Why Iraq's great rivers are dying

[@Vox]

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[@PigeonFlare]

Why do you only have 2 likes

[@hibaallaq1172]

Good job

[@nugget4919]

Vox didn’t read it but I wanna reply quickly 🤷‍♂️

[@alexhorchoff5970]

If possible I'd like to learn about the Siberian Tundra in this style of video. It's a vast area that is hard to conceptualize without reference. I'm sure there is tons of juicy information in that region as well. Thanks for making this one!

[@daddyhart8735]

Vox Damn, this video made me thirst for a y’all glass of water

[@thedarksword3495]

No clean water, no electricity (blackouts happen 4+ times a day and most of the electricity comes from private generators), No reliable internet structure, no road maintenance, no good hospitals, and most (not all) of iraqis want to get out of the country. truly sad. Thanks Vox for reporting on this unheard of yet important subject

[@murtadaamjed6279]

Am from Najaf province ( in the south of Iraq ) and I totally agree with all that .

[@joaquincimas1707]

@@murtadaamjed6279 Run away man, It's the only think i could say you. So sad Iraq is in such a bad point, better work outside and help with money to rebuild the country 😔

[@murtadaamjed6279]

@Son of Mountain Excuse me ???

[@badrproductions9022]

@@murtadaamjed6279 don't care for what he said greetings from Egypt 🇪🇬 🇮🇶

[@chelseakevorkian4998]

Murtada Alasadi their kind don’t change

[@iyadnaseer8356]

Mesopotamia is literally the first thing you learn about in ancient civilisation. The Tigris and Euphrates drying up cannot be tolerated

[@champagnemoneyabuelo]

We in the endgame now

[@JuanMongeJ-3Dmo]

Sadly I dont see any solution, Turkey and Syria wont stop their hidro electric plants, if Saddam were in power he wouldnt had let his neighbors built those dams.

[@aadarshbalireddy2939]

The name Iraq actually is mesopotamian as well. Iraq = Uruk, the ancient city

[@koffz-nl2118]

Strange. It's prophesied in the bible that these rivers will dry up in the end days. Kinda creepy tbh

[@mehmetkara2666]

when the traitor faizal joined the brits to defeat the ottomans we were in the same situation without oil the new formed turkish republic struggled to achieve something meanwhile they had lots of oil and money they didn`t share it with us , contrary we paid one of the highest prices for fuel despite being neighbours with them , they cut us off from the oil fields , the oil was theirs and the water is ours now .

[@Roll587]

That's upsetting. These rivers are so important to human history!

[@Flow86767]

I second that.

[@bigpoppa4562]

Gave the birth to house of wisdom

[@mehdi2pac1]

Both rivers are mentioned in the qoran

[@viktor_vaughn]

This rivers are human history

[@jacobh.667]

Were*

[@tungnguyen66]

"Water , Water is everywhere but not a drop to drink " . Soon , water will cost more than Oil. Sad.

[@OsamahF.]

I`m an Iraqi and I really want to thank you for making this video on the upcoming Iraq most dangerous event that we may face in the few years coming. Thank you Vox.

[@katrinakatrina6262]

Wow, that's sad to hear as an American we learned so much about these two Rivers in school such an amazing part of history. A shame what's happening to them. So many world leaders but no one wants to help. I pray you guys get the help you deserve 🙏❤️

[@sackrider6811]

@Son of Mountain You're a disgrace to kurds, im ashamed of myself. And you do realize that these rivers flow through kurdistan as well, so we are in risk aswell

[@DawingmanT900]

@@sackrider6811 and since you claim to be Kurdish, you have singlehandedly restored my respects for Kurds

[@OsamahF.]

@Son of Mountain my wife is kurdish, So I`m not gonna give your comment more than it deserves. Cause I know this is the best remedy for people with your mentality.

[@OsamahF.]

@@katrinakatrina6262 Thank you Katrina. We still listen to our parents and grandparents stories about how these rivers were great decades ago. I hope one day all these problem will resolve.

[@vagabond352]

I am from Basra and this video shattered my heart even more .... But I will always have hope for a better future.

[@anuragsunil]

Hope you stay safe buddy!

[@LightYagami-wt1jw]

Best of luck :)

[@chiraggupta1186]

Don't hope start working

[@shozabraza]

Give more power to the PMF (Hashd), they'll root out corruption as they rooted out the ISIS. Don't trust the Americans.

[@Ahmed2000-o8e]

@@anuragsunil brother those things you see are just 1% of our community

[@psychoactive353]

im from Iraq, this video is like bullets hitting my body every second, really painful one day we will rebuild back the great land of Mesopotamia and everyone will be welcome to come and experience our hospitality.

[@psychoactive353]

@@Lancer2002t الله يساعدكم حبيبي أنشأ لله يحمينا و يطلعنة من هلمحنة أهل البصرة والله على الراس تحية من بغداد

[@sawm7md432]

💔✊

[@aldulaimii]

When? بالمشمش

[@luqmansadeeq2659]

We should be living like Saudis and Dubai people but unfortunately we have such a bad luck.

[@davidulanovsky8943]

Luqman Sadeeq Zakho Saudi Arabia and the UAE are wahhabi shitholes that should be wiped off the map.

[@عبودعلاء-ث5ح]

I live in Iraq and unfortunately we are experiencing a lack of services and this negatively affects ourselves😭😭

[@ihdiadgdhwbad1]

maybe we should try to improve and change things instead of always blaming the goverment on things they barely can change, same with always relying on religion, its pure nonsense

[@Flow86767]

*Poor Iraq has been under so much troubled times, and it just keep going...*

[@rasho2532]

Why is it deserved

[@fatimawaleed3589]

@Son of Mountain people like you are the reason why we'll never move forward smh

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

Sally Mia sad they think and feel like this.

[@Flow86767]

Son of Mountain No, at least not the innocent civilians and people’s suffering in this country. Iran, Turkey, Syria, The USA, ISIS, Sadam Hussein’s dictatorship and the corrupt officials of the new government, are all brining desperation on the people of Iraq.

[@awsomemodels]

Well.. it's still not as bad as they show you in the media and trust me it will recover one day because nothing stays the same forever and nothing is impossible even if it takes a long time .

[@jessthehotmess5044]

As a giant history *enthusiast*, it’s really sad to see that two rivers that are so important to so much of human history are drying up. Edit: Hey y’all, please be nice to each other. All of us are human, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or anything else. Much love to all of you ❤️ Edit 2: changed “nerd” to “enthusiast” because *apparently* a lot of people seem to be really sensitive about the use of that word. 🙃

[@2phonebabykeem913]

Jess The Hot Mess It’s sad to see anything so important go

[@randomdude9135]

A nerd doesn't call himself a nerd. That's show offing 🙄

[@manhin2365]

Says someone who calls himself a genius

[@randomdude9135]

@@manhin2365 I'm not a genius but the guy in my pfp is. Google Perelman. He's a Russian mathematician

[@Flutoid]

​@@randomdude9135 a nerd can call themselves a nerd, and a genius can call themselves a genius, self-recognition shouldn't discredit anyone.

[@universe36]

As an Iraqi, I really appreciated you guys covering this crisis. MORE people need to know about this.

[@tree3y763]

universe36 ikr people think Terrorism is the problem even though they all were defeated. This is the real crisis for future

[@arvedludwig3584]

I think you guys need a deionization facility. That's how Israel made it

[@moonshadow7057]

Unfortunately the whole climate change crisis will make stories like this one petty

[@dankoch5357]

Yes, we need to tell Iraqis to not poop in their rivers.

[@fallward917]

@@dankoch5357 lol this made me laugh

[@mahmudbhaila2491]

Compliments to your team on producing these insightful documentaries. Educational and eye opening.

[@subzero4790]

Attacking oil reserves makes sense as they can be used to fuel military equipment, but attacking water infrastructure is cruel.

[@aplusemery]

@Son of Mountain why?

[@aplusemery]

You're really willing to condemn an entire country of people because of its extremists? You don't know those people. You haven't met them. And even if you have met an evil person from Iraq, they are one out of millions. There's good and evil in every group. Please don't be so absolute in your assumptions.

[@yustformusic]

it's not only cruel, it's a war crime. Directing attacks against civilians or infrastructure vital to survival is a war crime.

[@chownful]

@@yustformusic To be fair, I don't think a hydroelectric dam is vital to survival. ISIS were the ones that purposely poisoned the water, but from what they said it sounds like US military just destroyed the hydroelectric dams.

[@joezilla29]

War, by definition, is cruel. It's a shame, but that's the way it has always been and will be.

[@TheIronHordesman2]

Theese rivers are what started civilizations. Its a shame for all humankind.

[@ahmed.a.ragheb]

@Spooder Man google it!

[@Robbieifyoucan]

Yes this is bad but the state of the Ganges is far more tragic.

[@Snp2024]

@@Robbieifyoucan was thankfully new government is better Norther ganges is clean now central(did it by blocking sewage) is getting cleaner but real problem is yamuna basically a most polluted river which merges with Ganges.

[@Danwillsoncat]

Waxoff Waxon indus civilisation existed alongside mesopotamia and we have records of thousands years of civilization in vedic scriptures. This is just pure hatred and ignorance👎

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

@@Danwillsoncat Vedic?! IndoEuropeans went to India only around 2000 bce

[@richardjayfuentes731]

"If your enemies are united, divide them" -Sun Tzu

[@welp4576]

Richard Jay Fuentes this is what I did in eu4

[@just4funyay804]

@@welp4576 a man of culture I see

[@jerickalberca4503]

Divide and Conquer

[@Denis-qv5yj]

Dividi et impera

[@minzblatt]

@@Denis-qv5yj *Divide

[@eatthatass9727]

Its sad how those two rivers gave life to legendary first human civilizations, and now modern people are killing them with their trash. Perfect picture of todays society.

[@MS4IT]

Im from Iraq 🇮🇶/Basra city 🌃 and this video is so true ... and it hurts to see the country of first civilization like this cuz of government and people themselves too... I would say thank you a lot for this video vox salute❤️🇮🇶

[@alial-abbasi3769]

Mesopotamia is my identity Did the situation got any better?

[@yurichtube1162]

You are a Kurd?

[@MS4IT]

Ali Al-Abbasi No it still badly going

[@MS4IT]

Yurichtube No Im Arabic

[@ali-ip3zx]

@@yurichtube1162 What is wrong with you, who founded the city of Basra Arabs until Baghdad. Even the name "Basra" is Arabic. And the Arabs not only in Arabia even in the outside. Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans. A lot of Arab civilizations have not been within the borders of Arabia

[@z.zhengzhou5911]

The US military destroyed Iraq totally and then they just left. They can blame corruption for the failure of reconstruction, but Iraq people are suffering.

[@luqmansadeeq2659]

Correct

[@muysli.y1855]

US creat IS

[@Ahmed2000-o8e]

@@muysli.y1855 This fact is older than my grany

[@tiihtu2507]

@@muysli.y1855 Kinda, but not really. The United States might have destabilized the region and plunged it into a chaos, but they don't have the ability to mind-control people.

[@davidulanovsky8943]

Tiuhtukkainen Just destroy their lives.

[@sammq4499]

video length is 9:56, but i lived it for years.

[@o84y]

ان شاء الله تفرج ويصبح الوضع افضل اخوي

[@MinMin-oe5od]

🙁💓💓💓💓💓

[@mustafaessam3828]

:(

[@hungabunabunga3645]

ఠ ͟ಠ ఠ ͟ಠ كلمة ان شاء الله لا تقدم مجرد تأخر

[@floresian7897]

Salam Hamdi thats deep

[@dennisroland5654]

Outstanding reporting, flawlessly presented. Thank you.

[@DSaj]

Iraq : I want water America : Shut up , you want a democracy

[@mootje5497]

Mr. Sajjad facts.

[@fallward917]

lol

[@faridamezelezel1096]

Omg this is the best comment yet!

[@Nawardz]

I feel bad for laughing at this

[@Arshpervezone]

Add up bro corrupt democracy

[@mahdidiyab3659]

As a History Geek and Iraqi myself living in Europe, this truly hurts deeply in my heart.

[@bruh-mb1rd]

@Son of Mountain dude get a lifr already, stop replying and stop spreading hate

[@jayfawn8478]

Go back to your country and help to rebuild the nation

[@Khosh12]

@Son of Mountain you are not the Kurds I kno w

[@jjc5475]

@@bruh-mb1rd he's just a troll. report and ignore. if he was a real kurd his kurdish playlist wouldn't be filled with english videos.

[@alialidrissi4163]

this video is really old I'm from basra and the canaL now clean and this year we have flooding problem the water now in shut al arab in it's highest since the70s

[@sebastianolmsted2867]

I can only imagine how beautiful Iraq once was. I pray to see it restored to such ❤️

[@nuzayerov]

@ጠዪ. ፕቿዕዕሃ , It has a really divided parliament which can't agree on anything, so its in worse position now, they really need a strongman leader right now.

[@lourdeskawatan6382]

No islam no cry

[@jovenaldomingo1123]

Money in the world is worthless if a country has Nu water by the rivers humans are farming more more cities worldwide 07 warmer world

[@jamesturner1462]

The Great Babylonian empire. It truly was a first world nation until they were conquered by the Medes and Persians (Iran).

[@phoenixff8337]

@@lourdeskawatan6382 Christianity also killed and genocided millions of people.

[@fallward917]

well i live in baghdad and in 2020 the goverments corruption is more poisonous than the water

[@apnachannel5735]

helo dear you live in iraq please reply me

[@fallward917]

@@apnachannel5735 yes

[@NaruruArtDumpStation]

An Iraqi born in Baghdad My house was a mile away from the Tigris river I feel broken watching this...

[@vehement-critic_q8957]

I'm a Kuwaiti and I send my condolences to you people there except your corrupted regimes no exception. Hopefully, Iraq becomes a haven again for you.

[@NaruruArtDumpStation]

@@Anoonymous420 Yeah they have nationality Kuwait used to be part of Iraq, then after Kuwait was formed, so as the birth of their nationality

[@NaruruArtDumpStation]

@@Anoonymous420 Aww thank you :) Weeabo Iraqis for life! Those are the uneducated. Wish they wouldn't ruin our reputation...

[@adventureswiththecrazyvet]

I poohed in your home in 03

[@mercurytim5964]

That is what American left for you. they think you are thirsty for democracy much more than freshwater. So, they destroyed everything to bring you democracy.

[@kartikasah1435]

I read so much about these rivers in my history books.This is so sad.

[@vinayjoshi7882]

yeah , its pretty bad situation their, hope they will will recover soon

[@identity2257]

@@vinayjoshi7882 Iraq is not recovering anytime soon we're totally fuxked for at least 50 years

[@cr4zypeopl3]

@@identity2257 We will be able to fix the problem if we were at least trying

[@MahdiHatesLife]

@@identity2257 iraq would be a better place if you suckers could just stop being negative and actually try to solve problems

[@championfighters]

read the quran, its a prophecy, 1400 years ago in the a hadith it was stated that river euphrates would dry up and there would be gold under it, and that would mean the end is near

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Mesopotamia used to be a sweet dank valley, now it’s not. Shame to see an important part of history be treated that way

[@ridwanrahman6063]

WHY DO I SEE YOU IN ALMOST EVERY VIDEO I SEE AHHhhHhHhHhh

[@abdullhafaris1055]

I don’t even know why da god made u 😂

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

hahahahaha XD nice reference! Yeah, its true, this is a shame...

[@hardcandy7112]

Guess who did this to Iraq , Bush the President that Cuban Americans love at Versailles calla 8 in Little Havana .

[@reverentlygrim2666]

@Nadine Schneider you are so salty who hurt you sweetheart ?

[@이동연-c6d]

And the USA didn’t fix any of the infrastructure in 11 years during the war.

[@younanyounan5071]

Who needs fresh drinking water when you have democracy

[@adriandejesus2945]

Jajajajaja your right

[@mustafa.bakes.]

Yeah the democracy the US gave us, so good Love that for me

[@paramount7616]

@@mustafa.bakes. bro how much for 1 liter water costs?

[@chekcbwkcbsid]

@@paramount7616 in Iraq, water isn't too expensive in some regions, in Erbil, it costs 20-40 cents or 250-500 IQD. But it becomes more expensive in some regions.

[@BoRerunn]

?

[@adrijadas4843]

As a history student it kind of hits hard. We read about Euphrates and Tigris and how because of them mesopotamia flourished- the first urbanised settlement. Now it is breaking down. It is like cutting an entire country of its heartbeat

[@blurbleblubmz8382]

Yeah no, I wish Sargon got revived so he can make the tiers great again

[@Polo-rn8ly]

@@lbn_i are you ıraqı? Can you tell me whats happening all the billions of oil??? Saudi Arabia is dessert but they have golden cars and No water problem thanks to oil... God gave you oil but you decided to buy weapons and attack İran with that. So tragic

[@blueboy1056]

@@Polo-rn8ly bruh

[@Polo-rn8ly]

@@blueboy1056 💀

[@blueboy1056]

@@Polo-rn8ly You think we Iraqis wanted that war ?

[@delonnnnnnnnn]

Vox is so simple, complex, and so amazing

[@ballistaz2872]

I love there vids and there style but I wish they were a bit more neutral and less liberal.

[@YuhoKeebs]

Bsi the liberal views is better but some thing republicans do is pretty good the wall is not one and the republicans president need to stop becoming more extreme

[@JLZero]

Bsi You ALREADY call this liberal?

[@nelsonth]

@Angry Justinian no it doesn't. Stop resorting to ad hominems.

[@MsHumanOfTheDecade]

@@ballistaz2872 Everyone has their own viewpoints. At least they aren't radicals that stick to an ideology's message like a dog.

[@ismailtquiq2014]

As a moroccan I feel so bad for Iraq, hope for them to return strong and God help them .

[@ukiyosurf]

So sad to see the worlds greatest geographical features leaving us :(

[@WonderMagician]

all for oil profits

[@evelynn1400]

yeah it's the country who destoryed ur country and used u

[@ibo4053]

as an Iraqi was born in Basra and lived there his entire life, i really wanna thank you for making this amazing video. it really letting the world know about what’s going on in the great city of Basra. 🇮🇶 Much appreciated, Vox.

[@lillyie]

the US is that one kid who would bring all the books down from a library shelf and leave

[@akhinummetett2102]

@kappa because they aren’t slaves.

[@nonec384]

@kappa expet the books weights tons and they dont have the equipment for it ,and they waste all they money in other stuff

[@sultanalshammari4691]

Thanks for putting the light on this huge problem in Iraq that I hope to be solved quickly to put an end for the agony of the Iraqi people

[@Benzknees]

Reversing what happened in the 7th century AD is the only solution for the Middle East.

[@mtraa.942]

@Son of Mountain shameless racist Kurd.. not surprised

[@brianwashedhunter1150]

​@@Benzknees What? Lol you cow worshiper?

[@zaneal-thabeti8378]

I’m from iraq (currently living in sweden) seeing this video makes me sad knowing the history of my country

[@despapitoxaa6331]

@꧁꧂ Yasser ꧁꧂ It's your neighbors hoarding water sources. Its a majir geographical problem. So, do not point your finger in the wrong "person".

[@luisjorge110]

go back?

[@TheGhostGamer2]

@Son of Mountain why so but hurt?

[@yousifalhammadie3526]

I’m from Iraq living in America wow bismillah there is a lot of us

[@josephcampbell4724]

Still waiting for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction .

[@tiihtu2507]

Iraq used chemical weapons in Iran-Iraq War in the 80's. They had a nuclear program too. However, after the first Gulf War both were abolished with the help of international community and UN Special Commission carried out regular inspections. What happened in 2001 and after that is a different story. A story indeed, because the weapons of mass destruction only existed in the minds of George W Bush and US military command. 🙄

[@vatsalpatel7834]

@@tiihtu2507 🤣🤣😂😂this republican is still livimg in 2001

[@arabx0r]

There is no proof that Saddam used the chemical weapons... There is no sources other the American's

[@arabx0r]

Arved Ludwig didnt Germany give him Asylm regarding to what he said?

[@davidulanovsky8943]

Tiuhtukkainen America didn’t care in the 80s because Saddam was their friend.

[@mab7727]

Where are the "They hate us for our freedom" bois ..

[@randomguy574]

Iraq has allot of History it has cities like Baghdad and Karbala etc and ancient civilization, good luck recovering

[@bssjshdhxhhxhxhb4461]

Son of Mountain it’s history was way before the british Colonization

[@hectorvega621]

@@bssjshdhxhhxhxhb4461 I don't like this troll, but in a sense he is right. Let me explain why, originally Arabs were to either divide land amongst themselves ( this would have allowed the Kurds to be independent) or become one huge country by a deal with the British, but they were working in a secret deal with France to split the region up and under their control. So yeah that's how thing's ended up being with two empires that wouldn't even last long.

[@hibaallaq1172]

@@hectorvega621 Iraq is Mesopotamia

[@ghaithriyadh]

@@hectorvega621 IRAQ isn't arabic country (those who read the history will understand as the country got invaded by many many races through out the history , arabs came lately so the country is made of (sumerians ,assyrians ,arabs ,persians ,turks ,kurd ,azidis & many others ) your assumption is wrong the land of iraq are lined since the islamic empire (kuwait included) the british only separated kuwait due to its oil reserve

[@hectorvega621]

@@hibaallaq1172 I know the city of Uruk, is where it's got it's name.

[@SlickOnTop]

"And they will uncover a mountain of gold underneath the Tigris and the Euphrates. All the world will fight for it".

[@hamed3423]

Why gold? it is worthless now. Fiat money (paper and digital) is worth more.

[@Hk-cu1bl]

@@hamed3423 paper money is going to collapse and then gold will once again be of high value

[@binyaminibnemjas6774]

This is future may be petroleum or gold , but one thing is sure , this is future.....

[@SethTheVictor]

That gold could be "black gold", i.e. *oil*

[@فهميكتاني]

@@SethTheVictor yet world population didn't decline to 40% and less of what it is today because of that petroleum, so it's gold. Plus it was clearly said as gold and not simply fortune.

[@stevebrown3856]

Probably one of the best videos I've seen on KZbin. Quickly, clearly and concisely points out what the problems are, why they are problematic, where the problem come from (its roots) and what are the solutions.

[@OBRAZYY]

Everyone please make your dua's. the drying up off the euphrates river is slowly happening which is one of the last minor signs of Islam before the major ones. Have strong faith in Islam brothers and sisters

[@akbeh]

The problems, ruins and destruction began in Iraq and spreaded in all other arabs countries: in Syria, Yémen, Libya, etc.

[@patricksiemens]

@omar I don't understand, minor sign of what in islam?

[@akbeh]

@@patricksiemens minor sign of the day of Judgement.

[@patricksiemens]

@@akbeh ooh

[@barta5ot-395]

@@akbeh day of judgement haha

[@ruinnaimperii4686]

We would still be hunters and gatherers if not for the people who lived between these two rivers since the last 10000 years called Mesopotamia

[@AyubuKK]

Ruina Imperri. Ikr

[@Qrt99]

lol

[@yashagrawal88]

@Hernando Malinche Hi, do you have the names of all those 11 places?

[@unfabulousization]

Yash Agrawal The Americas,China,Middle East,Australia,Polynesians (?) to state a few Once you realize that seeds that fall to the ground germinate given enough rainfall,it’s only a small step from there to the development of primitive farming practices.

[@anyareyes2663]

Farming was an independent innovation though. Mesopotamia just happened to start first, though anything during prehistory is difficult to determine.

[@suneelreddy5267]

Vox makes it simple to understand a complex world issues. Thanks to vox.

[@appleslover]

Suneel Reddy not always

[@pepps779]

They do a better job than many, but they are not beyond paving over nuance to maintain a narrative.

[@youreaflop6941]

Too simple

[@joemosely9383]

Turkey, Iran and Syria have major leverage over Iraq. Now the Politics in the Region gets much clearer to me. Oil & Water.

[@tareke586]

Well turkey also has leverage over Syria

[@muysli.y1855]

Oil i a curse

[@ahmedahmedov3530]

actually Turkey has leverage in terms of water on both nations, not just Iraq. because Turkey is the primary source where that water comes originates.

[@anitkumarindiansmasterrace1399]

@@ahmedahmedov3530 Syria has others rivers

[@Sagadali523]

As an Iraqi, my father born in Basra but I was born in Najaf and he told me about enjoying his life in Basra unless the Iraq War has begun. I wish our rivers will be clean

[@themiddlepillar]

I am sad to say I hold my country responsible for much of this devastation. We struck (2) water treatment facilities which devastated the civilians. THIS SHOULD BE A WAR CRIME FOR ANY COUNTRY!

[@tamerlan2708]

It is not your crime: it is crime of your politicians. The only problem is that you actually elected them persuaded numerous times by their speech and beautiful words.

[@tyman2323]

The US tried to rebuild then as shown in the video but many of the people there didn’t want to have help from the US

[@angeloreyes1951]

@@tyman2323 can't blame them

[@xtrey19x]

Tyman we wouldn’t need to rebuild the ones we bombed if we didn’t destroy them in the first place. I guess you need an excuse to explain why billions of taxpayers dollars disappear.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

Obama and Bush must be tried as war criminals.

[@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526]

This is painful , I was born in Botswana so does my great grandparents, in our primary schools we learnt about Mesopotamia, it's always a vital part of our history, we also have some beautiful stories about Basra, Arabian Nights also written in Tswana language are found in our books, we never had European or American history, so it is sad to all countries to

[@jovenaldomingo1123]

Money in the world is worthless if a country has Nu water by the rivers humans are farming more more cities worldwide 07 warmer world

[@iraqiboyahmed5379]

Thank you brother for sharing a nice story

[@freedomsong9747]

And where is your history?

[@ragnakok7973]

I’m from Iraq, born on the side of the mighty Tigris. This video breaks my heart, but great video nonetheless. Hopefully I become rich enough to clean up my country❤️🇮🇶❤️🇮🇶

[@renatofauzi]

"Tigris and Eufrat will dry when apocalypse come closer". That was what Muhammad said 1400 years ago. The Arabs was not believing that because those rivers were hearts of Persian Empire and never running out of water.

[@themysteryofgodliness6574]

The bible Said it almost 1900 years ago. Its a judgement from Father God to prepare the way for Armageddon.

[@Kingofsamurais]

The Mystery of Godliness Islam started from Adam, and all the prophets including Jesus and Mohammed peace me upon him, are considered muslims. By the way the meaning of the word Islam/Muslim is to surrender to the most high .

[@mansakarimi]

@@themysteryofgodliness6574 where? Give references. I haven't found

[@themysteryofgodliness6574]

@@mansakarimi The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Revelation 16:12 RSV 🙏🏻😁

[@prachetmakwana6011]

@@themysteryofgodliness6574 And who might be these 'kings from the east'??

[@Jegrygerfede]

the USA should pay for the reparation of Iraq

[@thetayterminator1436]

The U.S. has spent Billions & Billions & specifically for this problem has sent Millions & Millions, unfortunately it appears that we (Americans & Iraqis) have the same problem on both sides which is preventing anything good from getting done. That problem is Corruption……… Corruption & Embezzlement. So the moneys not getting to where it's supposed to go, its disappearing along the way. That's The worst kind of thief of all, Someone who'll steal money from their own countrymen, especially if that money is supposed to be used for something urgent that will help people and save lives, and without it will do the opposite. Thats "practically" our whole federal budget over here in the States gets handled poorly, and even though it doesn't get embezzled in the traditional sense, I can safely say that for far too long our Government has spent our Tax Money exactly how the lobbyists want and not how the people want.

[@mrAZcardinal]

I'm American and I agree.

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

@Career Guru they did

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

@Career Guru and? There are other factors you know that right?

[@colinlucas7662]

They’ve spent billions

[@timfonteyne]

I simply don't understand that leaders can be so corrupt in these situations...they are just taking advantages of the suffering of their own people!

[@AwesomesMan]

They became the leaders with corruption

[@azraabbas6264]

mcwolfus 1 don't talk about islam in that way please u don't know anything about islam it's not like everything u see and hear about my religion is true i mean i'm a Muslim but i wouldn't talk about you're religion or any religion in that way or say stuff that isn't true at all with all respect💛

[@uninstaller2860]

@Eritrea Shabiyaጝሕ EPLF Usa gave money for the clean up. It all went to some ones pocket, who is laughing when his fellow iraqis are dying and suffering.

[@timfonteyne]

@Linus Haber probably yes. I mean there is a chance i could become corrupt too. But as who I am now, I would use money in a clever way.

[@uninstaller2860]

@Linus Haber Hahah of course!

[@acerlap8069]

I'm Iraqi and the current state of these rivers is worst especially in Basra

[@گرستالۿ731]

ايي صح الله يعينكم

[@vexxcon8125]

thank god im in erbil and the water is good but i hope our bros down south recover from this disaster.

[@funnyvideos-mp2ii]

Enjoy democracy

[@MENGGELABA100KALI]

This has been written. Mountain of gold is emerging.

[@diollinebranderson6553]

not really. The Bible prophecised about this and no mountain of gold is mentioned. only that kings of the north would march on Israel

[@diollinebranderson6553]

@canadian oh sorry my bad😂

[@homyce]

Maybe it's a sign of the end, it all started at Mesopotamia ....and it all ends from there

[@Bilalm-a3c]

Yes it actually is and it was predicted by the prophet Muhammed a long time ago.

[@orlvndo]

Revelation 16: 12

[@hasanmurtaza8339]

@@orlvndo What does it say in the revelation?

[@microgangster]

sd. gfx where

[@a.n4524]

@@microgangster Search Bilal Assas End Series part five. The Messenger was and is truly truthful.

[@NorwegianDean]

I mean WOW, Vox makes some fantastic videoes. This was so insightful, well-resourced and well-presented. Just wow...

[@corywiedenbeck1562]

Revelation 16:12-13 King James Version (KJV) 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

[@IvanaKupala]

Who needs rivers when they got a good dose of US democracy!

[@micha0585]

1:02 : *for decades*

[@deeesraeli]

@@nedrapaul4135 joke*

[@MarcelPolman]

Damn right .

[@nedrapaul4135]

@@deeesraeli thx for the correction

[@ghaithriyadh]

@@micha0585 its running for decades and its was about to stop but the US sancations in 90s & the invasion in 2003 made it worst so it increased with the increase of the population

[@muneebkhankhail]

Oh look the US brought them freedom from the water.

[@Hunter_i86]

As Iraqi I appreciate your great effort making this documentary about the crises hit my country and specially these two great rivers. Wars are just wars in my opinion, it does not matter if they were named "Liberation", "Occupation", or "Invasion", they are all the same because all these types of wars will leave the same disasters behind, no matter what was their motivations and reasons, I hope this country will witness some good times in the years to come. Thank you Vox

[@fadidexter2514]

I´m from Iraq, seeing this truly breaks my heart, and what breaks my heart even more, is that all this was happened because of something that never even existed in the first place (weapons of mass destruction).

[@sharefactor]

The weapons of mass destruction did exist in Iraqs past, and were used against Iranians (Iran-Iraq war) and Kurds (al-Anfal campaign) but Saddam did destroy all of them as agreed with the UN. The neocon warmongers stance was that Saddam hid some of the WMD. That claim was false and a pretext for war.

[@vimrooamen8844]

Atakurk?

[@blueboy1056]

@@cosmicdarkness8027 steal ? But the rivers starts from turkey, isn’t it there right to do what they want with it ? I’m Iraqi btw 🇮🇶

[@Isaharif]

This is what a really good documentary looks like. Very well made, so impressive.

[@ou6775]

A mountain of gold.

[@abdulwasay2841]

what?

[@dahen2039]

@@abdulwasay2841 it's something every Muslim knows, its a sign of the judgement day (or the end of the world). when the Tigris and Euphrates dry out of water, a "mountain of gold" which is a reference for a big treasure, will show up and everyone will fight over it. And thats one of the major signs of judgement day and the end of the world gets closer...

[@thesauce1682]

What does that mountain of gold means? Real gold? because if it is real gold, no human will fight over it.

[@dahen2039]

@@thesauce1682 why not? in the next 100 years who know how cruel the world will become. And by the way the mountain of gold is a reference to big and a lot of treasure of some sort

[@ou6775]

@@thesauce1682 i reckon a massive water reservoir, when the world runs out of it. every nation fight for liquid gold (water)

[@TheRealImagz]

What I get from this, they are tryna wipe Iraq of the map

[@WonderMagician]

they just want the oil not the people..

[@iraqi2015]

who?

[@Shirazie]

@@WonderMagician exactly 🌹

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@Hamdoon Your water??? LMAO!! Turkey is the source of both rivers so it is our water and we are using it as we see fit...

[@dinaibrahim4022]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 you are so nice....NOT!

[@greenergrass4060]

Human civilization started from these rivers and now, it will also end there

[@jackson0335]

Startling

[@SuperHammerzeit]

​@UCnP9CneZoKnU9_9UcqJVJQQ We need to take lands of Babylonia and Pyramids back to Amen-ra-rica and Israel!

[@ՀովսեփԽաշունի]

What are you talking about? Not to take away from the gravity of the situation, but how are two rivers drying up downstream foretelling the end of human civilization?

[@jackson0335]

@@ՀովսեփԽաշունի climate change taking effect. Can you not see the planet trying to rid of the parasite? Hail storms in Mexico. France is 115 degrees.

[@ՀովսեփԽաշունի]

Drada Governmental mismanagement and Turkey’s selfishness are now synonymous with climate change?

[@subultimate]

Thank you Vox for keeping me informed on other world issues.. never miss an episode

[@mayankanand1153]

The river that help flourish ancient civilizations is dying! So painful

[@jivanjovan]

These two rivers are so important to human history, I can't believe this is its state now

[@USB740]

God bless Iraq! The cradle of civilization! The lion will rise again!

[@IKNFLY666]

Finally a video that recognise the strategic importance of river sources. This is precisely why China want strong control over Tibet, because Majority of China, India and Southeast Asian countries major rivers begin in the Tibetan Plateau.

[@_robustus_]

That was china’s reasoning but tibet was never going to withhold water.

[@mucheq5386]

What really gives me hope is that this problem can be controlled, if Iraq gets a leader that can negotiate with the other countries and to stop the people from littering. I thought this would be a natural problem where the lakes are drying up which is probably the worst case scenario

[@Size_xx]

but the good leader of iraq has been killed, his name is sadam husaen

[@Kaz.Klay.]

Love your idealism ... Unfortunately the damage would take decades to reverse, you could teach about not littering but when there's no garbage pickup or recycling and people are trying to survive issues like this become that much more difficult to take on

[@mohammadfaizkhalil5222]

This report is very sad, but I appreciated your effort for making awareness videos.

[@mohammadfaizkhalil5222]

@Son of Mountain you must be, i have seen your finest work by you.

[@mohammadfaizkhalil5222]

@Son of Mountain Good human.

[@الصوتالرخيم]

يوشك أن يحسر الفرات عن جبل من ذهب القائل {محمد صلى الله عليه و سلم }

[@proogenji7526]

USA: the democracy will grow strong in Iraq. We just need to put it there. Invaded Iraq Plan doesn’t work USA: oops, sorry dude, gotta go.

[@sawm7md432]

Exactly

[@gabrielhood52]

Alas it never was about growing democracy. The US actually suppressed democratic elections during their time in Iraq (people didn't like the US controlling their government, infrastructure and oil funds shocker)

[@RatherA]

Actually the plan worked perfectly. The current situation of Iraq was the real plan all along

[@yangfan2440]

路过，一年前我看过这个视频，现在我又回来了。the people of Iraq be strong, wish you have good luck.

[@111t]

Thank you, really, from the heart. Many improvements have taken place and Iraq is developing, but the problem of the water file is very difficult and cannot be solved in a few years.

[@sparcoraceseat]

It’s sad how a country where history of Hanging Garden of Babylon and where one of first civilization roots was formed suffers with basic amenities issues like water. I come from a country blessed with so plentiful of water that we don’t really think or appreciate it. My best wishes for people of Iraq, hope you will build your country and continue to be strong heart in the process. It pains me to watch this, I can’t imagine how anyone born or descended from Iraq would feel.

[@jesod42]

Wow, this is really important information in understanding the issues in Iraq. Thank you!

[@caroselloshow5615]

Ahmed M this isn’t tinder honey lol

[@josephm.6453]

@Ahmed M حتى هنا وصل الزحف؟

[@hibaallaq1172]

@@josephm.6453 😂💔

[@ahinapelle9468]

@@josephm.6453 XDDD

[@Katecassieee]

may god bless iraq, lets all pray for love not war

[@Ibnuciisaa]

i am from somalia 🇸🇴 really i very sad about that iraq 🇮🇶 is our brothers so feeling same pain for that 😥😥😥😥😥

[@myraffey]

Here in the western united states, we diverted water from the Colorado River - and like Turkey, Iran and Syria, we turned California desert into fertile crop land, powered a city of lights in the middle of a desert and called it Las Vegas and turned the Gulf of Mexico into a desert. States, counties and cities fought each other for more and more water until there was none left for the country to our south. The once prosperous farmers in the gulf of Mexico were impoverished and headed north in search of work on farms fed by water that had once belonged to them. Like the Kurds, Mexicans became immigrants to a land that had once belonged to Mexico. Water from the snow pack in Northern California, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Owens Valley are damned and sent south to the deserts of Southern California and the sprawling city of Los Angeles. Oil companies in Kern County consume massive amounts of water for fracking that spews out water so polluted, it can't be used on crops. Up in northern California, the water in the Sacramento Delta is falling fast, and the Pacific Ocean is creeping in destroying crop land, ecosystems, small towns and communities. Israel gained control of the head waters to the same end. Water truly is the Black Gold of tomorrow. Thank you Vox - one and all - your work is excellent and sorely needed.

[@theeburlgoat]

Holly ? You have a few things wrong, Northern California cut off water supply to the Southerns, Therefore is no crop land flourishing. Gulf of Mexico into a desert? What are your resources, Cuz I’m amused by your post.

[@RowNumbers]

Amazing video as always!

[@baharmeahey6319]

As an Iraqi who lives in Baghdad It saddens me to see foreigners caring about the country more than it's own government Corruption is at an all time high, the education system is HORRIBLE I had the luck of studying for 8 years in Jordan and when I cam back I saw how our education system is a huge failure amongst many failures like the water and electricity crisis. For instance schools in summer where the temperature reaches 45°C and sometimes 50°C only use ceiling fans Sometimes me and my friends would leave school just so we could go home and cool off, and we come back and find we don't even have electricity. The US invasion promised to give us democracy instead it only brought corruption. I write this as I'm having final unified exams that measure how much you can stuff information in your head, plus we must write Exactly what is written in the book word by word so we can get a good grade. Plus going to college really doesn't matter, in the end you'll work as taxi driver. Investment in Iraq is impossible do to the lack of infrastructure and safety so we don't have a private sector, you either get a job at the government or you work as taxi driver for the rest of your miserable life. Plus it's a corrupt system so if you want to work for the government you need to pay a considerable amount of money.

[@feem1780]

May Allah SWT make it easy for you my brother. May He SWT grant you with ease and aafiyah. May this suffering of the people of Iraq be a source of reward in the Aakhirah. Aameen 🤲🏼 ya Rabbal Aalemeen 💚

[@qpdb840]

My family used to live in Iraq before being deported to Iran and we have wanted to come back but this is the problem we face we cannot. I hope that one day Iraq can be what it once was and fix itself and so one day I can go to Karbala and see my old home

[@kevinhayes6057]

Well done. Relatively unbaised, concise and informative video about an important world issue. Sincerely hope this trend contiunes with Vox

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

1980-1988: Iran-Iraq war 1990-1991: First Gulf War + international sanctions, famine, and economic collapse 1991-1994: Shia + Kurdish uprising 2003-present: Second Gulf War. Iraq has been in a constant state of crisis for 40 years ever since Saddam decided he wanted to invade two countries, Iran and Kuwait. The country was in a deplorable, pre-industrial condition when Saddam finally was ousted in 2003.

[@alial-abbasi3769]

Generic KZbin Account Iraq was much better before Saddam came to power in the 80s.

[@mansakarimi]

Ali Al-Abbasi And before shia government too!

[@alial-abbasi3769]

Mamma Mia Shia Muslims were there for 500 years. Iraq is a majority Shia country so what's your point.

[@alexivkovic3829]

Generic KZbin Account you guys were better with that guy, plus the Americans are at fault here

[@fogshadow9112]

@@alial-abbasi3769 Shia been in iraq since Imam Ali ruled in Kufa. 500 years ago iran became shia majority. Dont mix the two please.

[@raquetdude]

Those two rivers are as important as the Nile historically. Shame to see all this occur. Stuff won't change till Turkey and Syria change tho.

[@Lorem_64]

The Nile could dry up in the next few years too

[@pax4370]

And Iran to some extent!

[@Zaete0chan]

It's kind of amazing, but Turkey and Syria still do not have plentiful water despite its many dams. This is not a Turkey and Syria problem, this is a world-wide ecological crises.

[@alialidrissi4163]

this video is really old I'm from basra and the canaL now clean and this year we have flooding problem the water now in shut al arab in it's highest since the70s

[@Shakirbindahir1998]

Why would Turkey change for the sake of a country on ruins they need the river too

[@PeasantA10384]

This is what would happen if a country have corrupt government+US interference

[@fantasia5698]

@@cosmicdarkness8027 if iraq had a stable government, turkey wouldn't have the guts to build dams. That's what saddam was good in, maintaining peace among his population and providing stability to the whole region. The major countries to blame here are two, Iraq and the US.

[@SonoftheFortunate]

@@cosmicdarkness8027 Did you not pay attention? US interference amplifies the effects.

[@hiba.k5096]

My heart breaks seeing my country like that

[@ahmadmuhammad6200]

U ain't lying .. This hurts me ..

[@playerx3546]

I Blame The Terrorist NOVEMBER 13, 2022

[@fernandosolorio3388]

This is the one of the greatest channels ever maid, super important history and information.

[@user-cc6ql4pg1f]

Thank you for this passage that talks about the suffering of Iraq. May God return it, like before Amin

[@jamesbondbillionaire0077]

hey brother...I am a muslim and Im from Indonesia. Anyway, what is the name of this river in Iraq? 🙏

[@MEMMO_776]

اشكرك على التقرير الرائع استمر بالقاء التقارير عن بلدي العراق حتى توضح الصورة بعد

[@adventurermohammedaliraqi161]

حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل على كل من ضلم بلدي العظيم.

[@edibfeyzuahbeygi2045]

Allah does nothing for you. Forget Allah.

[@fku6061]

May Allah help ur country my brother ❤️😭🤗

[@sofi6955]

I am from Iraq, in Sadr City, and I am 16 انا من العراق في مدينة الصدر وعمري١٦

[@identity2257]

وهسة شتريد يعني؟

[@Haidoshi]

مبروك

[@wolverine9655]

Stay strong my brother and study hard,

[@Haidoshi]

@@wolverine9655 simp

[@wolverine9655]

@@Haidoshi ur mullah is simp

[@bobe843]

Thank god my country(Serbia) did not accept ultimatum from Rambuie. Wish Iraq people to recover as fast as they can.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Well you still lost the war. But you survived I'll give you that. At least Kosovo is free.

[@alexivkovic3829]

Luxembourgish Empire Kosovo May be the most corrupt place on this earth

[@jacklackey3261]

The Tigris and Uphrates will dry up making a way for the kings of the east.

[@bpvadm]

I just wanted to post that :)

[@ronaldmccutcheon1329]

Initially I assumed that this was a Christian video, because drying up is exactly what the Bible says will happen to the Euphrates.

[@OfficialRakr]

@muhammad noor it was plagiarized written 500 years after the bible prophecy

[@kulbirkhadka3766]

@muhammad noor Water is more precious than gold. Gold cannot sustain life, water can. Iraqis need to save these rivers to live.

[@alifsyirazudin5343]

Can you explain who is this 'Kings of the East'?

[@mehmetsahsert3284]

8:34 this single sentence is enough to describe american imperialism

[@alin092j]

All that happened to Iraq and the Arab countries because of America

[@mango9602]

@CIA: Central Intelligence Agency you and your operations ruin millions of lives.

[@YousifAziz]

​@@mango9602 yes

[@cr4zypeopl3]

I don’t want to live here anymore

[@lsf698]

@@mango9602 Just remainding you that the 2nd invasion was pure American agression using a false casus belli.

[@Marcos-yd2iz]

Situations like these are so complex. There's not one party to fully blame for all this trouble.

[@MGXDR]

في العراق العظيم بدأت أول الحضارات العالمية تبا لمن يحاول تدميرها ومنعها من التقدم والازدهار

[@theworldismine7788]

قال صلى الله عليه و سلم: يَحسِرُ الفُراتُ عن جبَلٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ -أو: لا تَقومُ الساعةُ حتى يَحسِرَ الفُراتُ عن جبَلٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ-، فيَقتَتِلُ عليه الناسُ، فيُقتَلُ مِن كلِّ مِئةٍ تسعةٌ وتِسعونَ، يا بُنيَّ، فإنْ أَدْرَكتَه فلا تَكوننَّ ممَّنْ يُقاتِلُ عليه. أخرجه البخاري و مسلم في صحيحيهما