US Foreign Wars (1950-2019) - Fighting the Last War

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It has been said that the generals fight the last war. The US foreign wars provide a good example of this concept. This video looks at how the experience of the previous US foreign war influenced the decisions made in the next one.
1:27 - Korean War
2:28 - Vietnam War
6:07 - Gulf War
7:36 - Iraq War
9:29 - War in Iraq and Syria
*01:05 - "Flag of the United States"; Wikipedia, user "MSGJ".
*01:06 - "$10,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934"; Wikipedia, user "Godot13".
*01:06 - "$100,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934"; Wikipedia, user "Godot13".
*02:25 - "Flag of South Vietnam"; Wikipedia, user "FDRMRZUSA".
*02:25 - "Flag of Vietnam"; Wikipedia, user "DragonflySixtyseven".
*04:30 - KZbin logo and interface symbols - KZbin.
*06:58 - "USAF aircraft fly over burning Kuwaiti oil wells (1991)", US Airforce (via Wikipedia).
*07:17 - "Demolished vehicles line Highway 80 on 18 Apr 1991" US Airforce (vie Wikipedia).
*07:39 - "Flag of the United States"; Wikipedia, user "MSGJ".
*09:04 - www.thebalance.com/cost-of-ir...
*09:52 - "U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the 2011 State of the Union Address"; Executive Office of the President of the United States (via Wikipedia).
*10:11 - "Brit Hume and Chuck Norris pose in the George Bush Presidential Library Classroom in College Station, Texas, at President Bush's 80th birthday celebration"; George Bush Presidential Library Foundation.
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[@PatriotRepublikeBiH]

Can you make a Episode of the Bosnian War of Independence

[@jrrr13]

Because you said the name of the Unnamable Country

[@Eastory]

@@jrrr13 Yes, I believe this is the case. But there was no way around it.

[@Eastory]

@@PatriotRepublikeBiH It is possible, but not on the top of my list.

[@Saymon10]

It's a shame, I really like this video, thought it was specially good. Is there any chance you could do a more in depth view to each of this conflicts?

[@HistoryHustle]

Eastory is BACK! Great you found some time to focuss on content of your own.

[@gayleocuaman8350]

I would like to point out the Philippine-American War 1899-1902... we are the forgotten war or also a war were they just backstabbed an ally in pretense of bringing democracy when it was a democracy and had a proper government

[@gayleocuaman8350]

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[@itsblitz4437]

@@gayleocuaman8350 the Banana 🍌 Wars and the Phillipine Warbshould be a huge lesson why you can't do these interventions because you get messier results.

[@Ranger1812]

Who else was he making content for?

[@fluffehpancakes1102]

@@Ranger1812 word war 2 channel, he made the maps!

[@garmenlin5990]

You should've added a joke like "Also, Iraq did not border China in any ways, so that was a relief."

[@user-ke1ph2yr6t]

I am from Iraq...Saddam Hussein occupied Kuwait because they mocked the Iraqi woman...and became 39 countries against Iraq and became an economic blockade for the period from 1991 to 2003

[@mujtabarashid3847]

@@user-ke1ph2yr6t yes that was true

[@logikus8638]

@@user-ke1ph2yr6t No,he occupied Kuwait because he got a green light from the west to do so. They ended up F him over though. As for the reason Iraq was isolated it's because Saddam was brought to power by USA and CIA. He then started being disloyal and had to be removed and the country broken. You aren't allowed to bite the hand that feeds you.

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[@LogicalReasons]

Pleasant surprise. I was expecting the 1944/45 Western front completed with your narration; but I'm thrilled to hear your own voice narrating nevertheless!

[@Eastory]

Thanks! I needed to get some time off from mapping/animation, so I did other content in the mean time.

[@pleasedontdestroy4851]

@@Eastory These videos are great and informational so thank you for making it, you do make history very interesting and easy to understand.

[@gayleocuaman8350]

@@Eastory Philippine-American War 1899-1902... foreign war...

[@rovstam7989]

@@gayleocuaman8350 No thx

[@gayleocuaman8350]

@@rovstam7989 we were forgotten as always a war were the USA betrayed its democratic ally bought it for 20 million usd from spain and did war crimes to subjugate the Philippines

[@RedMeteor]

I love how in your "Brilliant plan to do youtube" video you talked about how you couldn't draw, but your "bad" drawing style in itself has actually become a really underrated aspect of your videos that i personally really like. I'd honestly say I prefer these types of videos to the mapping ones, although I still like the mapping ones nonetheless.

[@Eastory]

I'm glad that you like it! Though the drawing style has somewhat improved through the years. My early pictures were truly atrocious.

[@bernjoernvanhoeck5883]

@@Eastory The drawing style ist great and matches your videos perfectly and makes them unique.

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4:36 Ah the infamous 1969 KZbin rewind, I still remember disliking the video because of the utter cringe that it gave me

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I remember President Nixon shouting KPOP!

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"Ah, thats hot!" -Henry Kissinger, 1969

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It was so cringy i asked them to give me back the time i had wasted on it

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I couldn't watch it because it was censored in the USSR.

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[@ryankramer2703]

Glad that you’re back. Also nice work on the Maps used by The Time Ghost History gang

[@Eastory]

Thanks!

[@rastas4766]

I love your content mate. Some of the most comprehensive and concise on the internet.

[@yourlordmeowmingtonii2497]

Thank you for making such excellent videos Eastory, keep up the good work!

[@shanemize3775]

Pretty balanced presentation and very well laid out. Well done! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!

[@A_Nobbit]

Care to do a continuation with Afghanistan?

[@fabiankohring1440]

Thank you for another video! I love your style of drawing and narration please keep it :) Im looking forward to more of your videos!

[@gamelandmaster3680]

I love where this channel is heading and I hope history can be spread more and more.

[@demoix]

Absolutely amazing fragmented information in a very convenient perspective way, kudos Eastory!

[@Chess613]

Once again, a very impressive video. I'm enjoying these videos - keep them going ;)

[@curlyfries2956]

Finally a nuanced explanation as to why the US lost in Vietnam. Most people just boil it down to “the US was very stupid and other than that we have no idea how they lost so it’s honestly absurd and the US sucked at war”. Thank you for actually taking ur time to explain it

[@looinrims]

There’s so many other factors, considering the 15+ year conflict, especially the completely forgotten part that the US sent third rate troops to vietnam

[@belluh-1huey102]

@@looinrims and the part of about a lot of handicaps that kneecaped the US armed forces from being effective.

[@looinrims]

@@belluh-1huey102 definitely

[@belluh-1huey102]

@@looinrims Imagine if the bombing was unrestricted in terms of actually hitting targets of importance. We kept bombing pointless targets that have been bombed out already. Not to mention the Saigon government was unwilling to coordinate with the USA to make a stable government.

[@oliverb.8995]

@@looinrims no it didnt…

[@BercowSandwich]

Great video! I would LOVE if you could do a map timelapse of the Korean War and more recent conflicts one day!

[@CaptPandesal0215]

he is back guys! love your content. Hope for more this following days.

[@ivanivanofivansson8551]

i really like this as an addition to the map videos! i missed this video, but after your community post found it

[@zjifzmifzukjtrzjghuk]

America during gulf war: we can't control the whole country, let's go home boys America during Iraq war: we can control this Country and make it a democracy, let's go boys!

[@Ronald98]

America in this war : we can't control, let's go home boys!

[@474yx]

Oil

[@inigobantok1579]

BUSH 41 is a smart person in foreign policy but suck at domestic issues like tax and welfafe but Bush 43 is good at domestic issues such as Medicare and deregulation but suck at foreign policy

[@jerikrazik4707]

Truth is no foreign policy works, stallin built a wall that fell, the only thing you can do is cultivate as the what you can pay for stable friends and smash rivals that won't spin out of control. If you believe this won't leave to lasting victory your right but how final was germanys victory over france? However did the usa stay in France? No we became friends because of hitler. What I'd there are 20 small hitlers who do you make friends with........ its ugly with no real answers though owning their tv would help kinda like china is trying to do.....

[@LIETUVIS10STUDIO1]

US is not a monolithic entity, who fucking knew

[@jovanpopovic5195]

Hey eastory, are maybe planning to do Napoleonic wars? I know this is kinda low chance but just asking

[@SSky06]

That'd be really dope honestly.

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[@Eastory]

I have been thinking on how to present it and have got some ideas, but I must first finish the WWII content.

[@lorenzoeli2939]

@@Eastory what mapping about freedom fighters and partisans eg in Italy in WW2 or Polish Warsaw ghetto uprising, that would be class, thanks for all current videos

[@Eastory]

@@steamstrategy7670 Yes, I am familiar. I would do it differently, though

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[@Cleaverbomb]

The energy in this video is really there. Very well done.

[@bassammulla134]

I love your videos and your research, but you said the Iraqi people divided themselves, actually no, Paul preimer disbanded the Iraqi army, which led to a lot of unemployed fighters with guns in the street, so anyone could assume why Iraq has descended to war in all fronts.

[@VT-mw2zb]

In return, Bremer's strategy was copying the successful de-Nazification process in post-war Germany. It was the de-Baathification of Iraq. Saddam's government and Army were filled with Sunnis who for decades oppressed the majority Shias. Regardless of whether Paul Bremer disbanded the Iraqi Army or not, a sectarian civil war would have broken out regardless. Keeping them on was like keeping the SS on in Germany to keep the orders. It would not have flown with anyone.

[@jam8539]

@@VT-mw2zb but they did keep the SS in Germany. every police officer was SS, they kept them on. SS guards guarded the nuremberg criminals. they kept the German army, they kept the German generals many of whom were SS and employed by the US and then Bundeswherh. the NAZI administration was kept, the judges many of whom were SS and nazi party members were kept on. the US and allies went into Iraq and got rid of the administration, the army and the generals, and those people then decided to join whatever organisation that kept them fed many of which where terrorist organisations. its no surprise that the leaders of ISIL were a baathist judge and an ex Iraqi officer

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Bro, honestly, I think this is interesting insight you provided here. Thank you.

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This becomes more relevant than ever

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Finally, the video i was waiting for :D

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I really like a lot of the jokes and references in the video. On top of being a real quality video.

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Video didn’t even show up in my Subscription posts views. Sorry to hear that they did that to your content, which is amazing as always. Glad I decided to check your channel rn and see this. Keep it up man!

[@Eastory]

Thanks for the support! I guess the algorithm found the video controversial and decided to limit its spread.

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I love these magnificent handmade illustrations!!

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What does this mean

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@@TheLocalLt lol

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[@1987MartinT]

While it is tempting to only use tried and true methods in war it can potentially leave you unprepared for new developments, forcing you to scramble to catch up. Or, even worse, you could lose the war because you were ill-suited to fight it. While it can be very difficult, it is often advantageous to try and predict and adapt for each new conflict before entering it. Sometimes in war doing things the old-fashioned way can be useful, but, generally, it pays to be innovative. Remember the lessons of the past, but don't let them blind you to the lessons of the present and the future.

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[@alexmaddox8307]

america fucked up in afghanistan

[@TWH-lp4bn]

@@alexmaddox8307 and in turn, Afghanistan fucked up America's reputation lmao الله اكبر

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Ya but American mineral mining companies made 5 trillion dollars

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[@OtterSam]

My fellow Estonian is back, and with great content again

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Fantastic video! Welcome back

[@LivingIronicallyinEurope]

My guy really skipped Yugoslavia smh

[@bosanski_Cevap]

Well if he talked about it, there would be a balkan war in the chat

[@LivingIronicallyinEurope]

What's a comment section without a balkan war in it?

[@gayleocuaman8350]

he skipped the Philippine-American War 1899-1902 so much war crimes

[@gayleocuaman8350]

@@LivingIronicallyinEurope the philippine-american war is a start

[@morisco56]

And libya

[@connordevereaux759]

Good video. 👍 I like history and I like learning from your channel. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

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That was a great video! Glad you are back!

[@Mushketer300]

Thank you for just staying active

[@zachfakename6675]

Eastory, this was S+ tier content. I always enjoy your personal work, and your maps on the WW2 channel are professional-scholar-grade reference. The appreciation you get is well-deserved. -Zach

[@TheLocalLt]

Wow this is why your channel is the best on KZbin, I know you have little time with your other mapping stuff but literally everything you produce is the most measured, unbiased, realpolitk-based content on KZbin, there with two or three other geopolitics/history channels (such as TimeGhost, most of Kings and Generals stuff, Wayback History, maybe a couple others but really not)

[@maciekGTR]

What? this is literally a perfect example of a radically pro-us, anti-left, biased piece of american propaganda. How can you say that, for example, buying into the narrative about "liberating" opressed peoples in the middle east and giving them democracy is a measured, unbiased and a realpolitik-based view? I mean, even if this were to be true, why isn't the US military destroying Arabia like right now to "liberate" Arabs from Saudi dictatorship? This video paints the US and their interventions in a very distorted light and doesn't mention even in one word how the Americans absolutely destroyed every single country they invaded and flattened everything. To give an example (via wikipedia which is biased towards the US, so you can't say that i use anti-american sources): "A total of 635,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Korea. By comparison, the U.S. dropped 2.1 million tons during all of World War II. North Korea ranks alongside Cambodia (500,000 tons), Laos (2 million tons), and North Vietnam (4 million tons) as among the most heavily-bombed countries in history. The truth about US foreign wars is that they were waged with contempt and disregard for humanity, and they only served the financial interests of their elites. This video only serves to distort this view and paint one of the most brutal wars in our recent history as mere interventions that had to be made in order to save opressed people.

[@TheLocalLt]

@@maciekGTR since you’re doing your very best Chomsky impression, let me guess, America “provoked” the Russian-Ukrainian War?

[@maciekGTR]

@@TheLocalLt That is in no way an answer to my previous comment and has nothing to do with it. I know Chomsky but I don't care about what he has to say about the war, he's not a specialist for eastern european politics. Any nation's wrong-doings doesn't cancel the horrific crimes done by the US in it's time of existence as a state.

[@GurtMan100]

Glad to see another upload!

[@nikolaivanov8007]

Amazing video, would love to another on the topic.

[@Cristiano95ify]

"but it is really the case?" sTik to the tanks blues intensifies

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Ahh yes a fellow man of culture I see

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@@v.k.rt.m.6030 bad for you

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@@Cristiano95ify thank you.

[@DamnThisNick]

1:33 I just lost it at the Freedom Mobile. Eastory is truly a legend

[@klietko3121]

amazing video man keep it up

[@andreleclerc7231]

Informative and funny, this is a masterpiece.

[@ernestojordanpena2827]

Interesting to see this in there light of the recent events in Afghanistan

[@salokin3087]

Very good video! Pains me when people miss the context of US' conflicts and what preceded them

[@bigpapa5388]

Thank you Eastory I always love your videos

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Excellent video my dude

[@simonescelsa]

2021 is looking already better!

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Never change the accent man. It's too good.

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He is Estonian. This accent is almost impossible to hide.

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I love some foreign accents Namely Estinian, German, Swedish and dutch ones

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Keep up the great work.

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This is great content!

[@gsacelm7753]

Vietnam war section is definitely interesting to see!

[@wolfqte2246]

I’m from iraq, also i think you missed some part’s like when 32 country declared war at iraq

[@ryanelliot5225]

I just found this channel! What a great video!!

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Glad eastory uploaded another of his fantastic videos

[@suxcawks]

I really love the little jokes hidden in the art work throughout this

[@smorcrux426]

I instinctively liked this video, even before watching. I know it's going to be good. Edit: watched the video, and was not disappointed. Incredible quality as always

[@evil1143]

Talk about bias...

[@joemama-pz9sr]

Great video as always!

[@endoroboto]

These are the videos I look most forward to.

[@Kabutoes]

We also intervened in Russia, but bailed out when the Allies Alliance fell apart and Japanese troops started withdrawing from Vladivostok

[@splatm4n8]

One of the main and big mistakes that the US did when invading Vietnam, was not studying at all everything that the French did wrong in the Indochina war, or at least barely. If they had thoroughly studied the errors and losses the French made, then they could have formulated a better plan and would have had a better chance at winning the war.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

That's the point. USA was just a continuation of French Colonial Occupation. USA always doomed to fail just like the French because the Vietnamese were fighting a war of Liberation/Independence. There was no North/South Vietnam only Vietnam and Communism was never a real reason for USA's invasion (See Pentagon Papers). The Vietnamese has been fighting for Independence for 150 years and were willing to fight to the last soul. USA just wanted another subordinate gov that would let USA dictate it's economic/trade policy.

[@matthewbadley5063]

Eastory is a little incorrect when he said the Vietnamese were militarily lacking. They had more than just guerillas. They had military backing from the north vietnamese which even included jet fighters. These are the people who beat the French in a pitched battle. They could take on other countries and win at their own game.

[@TheLocalLt]

@@sisyphusvasilias3943 how was Communism not a reason for the invasion? The protection of America’s economic interests and opposition to Communism are generally one in the same, aside from America’s relationship with Vietnam since 1991 and with Communist China from 1979-2012

[@awijaya2116]

@@TheLocalLt I'm not sure if this is what the OP meant, but I think the idea's that the North Vietnamese were more nationalist (in the sense that they wanted a united + independent vietnam) than they were communist. They were still motivated in part by communism, but 'remove foreign occupation' was a much better rallying cry for the Vietnamese populace as a whole. (That the North Vietnamese were communist or communist-inspired is not in question, just that they placed 'nationalism' above that, kinda like China post-Mao).

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

@@TheLocalLt a) Because The US Gov said so in the Pentagon Papers b) Because USA has ZERO composulsion working with Communist Countries when it suits them to make vast profits, ie China or like you know Contemporary VIETNAM!!!!!! c) Ho Chi Min literally offered USA to make an Independent Vietnam into a US Style Capitalist Democracy during ww2... but USA was always/still is far far more motivated by Economic Imperialism than any political Idealogy... They rejected Ho Chi Min because they would rather have a Socialist Economic Vasal State than an Economically Independent state. Communism was always the Propaganda message used to justify its endless wars to its own population because people wouldnt die and pay billions in taxes to a war machine for the real goal of Global Economic Tyranny..... (Hence War on Terror when the Cold War ended.)

[@andrewthen8998]

@Eastory You’re an amazing inspiration to the History nerds of the internet.

[@HallBr3gg]

This channel is awesome an deserves more attention!!!!

[@ikoikoni]

I find it funny how the Philippines is officially part of the non-aligned movement and claims to be neutral during the Cold War but proceeds to send troops into Korea and Vietnam on the side of the Americans

[@DoctorDeath147]

But the Philippines only joined the Movement in 1993 after the Cold War had ended.

[@rutra3622]

Will you do part two of the Estonian Front?

[@Eastory]

Yes, it is in the last stages at the moment.

[@rutra3622]

@@Eastory Thanks can´t wait for it :).

[@novkorova2774]

Good to see you back.

[@ialeg3710]

Great explanation of how things went!

[@smartypants4998]

when do we get the british edition of plans to win ww2?

[@Eastory]

Lets vote on it and if enough people want it, I'll do it.

[@zylnexxd842]

@@Eastory Plz

[@joembensman]

I disagree with your description of the building of the post-Saddam Iraqi Government.. The US backed the Shite majority government instead of installing a government which had equally powerful representation for all Iraqi's.. This led to the Sunni's feeling ostracized and the ensuing insurgency. They may have felt that the previous government, obviously dominated by Sunni's failed, but still, you don't take out one group just to be dominated by another. The US had a chance to establish a balanced and fair government in Iraq in 2003 and failed. This cannot be mistaken

[@NoMoreCrumbs]

Good to see another video from you! Don't you do the maps for WW2 in real time?

[@alchemist6819]

Yeah

[@KrisWustrow]

dude! I love your sense of humor!! I mean, John Rambo...and the pic of Chuck Norris...cost of a day on Swiss ski slopes...and so much more. Well done.

[@matthewmcneany]

"In the next one (my brain parsed that as meaning the next war) we'll see how the US defats Germany". Hmm, that's a bold a prediction Oh he means the next video.

[@Eastory]

That's pretty funny!

[@hedgehog3180]

They just decided to redo it for old times sake.

[@matthewmcneany]

@@hedgehog3180 can't beat the classics man.

[@enesaykut408]

10:51 One thing though, and I know this is going to include some politics, I am not really sure about that the Syrian Rebels are considered "Allies" by the US, in fact I think they favour YPG over the Rebels.

[@bobwong2995]

The blue territories in Syria only include those under YPG control. It does not include the TFSA or any of the Idlibi groups

[@Ronald98]

yeah... "syrian" "rebels" from central asia and the caucuses... sure thing buddy

[@enesaykut408]

@@bobwong2995 Well, not really. West of the line that seprates the blue territories include Idlib, Afrin. So, it must be the Rebels, not YPG

[@enesaykut408]

@@Ronald98 What exactly are you implying by that? Can you make any references or something, because it makes no sense at all

[@TheLocalLt]

The map is showing Kurdistan, go look at a map

[@galffygergojozsef7816]

Very interesting,good work!

[@Science1314]

love your channel bro

[@sitrakamatthieu]

a good fast video but you don't go into the ideology battle ^^" Plus Syria is may be in this situation because of a big player: Saudi Araibia Emirates (sunni vs shiite )

[@mojoblues66]

we're not getting into the ideology because the yanks are only in it for the oil.

[@evil1143]

@@mojoblues66 Dead wrong

[@AatiNiiranen]

@@evil1143 dead rigth

[@Ronald98]

@@evil1143 oh yeah because the US did absolutely NOTHING to de-stabliaze the entire region and overthrow all legitmate governments just to install US puppets... right?... id*ot

[@evil1143]

@@Ronald98 I don't remember the U.S overthrowing Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait and more. So far as destabilising the middle east I'm pretty sure saddam beat the U.S to it. You think the world would be a better place with him still doing what he did? Good luck backing that up.

[@beback_]

And let’s be fair by the time of D-Day Germany had already been beaten.

[@Demicleas]

But if the soviets won communism would probably have ruled the world by now. I'd rather not live in communist apartment complexes.

[@adammoody654]

Great videos, man!

[@yorick6035]

Eastory, you're lovely stuff!

[@cathalmurphy4584]

Iraq isn't exactly a US friend either.

[@antoniskoutsoukos9574]

And neither are the Turkish backed jihadist "opposition" in northern Syria. The only "real" US friend in the area are the Kurds.

[@DaDARKPass]

@@antoniskoutsoukos9574 The kurds should really be an Iranian friend considering both are Iranic.

[@oracle8192]

@@DaDARKPass tell the kurds they're iranian and then try to dodge the punches they throw at you, I will watch

[@DaDARKPass]

@@oracle8192 Violence does not decide facts.

[@plutofeldseinfeld8839]

@@antoniskoutsoukos9574 Even after the americans threw them under the bus as they pulled tropps out of Syria, leaving Turkey to roll over them?

[@rangerriggs5066]

I think it's worth mentioning that the fact US forces couldn't push into North Vietnam for fear of intervention from China was perhaps the biggest factor. You can crush an enemy a million times, it doesn't matter if he can just go home, recoup and come back.

[@tynguyenthi6256]

Fuck, they did attack North Vietnam, not just once, but twice. They dropped napalm on there, in 12/1972, they still attack North Vietnam again, with B52 helicopter. They aren't scared of China at all

[@elfbeaned]

Dude, US airforce entered North Vietnam from 1965 to 1972, and a lot of bombs were dropped. You didn't even know about Linebreaker II operation, where B 52 planes entered North Vietnam sky. Have enough knowledge before talking.

[@rangerriggs5066]

@@elfbeaned Bombing the shit out of the north does not equate to invading the north. Im fully aware of Operation Rolling Thunder and others like it. It doesnt matter how much you bomb, the enemy can still recoup if no one forces them out.

[@elfbeaned]

@@rangerriggs5066 that already means invading.

[@elfbeaned]

China stopped supporting Vietnam since Sino-China split, that means China wouldn't send troops if US attacked the North. The main reason was UN wouldn't allow it, Soviet Union and Warsaw pact would be allowed to prevent US. They aren't scared of China.

[@truthhiddeninplainsight7183]

Amazing video, I am wondering will you ever make a video on Yugoslav war in the 90s?

[@BrettsHistoryClub]

loved it Eastory!

[@brianchavez5096]

yo update this video

[@ronaldfreeman1787]

"But was this really the case?" - TIK historian

[@fordernPL]

I was expecting something from WWI, but analysis like that are great as well!

[@bryanwegman7258]

THIS JUST NOW GOT INTO MY RECCOMENDED? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. been watching you since the very first videos. the first "brilliant plan" was my first. 4 years ago now. i got a lot to catch up on!