Welcome to Baghdad: How Iraq Used to Be in the 1950s | British Pathé

[@mayssamqais4679]

Watching this, as an Iraqi, breaks my heart. My country no longer feels like home.

[@rabbaaniooz5199]

When they strike the islamic countries, every muslim feels pain just like when a body feels pain when part of it is struck. We pray and grieve.

[@yaqo6577]

Breaks my heart as an Iraqi Assyrian. Would be nice to visit the country my parents always talk about growing up in

[@BassGoesBoom1]

Destroyed by Israhell

[@BIGNOIDS]

@@BassGoesBoom1 actually it was destroyed by the Islamic revolution which began in neighbouring Iran.

[@jaketamayao5110]

@@BIGNOIDS thats happen when someone sleeps in their history class XD

[@muhendiseksper7026]

If we go back 70 years in iraq, we go 150 years ahead.

[@gtaddict3666]

Agree

[@murtadhaal_salman7183]

True 😔

[@sudesaban8124]

bizim ülkemiz için de geçerli aynısı

[@muhendiseksper7026]

@@jhin_n_Juice I mean this is result of english mandatory.

[@Ak47-24.7]

True

[@leafleap]

This looks more developed and modern than modern Iraq, imagine that.

[@katewilliams4013]

This is what wars, economic sanctions/blockades and bad politicians will do to any country. Strangle its development and wreck the very foundations of progress and good work.

[@xgamerbih]

@@katewilliams4013 you can put it into a single sentence: the US was spreading freedom again Don’t ignore this fact

[@mohamedmedhat2436]

@@katewilliams4013 you mean the usa

[@PapagenoDispo]

@@mohamedmedhat2436 jesus man it's literally the same lmao

[@mohamedmedhat2436]

@@PapagenoDispo are u supporting my comment or something else lmao

[@n7eet]

I am from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and my grandfather used to tell us stories about how Baghdad was even then the center for higher education people from all over the world used to flok their seeking education, as he spent 7year studying medicine there... All the love to my Iraqi brethrens كل المحبة لاهلنا في العراق العظيم💚🇮🇶

[@privateemail5870]

Saudi Arabia is a terrorist country, it's because of them that places like Syria are being destroyed

[@sandakamal6812]

@@privateemail5870 We, the Iraqis, are part of Iran since before history. The half of the age of Iraq was an Iranian province in history. We were made Arabs by hate. We want to return to Iran, our motherland, and damn the Arabs

[@banderwinston9957]

@@sandakamal6812 so your ancestors were weak ?

[@sandakamal6812]

@Abdul Rahman We Iraqis do not like Arabs, we hate Saudi Arabia, we are part of Iran, Iraq is an Iranian provinceأحنه شعية بكيفنه احنه نريد أيران .

[@sandakamal6812]

@@banderwinston9957 We Iraqis do not like Arabs, we hate Saudi Arabia, we are part of Iran, Iraq is an Iranian provinceاحنه شيعية بكيفينا احنه نريد ايران

[@Missle1001]

2:40 “Have a glass of tea and talk about what the future holds for them and their children” Oh what a future has come to Iraq 🇮🇶!!! 🤯

[@yohan.al2000]

Missle1001 the irony :[

[@BloodyMuppet]

Oh what a future has come To me !!

[@Trund27]

Missle1001 😢😢😢

[@faisaltko2667]

Nothing destroyed IRAQ except the Iraqis with their racism .

[@nachosaa222]

@@faisaltko2667 Racism ?? ... Iraq, Baghdad were places where several different peoples (different ethnicities, different relugions) lived in peace and prosperity.

[@megandorrian4802]

Iraq during the 50s was a first world country, while my country (ireland)during the 50s was a third world contry. Now its the opposite. I hope Iraq can become great again.

[@Gareth1892000]

@@Drshah_shah being in NATO does not meaning you are first-world (in a economical meaning)

[@Drshah_shah]

@@Gareth1892000 u didn,t understood my comment what i meant is NATO forces are responsible for deatruction of Iraq and Ireland is part of NATO and have role in Iraq,s destruction..

[@johnnyboymcdonagh2970]

@@Drshah_shah Ireland isn’t part of NATO. We are our own independent country. We are a defence force.

[@Bubajumba]

@@Drshah_shah Ireland was not part of Iraq war nor the Isis war. So you are wrong they are a Neutral country. How old are you? Did you see Iraq before these two wars? if you do you know very well that what you see in the video above was long gone before Nato invaded Iraq.

[@Drshah_shah]

@@Bubajumba Nato is responsible for everything. ireland is not part of NATO is a very good fact.

[@shuntyMcG]

As a Welsh person, to me it's such a shame to see these extremely historical societies and civilisations all over the middle East being ruined by war. Iraq. Syria. Afghanistan. All ruined by the spoils of war. All extremely important places to human history and culture. Such a shame

[@mohamadsultan9328]

I love Wales so much such an amazing country with the kindest people, I moved to Wales from Iraq when I was a young kid to escape war. Diolch yn fawr iawn

[@ammarokla7217]

I really appreciate your concern mate. Cheers from a fellow Syrian!

[@bliss448]

Shunty, they were ruined by American imperialism.

[@Anonymous-er1nq]

Afghanistan is part of South Asia not middle east

[@thamangrg69]

@@Anonymous-er1nq Afghanistan is historically middle east, its people are iranian and culture is iranian. Afghanistan didn't exist couple hundreds ago. Persia did since millenia.

[@ghostgamerjc]

This just makes me wanna cry.

[@silencer74]

Don't worry brother we are iraqian we have been through worse we well get through it and stand up once again. This is not the end of this great nation

[@hammoz8579]

@@silencer74 Iraqi*

[@majidaljaburi7870]

The country went downhill in 1958 when king faisal ii was murdered

[@silencer74]

@@majidaljaburi7870 it went down when america attacked

[@User_RahulRajan]

Cry dont be shy

[@vinicius913]

Crazy how advanced and modern Iraq looked in the 1950's compared to what it looks like today

[@Trund27]

Vini Cius completely agree.

[@hnys7976]

Same with Lebanon. Countries like Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt looked somewhat in a better condition then then they do now. However Gulf Countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain look better now.

[@nooraqueen2716]

HN YS that 98% of arabs are Arabized nations and only 2 % are pure Arabians and those are the majority of the gulf Arabs and Yemenis, saudis and most gulf Arabs are pure they’re not mixed with other races and when my cousins and some of my Saudi friends did those ancestry tests it showed 100% middle easterners. Gulf Arabs are actual ethnic Arabs. They are Arabs by blood and race. Other Arabs from Levant and North Africa are not Arabs by race, but they speak Arabic. Gulf Arabs are darker skinned than people from Syria, Lebanon, Algeria, etc. The only real Arabs are those from the Gulf states, where they came from. Arabs in Levant, Iraq and North Africa are mostly recognized as Arabized people, whom many of its cultures are not the same to Gulf Arabs except the language. Levant and North Africa, however, had a long contact with ancient civilization, being used to have Roman influences. Arabs came from Arabian peninsula etc gulf . before they invaded other lands and intermarried with the people. Their natural skin tone is mostly tanned olive Hair is usually wavy or curly, but not as curly as Northeast Africans. Eye brows are thicker than most Europeans. Eye lashes are longer than Europeans and the lips are thicker. Levant arabs In the other hand are much lighter than Peninsula Arabs . Due to the crucade, many Lebanese and Palestinians carry European ancestry. Their appearance resembles Southern Europeans, with nose and eyes .

[@69erone-half50]

@@nooraqueen2716 what you stated are facts or just your analogy? Anyhow, that's insightful. Thanks👍

[@mothratemporalradio517]

@@69erone-half50 seems like a racial superiority and purity argument not backed up by any evidence to me. That said, in essence, it's probably true that Arabic language snd culture has a spread outside of the original ethnic group, as has English. However, i think the inference here is that only people with pure blood are real Arabs and superior, and that others are the colonised, who cannot lay real claims to the identity. Such racial superiority and exclusivity arguments are not uncommon, regardless of background. The commenter likely is situating herself through discourse as a member of an elite group, at the very top of a massive pyramid. You can likely take that with a pinch of salt or otherwise see this racial superiority argument on KZbin DNA testing videos. For balance, if you don't check the facts, at least check the counterarguments of people from other nations and cultures in response to this discourse. Whatever the case, it is true that within the modern Arab-speaking and influenced world, there are peoples from many different nations and backgrounds. That is factually correct. There is Arabic influence in upper Africa and the Moors ruled and influenced Spain. There are great mosques in Central Asia. The only part i question is a racial purity element. This is a contentious area generally, and is best fact checked. Looking at the comment, i assume that the commenter is a "gulf Arab" and situates herself as among the exclusive minority real, pure Arabs, unlike the colonised. She may not be wrong but there are usually problems with views of racial superiority.

[@mikropono]

US: "looks like they need freedom and justice..."

[@michaelalexify]

@Free Kashmir from Indian occupation no one wants to move to the Middle East you guys either that’s why your here in America and Europe lol

[@villek3722]

@Free Kashmir from Indian occupation thats how the world works. Arabs would have had all the time to become world leaders but they didnt. Dont blame the player blame the game

[@villek3722]

@Free Kashmir from Indian occupation its not a joke its the truth.

[@B10101]

@@villek3722 Nice joke

[@villek3722]

@@B10101 yes you are

[@Subh8081]

Iraq of 1950's more modern than now. So sorry to see. Love from India.

[@armstrong2450]

The UN is total garbage. They couldn't do anything to stop the war and control terrorism in 70 yrs.

[@Seiko123]

@Shivam Shukla Why does that comment bother you?

[@anirudh177]

@@armstrong2450 The League Of Nations was a failure, and it's successor The UN is also a failure, all we see today is corruption, religious fanaticism, wars, death, rape, and poverty, I sometimes weep thinking about the state of the world right now.

[@Viewisgudyoyosheufjrbdushr]

I love how positive the British media was back in the day.

[@509Gman]

Because British Petroleum wanted their oil

[@khalidmohammed4403]

That's just a way to get on the good side.

[@SamRichardson1990]

Its a propaganda clip.

[@ironbridgeranch]

@@SamRichardson1990 propaganda? To what end?

[@xcutioner5411]

Lmao u too naive, this why western imperialist so easy colonize many country for hundreds year

[@kidpeligro7878]

Baghdad, Damascus, Kabul... One can only look and marvel on how glorious they were and weep at what they have become today ☹

[@Trund27]

Kid Peligro absolutely. It’s utterly devastating.

[@sparx180]

Kid Peligro My uncle was stationed in Egypt with the RAF. He said it was such a beautiful country (Iraq that is). He said the people were so friendly. Now 7 countries in the ME were obliterated by the US, countries that never uttered a bad word about America. Innocent people killed and for what? Was it for oil or done by another country who feels sooo threatened? Why the hell is there always wars? I guess the earth will never see peace.

[@1685Violin]

@@sparx180 Because the wars only benefited Israel. That's why many politicians in both parties support Israel while their respective supporters of the parties are becoming more anti-Israel but only right wingers now are anti-war.

[@sparx180]

@@1685ViolinThank you. I am no fan of Israel.

[@mothratemporalradio517]

@@sparx180 and neither am i, but the statement you is still responded to is riddled with hypocrisy and myopia. Are you a fan of domestic terrorists that try to overthrow the state and democracy itself because they cannot handle the fact that their preferred candidate did not win one election, according to the will of the majority of the people? The irony is unspeakable!

[@acrobat9018]

Hope Iraq attains everything it has lost.

[@FM-oe7hc]

Never:(

[@Abdullah-cj2mh]

Very unlikely, and it breaks my heart.

[@ecmi7]

Probably not 😥

[@_wxz0]

Ten million dead since 1979☺️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zora508]

There's always hope I don't think what's happening to the Middle East right now is something new to human history

[@simonf8902]

They could never imagine how much worse things would become.

[@Mm-op2fd]

Ofcourse they couldn't, nobody could predict a devil like america

[@joshb6633]

@@Mm-op2fd *Israel.... USA is just a proxy for Israel.

[@catnipaddiction9692]

@@The357mangum the point hes making is that israel has been the root cause of it all for the arab world. The elite zionists have immense influence over the west in 1960 and through today, before these elites had a home they could call israel they infiltrated all european governments eventually..

[@vanadrian5408]

@@catnipaddiction9692 Israel is not the problem, it is people like you that blame everyone else.

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

@@vanadrian5408 It's just saddening to know it's guaranteed that every middle east related video will always have some jewish obsessed nuts.

[@sanjeevbehera]

Broke my heart. Got tears in my eyes. Then got loads is anger. So unfortunate.

[@Safar-dx7bw]

One way or the other Same things happened to the countries where the English colonials set foot. Nothing but Destruction.

[@hateclub]

Why is that the colour of old videos looks so much more exciting and warm than the HD pristine stuff we get today.

[@Kollin011]

Maybe it evokes nostalgia. But growing up in the 80s I can vouch for how warm and calm society was back then. Time went very slowly!

[@Daniel-wx3qn]

We forgot film quality, it's much better than digital.

[@evm6177]

Good old Eastman color. 🍷

[@AndrewsArchives]

Shot on film

[@xgamerbih]

Analog filming is known for it’s ability to capture the image as it is seen by the camera. Modern cameras are digital, the image goes through a lot of processing, and filters can be added easily which ruins the real picture.

[@linkmiyamoto1591]

I hope in my lifetime I’ll get to see these countries find peace again

[@kevintorres9350]

Maybe our generation will

[@unkn0wn3ntity86]

@Alisha reily let America and China fight.... it keeps the Middle East at peace.

[@dabelli3818]

@Alisha reily oh yeah, we are definitely the "classy" ones. You racist idiot

[@grimsobad8545]

@@dabelli3818 ignore him :)

[@ravencookie5141]

I’m from Iraq from Baghdad And I cried after watching this.

[@death_denial]

Things will get better bro. Dont worry.

[@Teddyk5555]

I remember staying in the Baghdad Hotel during the initial conflict and finding a stack of hotel brochures from the 60's. Man was it a cool place then.

[@manvendrasingh3635]

Seeing this documentary has created a strange void in my heart. Probably I just want Iraq to miraculously go back in time.

[@connorhall70]

im not an iraqi, but it is so so so sad to see what that place was once like. its weird to see normality over there tbh.

[@helicocktor]

Same. I feel pretty bad about modern Iraqis. Born trapped in a cycle they're too young to understand, manipulated by those in power to accomplish an agenda they're too uneducated to understand. If only they understood their history and the significance it carries to our species.

[@JK360noscope]

Wait till you see what they did with Libya!

[@seaoggo9574]

War can destroy a country, some of them will recover and some of them not.

[@collegemathematics6698]

This is like the real life "Back to the future"

[@bonnie43uk]

It probably wasn't as idyllic as the Pathe News movie made it out to be, but life was undoubtedly far far better for the average citizen then it is now. Interesting viewing.

[@jojodelacroix]

You are person to echo my sentiment that undoubtedly this is a relatively simplistic image of a place in time. This is only a 3 minute video. There isn't even time to discuss the details of what situation they were in at the time, just a brief overview of ,"life as we know it."

[@weirdshibainu]

bonnie43uk same could be said about the u.s.

[@nirad8026]

John Edwards Quality of life is always better when there is no war and hyperinflation in your country. I know that from personal experience.

[@rosestewart1606]

True. Far better for women in particular...even though women around the world have more rights now than then

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

Iraq had many problems back then, mostly extreme poverty and corruption. I'm not surprised the Pathe looked at Iraq in the 50s with rose colored glasses- Iraq was run by a British puppet government.

[@s4rthakforreal]

I know a friend of mine who served in the US Marine Corps during the 2003 Iraq War. He initially wanted to go because he lost his brother in the 9/11 attacks. But when he came back he didn't wanna fight anymore. Said he was traumatised and that he couldn't bear to see the destruction the Iraqis faced but had to deal with it and fight.

[@236_muhammadfadlirakananda2]

and also US invaded a whole different, non-target country uninvolved in 9/11 like how tf does one make that big of a mistake in war??

[@s4rthakforreal]

@@236_muhammadfadlirakananda2 Idk man Bush could've collaborated with Saddam to wipe out these terror outfits

[@thegreatdogzilla5855]

@@236_muhammadfadlirakananda2 Wrong Bin Laden was Al-queada and the taliban were harboring Laden. They refused to give him up so they attacked taliban. Taliban is in afghan so hence the US in afghan.

[@thebabymomo2709]

Yeah he probably killed innocent men women and children.

[@s4rthakforreal]

@@thebabymomo2709 Well even as an American I must say that war was useless

[@rickster348]

- wish Iraq was like this today.

[@discrij6073]

Edward Longshanks Of England, Duke of Aquatine an independant iraq neither controlled by the russians,west or iran

[@thethanoskillingkind3180]

Then you should have told America to F off

[@george_jsl]

@@thethanoskillingkind3180 I agree that the American invasion was a really big mistake but Iraq has been suffering for a long time before the US invasion, Iraq started falling apart after the coup of Abd Al-Kareem Qassim

[@itsve8632]

@Cali_ Kid It was americas fault on why iraq is so bad today.

[@andrewh5457]

@@itsve8632 not only America.

[@MexboroughBuildings]

What a great shame, it looked a lovely place back then.

[@TheBespectacledN00b]

Similar to how Afghanistan was a calm place where hippies went to be spiritual and/or smoke weed.

[@itsbitchpuddingtoyou6574]

TheBespectacledN00b afghanistan had no bombings and very little violence in kabul it was known as the paris of central asia the kites dotted the kabul skies and foreigners mingled with the people and hiked in the mountains :(

[@UNKNOWN-ww6pm]

MexboroughBuildings yep it was love key and then the americans and UK came and destroyed the place and left

[@StellaAsh]

@@UNKNOWN-ww6pm Left? Read 'neoConned Again' by Light in the Darkness publishing. And they are pushing to do it all again in Iran, aided and abetted by Israel. The west is stripping every middle east country they can of its wealth and creating chaos in its place.

[@Chris-jq4ge]

@@UNKNOWN-ww6pm You mean the Russians in the 1980's? Cant even blame them I suppose, whole middle east went downhill in the 60's and 70's.

[@Dimlights374]

I'm iraqi, long story short.. i cried watching this masterpiece of a country we were turn into some trash ruled by trash with trash hate-filled money-loving people we are now

[@dchase9083]

Same for the rest of the planets countries. They come in as your supposed leaders and saviors and they steal your power, wealth and culture so you willingly give them your soul just to be fed! EVERY NATION on the planet has oligarchs who have stolen all sovereignty, prosperity and future from the very people who created these wonderful histories. Greed of wealth and power is to blame for the coming demise of mankind! Globalism is the intended goal, where all the world will be controlled by just a few (evil people) who want to have all the resources for themselves....just as soon as they depopulate the planet through disease, “cures” for disease, sterilization, wars, starvation and enslavement. Mark these words!

[@khubza8999]

I wanted to cry, too. And I am not Iraqi, but witnessed its desecration and destruction on TV.

[@nuzayerov]

Don't worry bro. It will heal soon Ing Sha Allah. Look, Kurdistani Iraq has already healed itself. Mosul has seen tremendous progress in its rebuilding. The country of Iraq will prosper again!

[@Dimlights374]

@@nuzayerov I like how optimistic you are And yes. We all should be hyped up abiut the future and what it holds.. We don't know what tomorrow holds for us but we have to strive and go ahead no matter what

[@NadDew]

هناك قصيدة قيلت في العصر العباسي وكأنها تصف الوضع الآن، درستها في المتوسط وثبتت في ذاكرتي (لا ادري لماذا، لأن ذلك الوقت لم تغزوا العراق الكويت حتى) تقول القصيدة من ذا أصابك يا بغداد بالعين * ألم تكوني زمانا قرة العين ألم يكن فيك قوم كان مسكنهم * وكان قربهم زينا من الزين صاح الغراب بهم بالبين فافترقوا * ماذا لقيت بهم من لوعة البين استودع الله قوما ما ذكرتهم * إلا تحدَّر ماء العين من عيني كانوا ففرقهم دهر وصدعهم * والدهر يصدع ما بين الفريقين تحية من السعودية لشعب العراق العظيم🇸🇦❤🇮🇶

[@AM-qt1wp]

2:38 "There is time to sip a glass of tea, and talk about the future store for them and their children" Very sad coming from 1950 Baghdad to 2020 Baghdad.

[@someone-ky5lx]

Much love from Syria to our brothers and sisters in Iraq❤️

[@MiseryUponAdam]

Love Syria from Iraq

[@alirak2.072]

Iraq loves Syria 🇸🇾😍😍💕

[@alirak2.072]

@Anzara Arden is better than before, now Iraq don't have a war, but there are a lot of problems like corruption, poor sanity, poor education, cities abandonated, but there are beautiful cities like Kurdistan, Baghdad...

[@Kevin_Dinkha]

Especially sisters

[@MohammedAli-un2ms]

Iraq and syra have a good relationship to gever

[@kulbirkhadka3766]

The Middle-East would had continued progressing had oil never been discovered here.

[@ate5ive866]

*Poppies

[@арефнар]

No, it would've become something like Pakistan. Islam brings poverty.

[@Authenticjew]

@@арефнар judging from your name, you're probably Ukrainian .You shouldn't talk about poverty when your country ranks the second poorest in Europe.

[@арефнар]

@@Authenticjew Islam brings and has always brought poverty. The closer you get to the ideal Islamic society, the poorer it gets. It's vivid.

[@Char444]

@@арефнар learn about abbasid caliphate You could barely see poor people in there.. Islam promotes well distribution of wealth rather than one rich person having it all.

[@abdalkhaliqmohammed8538]

That’s beautiful and I got surprised when i saw Kurdish people with their traditional clothes. That’s spectacular

[@tomw6947]

What part of the video?

[@abdalkhaliqmohammed8538]

@@tomw6947 look at 2:37/ SECOND and you will see a group of men who drink tee they wear different clothes .

[@rawen1147]

@@abdalkhaliqmohammed8538 why, kurds are similar to arabs and some caliph were kurdish, most notably sallahudin al ayubi was a kurd.

[@abdalkhaliqmohammed8538]

@@rawen1147 you said they are similar without knowledge cuz arabic speakers they're not able to understand kurdish language at all and it's not the only deference between the two also kurdish clothes and lifestyle are so different . salah aldin was kurdish and because of his power he become a leader to whole islamic nations not just for arab.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@rawen1147 they're not similar. Kurds are Iranian people and have their own culture. They're connected to arab by islam

[@DineshKumar-bw8ok]

Iraq looked like a first world country..Iraqis could never forgive US for turning it into a wreck

[@kadafi4lyf]

You spelt Saddam Hussein wrong. Who massacred the Kurds and started a racial war? Who started a useless war that ended in a million dead and devastated cities? Hint: not the US. Stop blaming America for everything.

[@mariaw9983]

@@kadafi4lyf You Spelled bush and blair wrong... So you are getting angry on kurds and what about they sanctions imposed from 1991 on Iraq which starved them and killed half of the population because of the blockade and then you invaded a country who was already malnutrition...dont show your saint fake side here we know everything and won't forget it.. Don't worry you will pay a very heavy price for what you did in Iraq....

[@mariaw9983]

They are going to pay an heavy piece for their Iraq and Afghanistan war...

[@kadafi4lyf]

@@mariaw9983 I didnt do anything in Iraq. And why did the US impose sanctions against Saddam Hussein? Who started the Iran Iraq war which resulted in millions dead? Was it evil America or the dictator you're making excuses for?

[@ELIAB424]

@@kadafi4lyf ACTUALLY SADAM HUSSEIN SUPPORTED THE KURDS MOST KURDS ARE SUNNIS HE FOUGHT AGAINST IRAN BECAUSE THEY WHERE SHIA AND USA ATTACKED HIM BECAUSE HE ATTACKED KUWAIT FIRST! CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG HERE 🤔🤔

[@eat_ze_bugs]

Unfortunately some people were willing to sacrifice good for perfect and failed.

[@BalrajSingh-nu9bx]

Kevin Yeoh the old iraq reminds me of India

[@HuntaDaKilla-b5i]

Just think, Saddam Hussein was already on CIA payroll by 1959. The current turmoil was long in planning before we even knew. All this information exist now, but no one does the research and we forget history. Saddam even received the biological weapons from the US. they were first used against the Iranians. Funny thing is, Reagan made large weapons sell off to Iranians in 1981 so that later the 2 can kill each other. It is a sick game.

[@1-gz7xy]

Daniel Cabral im .so happy people know what actually happens. So the millions, yes millions that died in the recent Iraq War will not be forgotten

[@jchisholm1968]

Excellent comment.

[@donalddrumpfp.i.g3514]

Saddam was not on the CIA payroll but was a friend (pawn) of the USA to help bring down Iran.

[@tosheatower]

This is heartbreaking to watch. I was in Baghdad just a week ago and it's so run down and polluted. It must have been amazing to be a world traveler pre - 1950s

[@TylerMarkRichardson]

Ww2

[@davebrown9707]

This is what independence got them

[@rivellr]

@@davebrown9707 after their independence they were doing quite well as you see in the video But then there was a coup in 58 and things spiraled down

[@davebrown9707]

@@rivellr exactly they couldn't maintain order

[@nikhilhembrom8952]

​@@rivellreconomic growth still high only after Iraq Iran war gulf war international sanctions did Iraq was destroyed

[@robertcoleman580]

Another reminder of why Blair and Bush ought to have been sharing a prison cell for the past 18 years.

[@Andre_Servetus]

That was Iraq 1950 not 2000

[@Aiden_Muslim]

@@Andre_Servetus in 2000 it was more prosperous tho

[@jamier65551]

@@Aiden_Muslim nolol

[@thamangrg69]

Iraq had good days under Saddam Hussein until souless intruders destroyed it

[@robertcoleman580]

@@thamangrg69 Hi, What I know of Iraq, under Saddam, women had equality with men and religious minorities, specifically Christians likewise had freedom and equality. Contrast that with now. Since the invasion, the number of Christians in Iraq has declined by 75%.

[@sajjad3292]

RIP my dear country I wish you can be like you were in this video I love you my lovely country and I'll still love the capital my city

[@Guljan_cuisine_zv6bw]

Baghdad the center of civilisation and scientists...regards and Salam from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 to Iraq 🇮🇶

[@laki5717]

sorry mate, that title goes to europe

[@alancient8463]

@@laki5717 no one asked g

[@laki5717]

@@alancient8463 yes you did

[@alancient8463]

@@laki5717 I don't see myself asking dawg

[@Guljan_cuisine_zv6bw]

@@laki5717 on that time europe was sleeping 😴

[@xijinping1474]

I hope Iraq will one day be like this again❤️

[@haninditabudhi6574]

Come to Baghdad brother ❤️

[@quietkid52]

Unfortunately I don't think its possible even in the next 200 years :(

[@Number6ManUrinates]

@@quietkid52 well wasnt there a new government being established or something?

[@mumberto3557]

@@Number6ManUrinates iraq went from 1 dictator to a thousand dictators. The government is weak and cant control anything

[@mohammadrezaasgharzadeh6692]

Alternative title: Iraq, before U.S. Invasion.

[@julianalaveraz]

Iraq before saddam hussein

[@mrspoon1503]

@@julianalaveraz during Saddam era the illiteracy rate was between 0-10% now it's almost 90% stop listening to american news channels

[@julianalaveraz]

@@mrspoon1503 and you are saying this on american media platform 😂 you must be a big one😆😆

[@mrspoon1503]

@@julianalaveraz hey big brain I literally said "American news channels" didn't know that "KZbin" is a news channel🤨

[@julianalaveraz]

@@mrspoon1503 still saddam hussein did bad things to kuwait where many died so saadam is responsible too

[@sunniedae2031]

Baghdad was so beautiful. Everybody who was living in Baghdad during the Iraq invasion lost someone they know. So many innocents dead for the greed of a few and millions defend them in the name of "patriotism" not understanding that they'll never see the spoils and are in many ways on the same side as the sufferers.

[@vermilionskin]

My grand parents told us so many stories about how great things were when Iraq was a Kingdom. Iraq has been going downhill since it became a republic.

[@elixirsbiotec6555]

yeah

[@a_bone_in_the_ocean2276]

They would be like jordan now

[@raiedhamilton2506]

Agreed with what they have been told you

[@zruuzr]

Yes, because he lived that era, even if you met someone who lived in an earlier era. He will say the same thing to you. Funny, there are fools who compare colonialism on the basis of preference but forget that it is just colonization and invasion, whether it is a kingdom or republic or a democracy like America did today. It is easy to tamper with other people's ideas as you do. But please do not speak as if your perceptions of what is best for others are correct because they are not. Even this video is just a British propaganda to try to improve the image of the British invasion to the region and the world but in the end they were expelled and resisted and so are the Americans and so we will continue to expel the invader in one way or another because this is what they are only colonial forces trying to impose wills and control the wealth of others. There are those who live the life of fiction and ideals and do not see the real picture because they do not want to believe that there is evil in the world and that this evil masquerades in the form of good to appear acceptable and real. These humans are the easiest people to control. They are human beings who are submissive and brainwashed and easy to deceive them and drag them into illusions.

[@hussainnazif724]

iraqi gilgamesh TV yeah u got knwledge bro. iam not racist but Europeans think wat ever they think should be right for others if they dnt follow they will conquer or divide and rule.

[@hnrav]

As a British/Iraqi I teared up while watching this. It's painful seeing your own country living such a beautiful life then becoming a war zone. Hopefully someday the terrorism will stop and Iraq will go back to being the "Dubai" of the Middle East

[@closed7234]

Blame the Radical Islamic nutcases

[@archangel7052]

@@closed7234 And the US of A.

[@hnrav]

@@closed7234 answer me this, who was it that supplied these Islamic radicals?

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

@@hnrav Yup, America started all the islamism and extremism. They wanted to destabalise the area and it worked. Now the near east has been set back 100 years. All the infrastructure is destroyed and all the leaders are corrupt and use religion as a weapon.

[@hnrav]

@@ub3rfr3nzy94 couldn’t of worded it any better 🤝

[@marcstratmann9806]

Growing up in the 70's in Germany , my favorite movie was "The Thief of Baghdad" from 1940 which would be on TV every couple of months. Also, I had LP's with stories of Sindbad the Sailor and 1001 Nights. Most of my friends had them too. We loved those stories. I used to dream about this place , which to me was exotic , mystical and magical. Nowadays.. the word Baghdad conjures up a totally different image in my brain. This place could be the Rome of the Middle East. Hope they turn things around so we can all go and visit one day.

[@rawen1147]

Was more close to london of asia, middle east and arab world at the time, not really Rome, much deeper and richer history in Iraq then there is in rome which is insane, rome was one of the most sophisticated empires in history but iraqs history predates rome by millennia.

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@rawen1147 Exactly, mate.

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

May God turn things around for them again. Iraq is majestic, all in all.

[@IshtiFit]

Well said

[@philipbrit13]

I believe Lebanon was called the Paris of the Middle East back in the day.

[@josealmeida76]

Not quite Lebanon, but Beirut its capital.

[@Hassanhadi2607]

@@josealmeida76 yeah they speak french the most in Beirut

[@NoName-eq6ny]

Bro Lebanon was called Switzerland of middle East

[@Smudgeroon74]

Philipbrit13 think it was the Lebanese capital, Beirut, this applied to buddy.

[@ali-haider5788]

And Basra in Iraq was called the Venice of the East

[@mpride777]

In the 1980s Sheikh Zayed of the UAE visited Baghdad and after completing his visit he said in the Gulf Summit in front of all of the leaders that he wishes one day that I will Dhabi and Dubai with live up to the Majesty of Baghdad

[@Vulture1738]

CIA: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@marcosjellousheg6997]

Badaboom, POW!

[@Ivandcc1]

i'm not expert in Iraq history, but im pretty sure it was the people of Iraq that decided to dethrone and kill Faisal II, as this video as shot during his rule, so i wouldnt find strange if that was the beggining of their problems

[@ne7611]

@Elysian Astrum Sadam was a cia agent lol. Then got screwed over and bent over

[@ZK-ff2ru]

@Elysian Astrum a million iraqis died in result of the iraq invasion

[@Game_Hero]

Saddam Hussein : Hey! that's my line!

[@sisirincome]

So peaceful place. Everything is gone. As an Indian I feel sad for ordinary people of iraq

[@ChandranPrema123]

We too were the same during British occupation of India especially during WW1 WW2

[@mimispring95]

It's videos like this that motivates me to research the Middle East's history. There's a lot that probably wasn't taught to us in schools.

[@beakeeper5243]

There's a really great documentary produced by al jazeera called the crusades: an arab perspective. it's uploaded on youtube, the production quality is a little bit low for some of the reenactments but the content is fantastic, definitely worth a watch!

[@gch8810]

@@beakeeper5243 They are probably dead wrong on the Crusades. You do realize that in the West we are constantly fed the nonsense narrative that the Crusades were wrong, right? This Al Jazeera documentary won't be teaching anything different than what is already taught in schools.

[@constancemiller3753]

The 1950's look better no matter where these films went.

[@distantthunder12ck55]

Agreed, people just had far more class, dignity, respect.

[@sophiaperennis2360]

Can't, only God can fix the world now. People just don't understand how much of the ancient world has been lost and how of that patrimony was spiritual and passed on unspoken through the generations. Even returning to animal husbandry and discarding modern technology wouln't be enough to restore what was lost.

[@NomisCasio]

Germany?, Soviet Union?, China? in the 1950s ???? At least in Germany it started to look good again soon. For China, it took another 50 years... and now they made "China great again"

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@NomisCasio Indeed. People cherry pick what they want to see of the past, or base their views on movies and glamorized nonsense like that. There were all kinds of horrendous places and problems in the 50s also.

[@JM-fo1te]

Now we have OnlyFans and cancel culture

[@Zainab_Alfutaisi]

Iraq was incredible, unique, developed and prosperity 🇮🇶

[@jessicatait786]

My dad was stationed near Basra in the 50s for his National Service. He has many photos like this. This film made it come to life a bit more for me.

[@LION_IQ]

The story of the oldest country: Glorious past, miserable present and an unknown future.

[@azl_lee]

I can't stop crying🥺,this is so emotional. My country was best pleace but now the worst 💔

[@emi.kromoos]

Our country is no longer a home Azl..

[@ray224k2]

I did read some travel stories from books,I always wondered why so many people visited the country and claimed it as a rich place.Didn’t knew this is how Iraq looked before. Nice documentary

[@bassinblue]

I truly believe Iraq will return like it once was. The country is so powerful, not in its resources, but in its people, who are strong and resilient.

[@travelsouthafrica5048]

it's up to them , don't wait for the criminals in the UN or the G7 to "help" they only come to steal

[@The_Smiurgh]

Jihad

[@wayinfront1]

There is no chance, because of the scourge of extremist Islam and of sectarian divisions.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

Your belief doesn't matter. Iraq is lost because it is in the way of the USA War Machine.

[@user-ki6id4vt8u]

@@The_Smiurgh Learn what Jihad means before you embarrass yourself; jealous fool.

[@abs3704]

Grandma: "You cant go outside girl its not safe" Girl: "But you went Granny, to play volleyball, in this video. 70 years back. Why can't I." Grandma: Silently wipes her tears.

[@ersantayfour9301]

when iraq was actually good

[@DM-kv9kj]

Before certain other sly nations undermined, divided and then invaded the s**t out of the place for cheaper oil, causing massive rebellions, hatred and other problems.

[@DM-kv9kj]

@MAGAjo Of course these countries in the middle east had their own problems, but the USA and Britain in particular (with other allies too) abused these issues to deliberately cause further problems and and instability across various regions of the middle east. Try reading up the vast and complex history of the region, not just spewing children's bitesize propaganda or just making stuff up. Britain divided the middle east up a long time ago (Africa too - where most of the gold that gives our currency value came from along with precious stones, including the crown jewels) to deliberately cause instability, conflict and inevitable dictatorships. Iraq started to find it's feet around this time of these videos but when the country decided to remove the monarchy and become a democratic socialist republic, Britain didn't like it - especially when they claimed sovereignty over Kuwait, which Britain was fighting over (for oil). It was right then that suddenly a lot of strange problems started occurring as Britain and it's allies began further undermining the country until things became so bad, guess what... they invaded with the USA. And guess what... Now, western businesses have their fingers in the oil out there and are making trillions out of it. And before you say that's great and good for us, that's precisely the behaviour of our countries that has caused a lot of this terrorism we receive now. Why people here die at the hands of brainwashed lunatics. And believe me, this kind of madness, hatred and instability (and even fall into dictatorship) can just as easily happen to the USA, to Britain or any other nation. In fact, nations which isolate themselves from their allies are far more at risk of dangerous uprisings.

[@paulburns1333]

@@DM-kv9kj What you say may be correct but don't fall into the trap of blaming modern British people for this, most of us were treated the same by those in charge and took no part in this.

[@kadafi4lyf]

A D the prosperity in this video was the result of an Iraq built by the British so your argument makes no sense

[@danielestefano6122]

70 years later and 200 years backwards.

[@abbasahmed8537]

How unfortunate 😢

[@Yankee_Doodle_Dandy]

Was it not a democratic country in the 1950s?

[@shabibhaider]

@Heiko Maas is watching you Islam has been there for hundreds of years you halfwit.

[@rechargbattery]

@Heiko Maas is watching you iraq has been a muslim country for hundreds of years.. I think you meant to say Thanks to the USA

[@thethanoskillingkind3180]

Thank you America

[@aaryapurii3584]

Iraq was once the cradle of civilization and they gave us so many wonderful inventions. Look at Iraq now. Not only Iraq but Middle East and Central Asia was this magical land of stunning stories, people and culture. Kabul, Baghdad, Damascus it is extremely saddening to see these ancient cities with a rich history and culture be engulfed in strife and violence. May peace return to the region.

[@bumarangnebula2589]

As long as the People are fighting themselves. sunnis, shias, kurds etc. there will be no Peace.

[@maryama2621]

I have a Iraq tourist guide book from 1982 and going through it broke my heart. this country was flourishing and the fight over its resources destroyed it. even though the UN declared the war/intervention by USA and NATO illegal, it sucks people don't talk about this more often. issuing apologies years later doesn't fix anything

[@johndoe-uz2kc]

Wow,70 years ago it looked like a paradise, so sad how things have changed.

[@ahamasmiyodha]

And then the Americans decided to give them democracy.

[@RB-ow7mt]

Yeah it was a paradise before 2003. Authoritarian dictators, brutal wars that killed tens of thousands, total oasis of peace and prosperity

[@tiger_io]

@@RB-ow7mt a dictator is what America and Iran thought of him, the people loved Saddqm and still do, he fought for the country and the Arabs, not for other countries, he built a strong economy and army, America feared a power in the middle east which might endanger their oil companies in Saudi Arabia, where's the democracy in destroying a country and it's security and making it an open land for power struggle and terrorism, where's the weapons of mass destruction, why did they blame 9/11 attack on Iraq before Al Qaeda

[@noga849]

@@RB-ow7mt Saddam killed thousands Americans killed millions

[@thegamerkhan]

@@RB-ow7mt but the US can't have done anything worse can they?

[@rashidassad702]

@@RB-ow7mt he started lots of pointless wars but in terms of internal affairs saddam was very good he built and developed the country alot he was charismatic the people loved him

[@n0isyturtle]

This is just depressing to watch now.

[@ari4love]

This video actually made me cry, I miss my home so much:(

[@thomasblasczak7344]

Sounds like a great place for vacation! *Seeks time machine*

[@Jameelo]

lmaoo

[@richarddavis8863]

This really breaks my heart. I hope Iraq heals, the Heart of all Civilization. It is my dream to swim in the Euphrates one day. I'm sorry for my country has done to yours

[@kaledmohamadaboujokh8903]

Beautiful words brother Richard

[@richarddavis8863]

@@kaledmohamadaboujokh8903 it means a lot to be called brother despite the pain that has been caused. Thank you, Kaled. We are all brothers and sisters on this planet

[@umbrellacorp3889]

@@richarddavis8863 what are you talking about? What you see in this video is the result of Western help. Without the West, this country would have been in the Middle Ages. What happened to Iraq is the fault of the Iraqis themselves. You don't know Arabs well ...

[@richarddavis8863]

@@umbrellacorp3889 I'm talking about the bombs Western powers dropped

[@mikesiciliano210]

🤣

[@thomassamuel9388]

Priceless videos

[@noobgamer-vu2fc]

Iraq and other countries: we are living in peace and on the way to prosperity . US: No this is not peace, let me show you what peace is....💣💣💣💣⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️.......now you are truely happy guyz ☺️☺️

[@dat_hobo_mf6852]

Your age is probably higher than your iq

[@noobgamer-vu2fc]

Ooh yeah freaking whites coming to defend their country . As usual they think that they are the kind and good guess what u Aholes are brainwashed by your government and have not seen the attrocities done by your government to other countries and how they have ruined them. You guyz are on the top when it comes to racism. Loosers

[@noobgamer-vu2fc]

@ i dont know about "flying colors" but i am sure i will get better grades than you will because the history that you know is only your sided history while i know history from both the perspective.

[@noobgamer-vu2fc]

@@dat_hobo_mf6852 still better than yours

[@noobgamer-vu2fc]

@Mike Hunt look who is talking 🤣🤣

[@donkarnage2568]

Abdul: - sips tea - "Say, Mustafa, I've noticed a hole in my backyard and there is a black, sticky liquid coming out of it." Mustafa: "Interesting. Why don't you ask our western friends what that may be." Abdul: "Good idea. I will go to the governor's office tomorrow!"

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Now let me tell you a story about a man named Jed A poor mountain man barely kept his family fed Then one day he was shootin at some food And up from the ground come a bubbling crude. Oil that is Black gold Texas tea

[@alialrushdawi8880]

Don’t do it Abdul

[@AnkitGupta-dz2bt]

This from Khaled Hosseini's books?

[@Lindsay-nx5sv]

Iran attacked in 1980. That 8 year war was definitely not good for them.

[@Mohtellawi]

That poor abdul, has opened a cursed treasure.

[@fmgx]

Back in the days Iraq looks like a fairy tale. I hope Iraqi people can improve and develop their countries. Love you guys from 🇹🇷.

[@rickyyacine4818]

Are you sure you don't want it back to the ottoman ? Eh 😂😂😂

[@mohamadalsadake3113]

كل المحبة لاهلنا في العراق

[@S.J1997]

Wow. I ask Allah to restore peace and grant prosperity to the people of Iraq. Whether you’re Sunni, Shia, Christian, Yazidi, Jewish etc, may you all live in peace within your land. Much love to the great people of Iraq🇮🇶

[@valger3636]

And then they were given "peace" "freedom" and "democracy"

[@campodemarte4352]

Rip Iraqi

[@campodemarte4352]

Iraqi, a peaceful and beautiful country. USA: Sir, would like to hear the good news of democracy?

[@Crymeareva]

Some people find democracy, Secularism, tolerance , very distasteful. Izlamic societies are quiet homogenous and radical

[@raiyanmustafa224]

@@Crymeareva Islam doesn't allow democracy you people just Force US to implement democracy if we didn't you destroy us

[@petrsalavec6541]

LMAO, "peaceful". Okay bud.

[@Ali-zo4lh]

@@petrsalavec6541 even if it wasn't peaceful, who on earth gave USA the right to enter that region? Why does the US not mind their own business?

[@petrsalavec6541]

@@Ali-zo4lh Mate, I am not arguing whatever the US was justified in the 2003 invasion. But you can't invade two neighboring countries and brutally suppress several revolts and then cry about being "peaceful".

[@rafidxb]

Iraqis of 50 years and above still carry that legacy they lived in. Well mannered and well behaving. Most of them are well educated and is different from rest of the Arab world. They are very fond of technology too. I worked in an Iraqi company too. When an Iraqi says, he is an Engineer from 80 or 90s, you can really trust he is..whereas i saw lot of so called Engineers from some other universities, do not know how to even use a scientific calculator..

[@Self37]

I work with a middle-eastern guy, he is over 70 now. He told me stories about Afghanistan etc. He said back in the day all the world famous celebrities used to holiday there. It's a shame that it's all gone so bad.

[@janetsminten8196]

Islam destroys all sadly...

[@aaaxir]

@@janetsminten8196 ur deluded

[@nananini9199]

@@janetsminten8196 what ? Stop saying bullshit.

[@trtrfrfr4794]

​@@Name7.62 Islam destroyed middle east countries

[@womy533]

​@@janetsminten8196dont spew trash when you know nothing about history

[@kunheelee88]

It's so sad to think that city, a cradle of human civilization and what already looked like modern as many 21st century cities, fell apart. I want to visit the old Baghdad and enjoy it. Love to Iraq from South Korea.

[@user-vt6qp5xz4c]

كانت العراق وسوريا ومصر والأردن ولبنان واليمن والدول هذي جنةوباللذات( العراق ولبنان وسوريا ومصر)

[@hassan_a9]

Many warm greetings to my brothers and sisters in great Iraq. Love from Egypt ❤️

[@ประเทศไทย-ฤ8จ]

Im from vietnam,i love people iraq ❤️❤️❤️

[@NajemNajem-qm4rj]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@emerald883]

The more I find out about the 1950's the more I realise how good the world used to be back then

[@villek3722]

Yeah...USSR and Communist China. What a great place.

[@rmichels05]

@@villek3722 commie China still exists and the former USSR isn’t doing too great

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

Bruh, 1950's europe was a shitshow. My grandpa got fed maggot soup for payment and that was WEST of the iron courtian. Also the korean war, nazi elites who fled from justice and being sheltered by USA, South America and Sovjets, all the inhumane experiments the "good ones", the US, conducted on their own citicens, not even mentioning what the Russians did. Yea, the 1950s were great. For middle- and upperclass white americans. Also in Iraq, there were 2 putsches in 1958, a 3rd one in 1963, it was better than now, but still highly politically unstable.

[@angelvids6024]

@Mateus the US is heading the way of Iraq and Iran now too. There's a cultural 'revolution' going on over there right now, it will destroy the US.

[@joshbentley2307]

Apart from the Cold War 😬 You know...... worrying about the end of the world everyday.

[@thepolymathapprentice55]

The architecture is stunning

[@blackwater644]

wow so beautiful iraq ..i am really sad what has happen now...

[@Benzo_09]

yeah my country iraq was so amazing in the bast but america have no mercy they stole our oil and kill us and boombing us every day with all do my respect for ppl how live in america but the president is *****

[@Benzo_09]

5 years ago Wow !! So many grammar mistakes.

[@KeemySmith122]

Mohammed A.Al-Tai what did Obama do I only what trump did

[@andrewh5457]

@@Benzo_09 Do you still live there.? If so, what's it really like.

[@Benzo_09]

@@andrewh5457 I do .. There's a lot of things that u can't rly do in here like - no freedom of speech - some banned names - electricity comes for only 12 hours a day - 500 k/bs speed of internet is for 45$ monthly - renting a house costs about 300$ While the standard salary is 450$ per month Etc.. Besides all of that it's kinda safe (until 12AM) Winter is very lovely in here Many fancy restaurants and cafes The summary: if you make above 800$ salary and ur a positive person and able to adapt our hell u can live happily ever after P.s: u can be happy even if ur poor but it need more consistency (In this case that's me) Anyways sry if my comment is too long I tried to make it as short as possible .. kind regards

[@nasir5307]

USA And Europe be like : let's help them to have some democracy 😂 after destroying their country be like there isn't any oil left 😂

[@leoaksil4085]

The destroyed it themselves.

[@romeliq6939]

@@leoaksil4085 Bullshit

[@mariaw9983]

@@leoaksil4085 Crusaders giving excuses 😂😂

[@regigosiagian4338]

@@romeliq6939 it's not bullshit iraqi people is the one who destroyed iraq by killed king faisal 2

[@janewick509]

@@regigosiagian4338 the poor bums brainwashed by media...

[@swafwanbinkammukutty5516]

We will Support Reformation of IRAQ... from INDIA 🙏🇮🇳

[@anahita934]

@RedaSkateboard stop killing innocent people in the name of Allah.

[@darthmango994]

@@anahita934 ru racist against Muslims? Not all Muslims are bad. Not all of them kill in the name of allah

[@swafwanbinkammukutty5516]

@@anahita934 stop killing innocent indian Muslim... For not saying Jai sree ram🤣

[@swafwanbinkammukutty5516]

@RedaSkateboard INDIA farbetter than ur holecountry

[@hmmmm6685]

@@darthmango994 communal is word. Racist must include race.

[@Coupal1]

Well, you won't see young girls playing volleyball today.

[@filipjason3553]

If young girls start to play volleyball Iraq will progress into an advanced country in one day! This is the single most important factor!

[@Coupal1]

@@filipjason3553 Only if they are allowed by the men in their society, fathers brothers husbands. At this point, I doubt it would be allowed in public.

[@kingmosesix432]

@Stählerner Heinz Y ?? Are u so pervert to look at our women ?

[@OCtheman300]

@Stählerner Heinz eeeey heinziiiii ya pig you sure have a big mouth ya muppet behind your desk.

[@kingmaker5602]

Naa its Iraq

[@billyabbott9094]

What happened, everybody was happy, all living peacefully besides each other. Classy, yet devote to their beliefs and nobody to judge them. The real meaning of society!

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

Exactly,. mate. It aches my heart!

[@ZisTraxMop]

America happened

[@barittos5585]

foreigners entered Iraq and destroyed it

[@billyabbott9094]

@@barittos5585 yeah I know this, it was a figure of speech.

[@barittos5585]

@Detective Conan whos involved now and the past 20 years ? Arent Iran & Usa involved .. UAE !!!

[@MrNU998]

I pray the proud and honorable people of Iraq reclaim their homeland and bring it to a better future 🙏

[@ramazans4123]

The world before America brought peace and democracy to their doors lol

[@walrus6173]

It's not just the US

[@walrus6173]

Iraq before Saddam Hussein

[@roninja6929]

Yeah before the World Police. Not just America, got there.

[@jakesanders269]

@attou benali Tell that to the families of the quarter of a million people he murdered during his "Presidency"

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

Saddam destroyed Iraq.

[@mustafaalwan6523]

Even people looked better back then

[@jasminmaria2]

Olá! from Brazil. good work. excelente vídeo to know history.

[@MarshallRedmon01]

😢😢 seeing how different Iraq was back in the 50s and seeing it not really tear your heart up

[@dinhomhm]

it was the best country in middle east since 20s until 91

[@samapping33]

And the us has the audacity to ask everywhere why the world doesnt like them

[@kadafi4lyf]

Hell Fire he’s another brainwashed fool who blames everything wrong with the world on America

[@immortalkdude8721]

Iraq 60,70,80s Western before west stabbed us with saudia

[@canismajoris6733]

You did that yourselves

[@xeon39688]

@@canismajoris6733 its so funny people dont remember iraq harassed minorities back then

[@SnafuWT]

Didn't saddam declare war on iran? Didn't saddam invade kuwait? Lol and you blame saudi and US If US didn't intervene, saddam would probably invade saudi too.

[@xeon39688]

@@SnafuWT and Saddam was gassing shia and Kurdish minority lmao

[@rmichels05]

What happened in 1991 is all on you, shouldn’t have invaded Kuwait

[@chimpe1727]

Hats off to the Iraqis who lived to see the rise and fall of Iraq since the 50s

[@gtaddict3666]

I am Iraqi, and now I feel sad about what happened to Iraq. I blame Saddam, who entered Iraq with absurd wars, and blame the clerics who came after him and destroyed the rest of Iraq for their support for corrupt Islamic politicians.

[@rawen1147]

Saddam was an idiot who conformed to the americans by invading iran. How did he expect to beat a country like iran that is more than 2 times the size of Iraq. The whole arab world couldn't beat israel let alone iran and have tried countless times and failed. If saddam had a brain, he would have used the oil money to industrialise Iraq and make baghdad into the london of the middle east. Unfortunately we will never see this because history has been against Iraq from the beginning of time, we have been invaded for thousands of years and it will not stop anytime soon. ;(

[@honkhonk8009]

@@rawen1147 True. If Saddam wasn't such an idiot, he would used his oil money to become the next Israel or Saudi Arabia.

[@mujeebhamid2670]

@@rawen1147 he actually beat iran . Get ur facts right. But he never knew he was all the way being played by US until they destroyed him and his country. All hail the liberator US.

[@drjacob2276]

The US is the one to blame here as it was actually the American interventions that ruined Iraq and caused its downfall, both in 1991 with its sanctions and in the 2003 invasion, not to mention both wars were started by US to destroy and destabilize the country. If it wasn't for these interventions and sanctions, Iraq would have been still prosperous and a way better country than it is today. If America accepted Saddam's requested for higher oil quotas (sell more of Iraq's nationalized oil), Iraq could have fully recovered from its war with Iran, therefore, no Gulf War. This in particular is how Saddam became the sworn enemy of the US and not when he invaded Kuwait because he was greenlighted by the US so that a war will be waged on Iraq to destroy its regional power and the country itself thus place sanctions exarcebate the destruction so Iraq would not recover.

[@habsburgron6537]

@OG Lucas Saddam is only a man. He's not perfect. Neither was his government, however, ignorance blames one man (Saddam) for a war that lasted 8 long years, between two historical enemies, where Iran's Khomeini himself stated, "I rather drink poison than make peace (with Saddam, Iraq)." And Khomeini prolonged the war. And who propped up Iran's Shah and removed him? Saddam? Who carpet-bombed Iraq with 88,000 tonnes of bombs in 1991 causing severe destruction of the country? Saddam? Iraq was 100% against Zionism and was an obstacle to its interests (Israel). That is one of the real and main reasons Iraq is in the state it is in today. Israel fully admits Iraq's historic role in stopping them militarily in their track. Iraq had to be destabilized prior to Saddam's time and influence, unfortunately.

[@hussainshaffah6488]

Same thing happened to the syria 🇸🇾 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Palestine 🇵🇸

[@husseinoskovjino9398]

No not the same

[@WestSide1207]

No such thing as Palestine, those Arabs never had a state.

[@ben-ben2366]

@@WestSide1207 rabbi watcha ya doin here?

[@WestSide1207]

@@ben-ben2366 Only Rabbis know basic history?

[@roybean7166]

Religion fanaticism, corrupt rulers, hatred of the other, Saddam, who knows, maybe the worst is still to come.

[@vedantjoshi4698]

Can't believe Baghdad was that modern

[@ameenaldallal3697]

Yeah, the media has made so many people believe iraq was always a mess. However, it used to be so beautiful.

[@user-gt8fw1uz9v]

It was better than most of europe

[@tomw6947]

@@user-gt8fw1uz9v well for 800 years Baghdad was considered the most advanced and richiest city in the Islamic world, until the Mongols burnt it down, but then they rebuilt it and once again it became a very strong city in the modern world until America destroy it. This hurts the whole of the middle East not just Iraq.

[@ThatOneMalaysianGuy]

@@tomw6947 isn't half of mongol army were muslim turk?

[@tomw6947]

@@ThatOneMalaysianGuy towards the end, long after the burning down of Baghdad, groups like the golden horde and tatars. But the Mongols were made up from all religions when gengus khan was alive, but towards the fall of the Mongol empire they all went into small groups, mostly Muslim I believe but not sure.

[@netizen1258]

Iraq was unlike any other gulf nations, she was different, modern, and less conservative. If things were continuously like that, today we would have a developed, secular and prosperous Iraq.