taliban. Including execution by stoning of anyone accused of having anything to do with NATO.

[@jojomaster7675]

@muhammad noor Everywhere around Europe for the past few decades. Literally everywhere around Afghanistan. In the capital city of Afghanistan. That's what they said, but all the translators and afghan cooperators that didn't manage to run or hide well enough were brutally murdered by the Taliban. Though it makes sense you wouldn't know, as in afghanistan (assuming you're still there) basically everything is censored by them.

[@Sinisterss]

Imo, a Why ____ geography is so _____ video for a northern country/region (Canada, Scandinavia or Russia let’s say) would be really interesting as the general climate and weather is so vastly different from the other nations you’ve covered so far Edit: Ok ok lads, the 3 regions/countries within the parentheses were just examples, not every single one of them…

[@fj4027]

Finland is not a Scandinavian country

[@chriskennedy3220]

@@fj4027 he didn’t mention Finland in his comment

[@mariasirona1622]

Iceland and Finland are also quite northern.

[@whatthebeepvideos]

@@chriskennedy3220 He's a Russian expansionist.

[@Zenkka]

@@whatthebeepvideos it’s free real estate 😎

[@rylandmalcolm3825]

"Currently they rely on trade" That's a very ominous 'currently'

[@chardtomp]

I sailed through there a bunch of times when things weren't so good. It was pretty tense.

[@Raiya_ru17]

Really educational. Never knew that that’s where most of the oil reserves in the world are and why US is so itchy watching that area. I’m Asian but we are so isolated from mainland Asia😅 so we never really encounter this much border issue except with China lol.

[@tyler-qr5jn]

oh where abouts in asia are you from? :)

[@willirifan5668]

sounds like SEA

[@thunderbird1921]

Well, it's not just America. Remember that Britain and France also were heavily involved in the 1991 Persian Gulf War with Iraq (the British actually have some defense pact with Kuwait dating back to the 1890s). All of this is further proof as to how important that one strait is.

[@_the_invictus_8394]

Bhutan?

[@ZairatulIshaak]

ASEAN country

[@RamiSlicer]

What's going to be hilarious is if this video gets recommended two years later with zero censorship

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It got recommended to me just now.

[@MysticKenji2]

it's trending right now, so *shrugs*

[@smashingthreeplates2171]

Me: *breathes* Everyone: “Uh yeah, that is going to start World War 3”.

[@mrbisshie]

I'm still waiting for Trump to go to war with Iran!

[@q12aw50]

@@mrbisshie Trump doesn’t have any military power.

[@josephwilliams2243]

@@mrbisshie hes is not president yet

[@TomGlander]

Wait, so pipelines have been built, but can't be built today because "too expenseive." Wasn't it expensive in the past? Or has something changed?

[@neonbunnies9596]

This is definitely going to interesting world-building for a book/movie/TV show

[@feetsniffer1488]

dune

[@floatinggoose9197]

This channel puts more clickbait out with each video. Used to be totally legit, but you are being pretty generalist. Started with the last Yellowstone video

[@dr.woozie7500]

Agreed. The strait is important, but come on WW3???

[@floatinggoose9197]

@@dr.woozie7500 It wouldn't be close. The US would have the ENTIRE area locked down within 1 week. We would swiftly wipe out any opposing countries, immediately place the Saudis in a dominant power structure and allow them to encroach on boarders, while we protect them. Allot of countries have presence in allied counties, but the US has the highest number of International Abroad bases, we strike from the oceans and protect those bases with the largest number of Navy carriers, and the actual country would be very protected as we implement Missile defense technology that is 20 years ahead if what we let the world believe exists. The US will team with Russia and China to keep the entire world in check before any WW3 happens.

[@OreoGang69]

@@floatinggoose9197 smart man

[@kamybale8910]

@Daniel Pepple They would still win though

[@q12aw50]

@@floatinggoose9197 we said the same thing about Afghanistan. Now look. Read a book

[@SalvyMic]

This will be the crux of a future James Bond villain plan.

[@bosceltics4569]

Already was I believe

[@kevintrang3007]

About that...

[@tjolza7493]

@@bosceltics4569 The World is Not Enough has a very similar crux but it centers around an oil pipeline near the canal that splits Turkey at Istanbul

[@JaeyunYD05]

@@kevintrang3007 I guess not…

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

Revisiting this after the events today. If the conflict continues to escalate, it'll be interesting to see how Iran approaches this issue.

[@geordielad4578]

The fact that you are aware of your content potentially being censored or demonetised is a way of enforcing self censorship and outrageous in itself. Enjoyed your vid and was unaware of the importance and potential for conflict. Also, Qatar is pronounced ‘Ka-tar’, don’t mean to be nit-picky, just sharing some off my knowledge. Take care and looking forward to watching more of your content.

[@emilythegreat18]

my respect for you when you weren’t hateful or rude but instead were kind and respectful: 📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@TheGreatKingBoo]

Thank you for pointing this out, the pronunciation bugged me this entire video.

[@merpius]

I am pretty sure that the way I have mostly heard it pronounced is as you say, however I am also pretty sure that I have heard a middle easterner pronounce it similar to "cutter". Not willing to bet that either way is actually definitive.