Why does Kuwait Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)

Kuwait is a tiny country located between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, both of whom have wanted to (at times) wished to annex the country into their own. But why hasn't this happened? Why does Kuwait exist? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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[@nobleman9393]

"Why does Kuwait Exist?" - Asked Hussein calmly

[@MesoMan77]

It was a part of basra

[@Bread-nx9fo]

@@MesoMan77 It was apart of your Mom (she's obese)

[@gavriloprincip9634]

@@Bread-nx9fo it was part of his dad as well (conjoined twins)

[@clonesolar]

@@gavriloprincip9634 it was john Cena's SEMEN!

[@ricojes]

Movie adaptation: *Angry Saddam noises*

[@Muffincakeswithsugar]

So basically Kuwait is the Luxembourg of the Arab world: Everyone wanted it so nobody in the end could have it.

[@alarabi98]

You know as a Kuwaiti... That's probably the best comparison I've heard.

[@sahibbhadal]

WE WILL NOT STOP UNTILL THIS IS ANSWERED LIKE THIS POST SPREAD THE MESSAGE WHY DIDNT EAST GERMANY (DGR) GET THE FORMER EASTERN TERRITORIES BECAUSE SURELY USSR WOULD WANT A MORE POWERFUL ALLIE AND ALSO THINK ABOUT THE LIVES AND CULTURE LOST ASLO WHY DIDNT THEY GIVE SUDETLAND TO AUSTRIA

[@afdalridwan3813]

@@sahibbhadal i also wondered why

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@sahibbhadal 1. USSR wanted an ice free port in the Baltic Sea. So it took east prussia (Kaliningrad) 2. USSR took reparations from Germany by plundering all of the industry and resources of East Germany. If it cared at all about having a strong ally, it wouldn’t have left the country completely destitute. 3. Why would the Allies have rewarded Austria in any way, shape, or form? 4. The Sudentenland was a natural geographical defense point, and critical to the Czech sovereignty. 5. To ensure Germany would never pose a threat to eastern Europe again (but probably mostly to ensure USSR dominance of Eastern Europe), all of Prussia was given to Poland (except for Kaliningrad)

[@Payhellbay]

Oh maybe the swedes could use it to store their pickled herring then!

[@nasser5287]

From Kuwait here thanks for the video , the "sent an angry letter " part really made me laugh😂😂

[@TheDudeWhoKnocks]

شكلك كويتي ههههه

[@warman1944]

The British soldier popping out of the dirt like a mole got me. The flag, the "Dibs", the happy smile and THE FACT HE POPPED OUT OF THE GROUND.

[@febrian0079]

"How did Europe react to the Mongol Invasion?" Would be a pretty good question

[@scheefgaan]

i agree

[@REEEPROGRAM]

Or maybe "Why there's a mass freindly fire in Japanese invasion of the alaskan islands" Either way yours is interesting

[@johnanth]

They didn't think they could take them on, but then the Mongols withdrew from Hungary & Poland and basically never came back. So they stopped caring. As for the invasion of the Muslim world the Europeans welcomed it but also realised they were in serious trouble from them.

[@567secret]

It was the 1200s, I'm not entirely sure you can consider there to have been an international response.

[@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477]

@@REEEPROGRAM because Japan secretly left and there wasn’t good communication between the Canadians and Americans

[@Snake66874]

"why does anything complicated/stupid about borders exist?" Answer : Britain

[@matts6816]

Kuwait existed before Britain

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

Well, in this case the borders look strange due to almost nothing to base them on due to the terrain. Same can be said about many other countries with deserts at the borders.

[@shaymamohammadg3500]

And yet some Britains complain about seeing immigrants lol.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@shaymamohammadg3500 okay?

[@irfanshararah73]

@@matts6816 No it didn't, Kuwait was always a part of Iraq, even in the ancient history, however, the people living there are a mix of saudis, persians and iraqis, but mainly saudi arabs.

[@ahmedkreem1363]

As an iraqi it doesn’t bothers me at all kuwait have their own independence and freedom all i want is stability and peace in this region after centuries of war

[@salahabdalla368]

As an Arab, sadly we will continue having wars, because straight lines British borders

[@Tarreck23]

@@Kiddos77 would be kinda cool if the 2 countries combined, the cultures aren’t too different and the wealth of the country would be insane. Middle East is too divided imo. Either way, love to all my Kuwaiti brothers, we Iraqis have nothing but love.

[@dana-phobic]

W iraqi

[@hussainm8415]

@آشوربانيبال ملك آشور you mean…Ottoman Empire? Turkish Ottoman Empire

[@raghadm177]

@@hussainm8415 do we really need to point the facts Iraq is pretty well known for being the oldest civilization it belongs to them before any of the invasions and colonization

[@pbandj37]

"Club Sykes-Picot" pops on my screen and I spit my apple sauce. Well played, well played good sir.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Only 0.6% of Kuwaiti land area is considered arable. Bonus fact: According to the World Bank, Kuwait has the fourth highest per capita income in the world..

[@Spacey_key]

I suddenly want to invade and conquer this country

[@eliasfilipe1106]

Thanks McDonald trump

[@this_is_patrick]

That's the magic of basically having a sh-t ton of oil beneath your country.

[@brandonlyon730]

The citizens don’t have to pay any sort of taxes either.

[@MesoMan77]

Kuwait is a part of basra Basra belongs to Iraq

[@Bergen98]

“Why does Kuwait exist” - the top 10 questions Iraq leaders still can’t answer, it seems

[@Just_Soufian]

Maybe that's why they end occupying it in literally 48H 😂😂

[@Bo7mody780]

I live in kuwait😐

[@y.a.c.]

@Justin Y. that’s Western Sahara… this is Kuwait 🇰🇼

[@davesy6969]

Let's hope that Kuwait continues to exist! 👍

[@Bo7mody780]

@@davesy6969 👍🏻

[@geckoman1011]

Always informative. Excellent

[@spla3600]

Kingdom of Nage was a solid knowledge addition for me. As for 🇰🇼 it worked as a backdoor for external powers to meddle in the region.

[@KerbalHub]

*Nejd

[@RPGTKingpin]

Merged two different pronunciations of Nejd, the first being, well, Nejd, and the other being Neyd [which is what Kuwaitis of Nejdi descent call it]. The irony is that Kuwait's Sheikh Mubarak I [known as Mubarak the Great, or the Lion of the Peninsula] was one of the major reasons the Kingdom of Nejd grew to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That didn't quite work out for us, but it does mean we have some interesting history here. For a while it was a love/hate relationship between the two countries, but things have improved since then. Kuwait's unique role and position in the region has kinda turned us into the Switzerland of the Arab World, in that we're not exceptionally heavily armed, but are the first to step in to mediate touchy situations between our various neighbours since we have good relations with all of them.

[@syriansayf]

Well said, I hope the GCC burns

[@RPGTKingpin]

@@syriansayf that's a very hostile take towards an entire region. There are problematic elements, definitely, typically at the government level. But remember when you say that that you're condemning everyone that lives there as well.

[@Zakatak-mf4iq]

"Why does Kuwait exist?" Saddam Hussein: "Excellent question!"

[@ObaidFaisal]

am kuwaiti i love iraq but saddam started all our problems yet i want kuwait to annex al hafar basrah and other parts so yes saddam hates us

[@AbidMA]

@@ObaidFaisal shut up

[@IgN5P]

He had the final solution to that problem.

[@abouella4064]

@@ObaidFaisal 👍🏻

[@abouella4064]

@Gonzaga The Blastler broo

[@mohammedalkhalidi8348]

It wouldnt be a history video without: “Until Britain showed up”

[@wanderingronin6462]

Rule Britannia

[@eireball]

@@wanderingronin6462 pretty ironic “rule Britannia” means colonialism and stuff but is literally “rule britain” like the island

[@Zraknul]

@@wanderingronin6462 Britannia the blood thirsty. There is only a handful of countries that exist today without the redcoats attempting to invade.

[@Phil-ui4tm]

The old saying “The sun never sets on the British Empire” was mostly accurate until post WW2.

[@msarim3771]

I was about to write something similar.

[@hannahschultz9074]

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[@davidreynov4481]

"Why does bahrain exist?" I think that it's a good question

[@awesomemantm2000]

Because it was separated from the mainland millions and millions of years ago

[@davidreynov4481]

@@awesomemantm2000 but why didn't Saudi Arabia eat it alive? Actually why didn't it also eat Qatar alive?

[@Aresydatch]

@@davidreynov4481 First and second Saudi states entered the chat

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@davidreynov4481 qatar and bahrain were british terriories along uae and oman until the 70s and also saudi arabia was experiencing its own islamic revolution which is the reason why they are exactly strict

[@davidreynov4481]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 fair enough

[@notthefbi7932]

Dibbs was a historically recognized form of claiming land during the good old days of empire building and everyone respected the laws of dibbs 😁 ( except for the poor suckers who already lived there )

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

It has a legal term: inchoate ownership...

[@Sofus.]

That sounds super sensible, and on a completely unrelated question, do you live in Danelaw? 😁

[@Dymodeus1]

But did they have a flag?

[@andrewternet8370]

Lmao imagine living on land without claiming dibs, suckers!

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@White wolf Well, kinda. Sometimes stone age nomads lived there at times, but... Not anymore.

[@sebastianburr7721]

ur videos are amazing

[@TheyHe_V]

I actually remember having classmates from Kuwait when I was in Kindergarten, they weren’t really a popular topic, but I just randomly remembered.

[@randomgamers8153]

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[@salehalhomoud3500]

@@randomgamers8153 believe that you have 0 bitches

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@30secondsflat]

“I can’t even count the times I asked myself the same question.” - Every Iraqi leader since its independence, prolly

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

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[@ALIKN1-1]

Confirm

[@joshportie]

Not accurate just like this video is inaccurate.

[@bottomgear4055]

@@joshportie do be r/bad history and disrespect James Bissonette

[@DrOSami]

Why anything happened in Arab countries? OIL!

[@blackpowderuser373]

I was looking forward to the return of the "Why does X exists?" Series It was worth... Ku-wait.

[@busbee5163]

Nice pun

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Agreed

[@aleksandarvil5718]

**BADUM-TSSS**

[@4partharmony208]

Get out.

[@philipforinton5804]

Take my like get out

[@David_Crayford]

Smiled when I saw John Major. Does he feature in any of your other videos?

[@nik65stgt60]

Great content!

[@joshuabessire9169]

Kuwait: Give us our country back! Iraq: You and what Army? Kuwait: All of them.

[@farhanajerin8534]

Oversimplified meme

[@thai6989]

"Make me a country, or I will make me" "You and what army?" "These armies" *"Okay, fair enough"*

[@SnowLeopard-lt1vf]

You planted grass?

[@redwater4778]

Kuwaiti's never got their country back.

[@gffrrrr2968]

Killing Kuwait people 900 😣😣🥺

[@Raducu2oo5]

"How did the Roman world react to the eruption of Mt Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii?" would be an interesting one. It was at what was basically the peak of power of the Roman Empire and it happened on the Italian Penninsula.

[@taiwanesechainei5863]

man I remember reading a book about that as a kid you just opened up a new memory

[@justinian-the-great]

As expecting, it was quite shocking. Emperor Titus would come the twice in the region after the eruption to personally overseas helping the population that survived.

[@alanc497]

they all eventually died.

[@AT-vl4ds]

@@alanc497 isn’t that always the case though

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

@@alanc497 we all eventually die

[@mehranfreeman6192]

good short video 👍

[@TO-kk7xf]

I was on a rotation to Kuwait for about a month earlier this year and the terrain and climate was so terrible I was wondering why people chose to live there, even funnier that countries went through so much hassle to take it over.

[@Phil-ui4tm]

Oil plus shipping port = $$$$$

[@kingkrispy5289]

Summer huh? Poor guy, weather’s decent in winter and it’s climate is not what my country is good for bro lol Other than like, no natural disasters other than dust storms

[@97kcd]

Kuwait has 10% of the oil reserves in the world, that's why. Plus the port.

[@sodpati4182]

cus we have no taxes and the economey is solid, its not that hard to get a job and being homeless is extremely rare. You get used to the weather if you lived there ur entire life but going out in summer is hell

[@yousefsh7949]

We used to have better weather but pollution + climate change makes the weather worse

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

Iraq will end up watching this video and say, "Good question!" as they begin to invade Kuwait... again.

[@f-35enjoyer59]

3rd Gulf War when?

[@HaventheDemoness-vy9lx]

Wait what?

[@jackkie1961]

Saddam: That’s my boy!

[@samohtt]

nice

[@mustafasattar8452]

just gav us 2 week and it well be gon

[@yousef__qq8iassassin742]

As a kuwaiti when a video popped up on my feed Called "Why does kuwait exist" i got concerned 😂😂😂 but you simplified many things across the years for others and i thank u for that nice video.

[@user-ud3qw9tu2k]

SAMEEE

[@evvrsince]

تحياتي لأهل الكويت من العراق ❤❤

[@mixuzi4520]

@@evvrsince thanks 😊 🙏 😘

[@alialbloushi6646]

@@evvrsince فديت اهل العراق اخوك من الكويت.

[@alqallafq816]

@@evvrsince 🇰🇼❤️🇮🇶

[@oneminuteliterture5936]

cool, loved the animation..

[@Thetallestgirrafe]

2:53 that's an amazing subtle simpsons reference there

[@DarkLordoftheMeme]

"What did Italy and Japan think of each other in WWII?" would be a good question

[@jlshel42]

*angry noodle arguments ensue*

[@csabaweisz8791]

The italian troops in China fought the japanese hard in 1943, while they guarded the city of Tianjin and other european concessions. One of the more weirder confrontations of the war

[@utkarshg.bharti9714]

@@csabaweisz8791 That must be so weird to see them allied on one side and fighting them on the other.

[@rawrimadeinosaur7513]

@@utkarshg.bharti9714 Thats why Facism is always doomed to end in conflict to another nation.

[@blackpowderuser373]

Probably just "meh" at first then cool coz Axis then "death mode" by 1943 onwards

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

“This will not stand. This will not stand. This aggression against Kuwait.” - George HW Bush, 1991

[@gamerfreak2329]

That's a fancy way of saying we want oil

[@cieproject2888]

Well, that's just like, your opinion, man

[@stanleyrogouski]

"I do mind. This aggression will not stand. That rug really tied the room together." The Dude Lebowski 1997

[@bingozonk3143]

@@gamerfreak2329redditor found lethal force engaged

[@gamerfreak2329]

@@bingozonk3143 Two words: read history

[@trnedooz6905]

good video i loved it :)

[@itx_xtaha916]

I was born in Kuwait but don’t know much about it so this video gave me a lot of information 😊😊

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

I was born America and think that you owe US some free oil for saving you

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

The English Soldier popping out of the desert with a union jack and a sign that says "DIBBS!" was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while 🤣

[@foundationofBritain]

British Soldier... not English soldier... England hasn't had an Army since the last time it was a sovereign nation, which was in 1707... since then theirs been only a British Army, with a number of regiments from the four home nations.

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

@@foundationofBritain That was a very English response😉

[@lordrork5884]

They should put that bit in a museum with the caption: "British history in a nutshell".

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

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[@triadwarfare]

If you're gonna get whatever the British had dibs on, you're gonna be griefed hard.

[@pridelander06]

*Iraq invades Kuwait* Rest of the world: "So anyway, I started blasting."

[@enotsnavdier6867]

Never has a nation been run train on so goddamn hard in history

[@Atroll995]

@@enotsnavdier6867 sadly...

[@Bo7mody780]

I live in Kuwait

[@Oxley016]

@@Atroll995 doesn’t make me sad

[@Atroll995]

@@Oxley016 death of innocent people doesn't make u sad

[@akitoinowe]

As a Kuwaiti 😂 the title stopped my heart But the content is good and simple to summarise kuwait history. We fought everyone for our independent and freedom. I'm proud to be a Kuwaiti women 😍 . Thanks for the video . It made my day 🤣.

[@Shym87]

نفس حالتي وقف قلبي

[@shaikhaal-deei217]

Same😂😂😂😂😂

[@WoundedSnake]

من صجتش؟

[@riggedsk8242]

Your daddy big USA saved you otherwise you'd be part of us by now

[@seeda5545]

كلنا والله 😂

[@frankchiedo4109]

i think i really would like to put a face behind this voice that brings us insightful topics that we didn't think we want to know until we know it

[@grondhero]

That moment when you're expecting the British to protect you forever. *Fun Fact:* No.

[@uckbritley1305]

I mean Iraq ended up getting its ass kicked out of kuwait by the British, its two larger children, and some friends.

[@Norg1]

the brits did come but it was the brits and it hole family usa canada aussie & zealanders hell even the poles germans and french came along

[@dominicvucic8654]

@@Norg1 and Saudi Arabia a country that wanted to annex kuwait

[@bigchungus6320]

@@Norg1 1v8 I think it’s pretty fair

[@ck1643]

Threw under a bus..... Just like the DUP

[@j.s.7335]

I love how we can always expect the "Which raises the question, why", the "Fun fact, no" and the traipsing through the flowers. It never gets old.

[@HannoversSoap]

Even though it was pretty spoiled by the fact that the British where involved.

[@sorrow2305]

@HannoversSoap *were

[@HannoversSoap]

@@sorrow2305 Damn it you're right

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@steffen6987]

@@user-rn6cn5rp3yEverything he said in the video was correct

[@agolyamoly2372]

2:50 love the your mother sign😂

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

Iraq:Kuwait wss made by europeans Kuwait:*Wasn't made by Europeans* Iraq:*Was made by Europeans*

[@piercepayumo4212]

Kuwait: *exists* Iraq and Saudi Arabia: (stares intently) "Soon."

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Iran: "Am I A JOKE To You?!"

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

🟠WATCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@mohamu8700]

saudi arabia is kuwaits closest ally and im kuwaiti myself and u can ask any kuwaiti and they will say saudi is our closest and they helped us the most when we needed it king fahad once said if kuwait falls saudi falls with it and iraq is slowly moving on ig

[@Xc662_]

Lol they wish

[@parkerhanson4009]

I saw this video title and began explaining the anwer to myself IN YOUR ACCENT. That is special. You're as infamous as Wendover and Oversimplified.

[@dannyarcher6370]

2:29 - "Wind of change, boet" There. Fixed it for ya.

[@maadhavsehgal4264]

Everyone asks why is Kuwait but no one asks how is Kuwait😔

[@mohalr98]

fr

[@sv96jo]

It's an old long story and thing's happened over 300 years ago . it's not for iraq or Saudis or ottomans. First owners for that land was a local tribe named (banikhaled) ruled the eastern region of Arabian peninsula and other areas gave it to al Sobah family. That's what I know and you better check out you self if im not right someone tell us by a link cause im not very sour

[@ammashhmoud882]

​@@sv96jo الكويت بلد هجره ومن الاسباب الرئيسيه لوجودها هو موقعها التجاري كانوا يأتون التجار من جميع انحاء العالم العربي و يستقرون في الكويت

[@afnie4708]

Just fine

[@Youtube.10a]

But Why feel sorry, were doing just fine!😂

[@JaydentheMathGuy]

History teacher: Write an essay about British history Me: My essay: Dibs

[@simonl.b.nielsen1557]

Extended version: Dibs, and then later some genocide.

[@hebl47]

If it doesn't have a flag on it, it's free real estate.

[@gazpachopolice7211]

@@simonl.b.nielsen1557 really long essay: Dibs. Genocide Partition Commonwealth realm? or GTF Outta there?

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@@simonl.b.nielsen1557 name one single instance of genocide committed by the British Empire (if you mention the words 'Bengal' or 'Famine' you've lost)

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

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[@RZpersonal77]

Hi I am from Kuwait and I am Kuwaiti. I really enjoyed this documentary and I actually learned some things that I didn’t know about my own country ha ha. Take care and have a great day :-).

[@RZpersonal77]

@@kalolo6307 yes!!!

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

@@kalolo6307 is it a he or a she ?

[@nobilkwt7222]

this is the best history video I have ever seen

[@bobbyorphen]

Everyone: “Kuwait is ours” Kuwait: “Can you Kuwait a minute?”

[@jonathanwells223]

🤢

[@Bo7mody780]

I live in Kuwait

[@BoqPrecision]

Iraq I roll...

[@bobbyorphen]

@@Bo7mody780 mashallah

[@bobbyorphen]

@@BoqPrecision Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla

[@busbee5163]

Country: Exists History matters: *E X P L A I N Y O U R S E L F*

[@grondhero]

*Small country ;)

[@busbee5163]

What about Finland

[@busbee5163]

@@sahibbhadal wdym

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

🟩WATCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTERS

[@busbee5163]

Why are you screaming

[@axepagode33626]

There 39 countries in the Gulf War coalition against Iraq. Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, the UK, US, and UAE.

[@ProgrammerInProgress]

Great job at representing Gorbachev, John major and Bush Sr near the end. As soon as I saw the square glasses I was like "that's obviously john major!"

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@iattacku2773]

The running through the field of flowers always cracks me up

[@viperzerofsx]

“Why does Kuwait exist?” Saddam in 1990 “yes, why?”

[@Kwt-th1hx]

Even before 1899 there were attempts to annex kuwait, but in 1760 we built the first wall that surrounded Kuwait, in 1814 we built the second wall and in 1920 we built the third wall, so it was hard for enemies to annex kuwait with 3 walls surrounding it with swords and axes

[@kingkrispy5289]

Something tells me that by 1760 you’d have something bigger than swords and axes to penetrate the walls LOL, they were there to limit the amount of ground troops able to enter the lands

[@sodpati]

@@kingkrispy5289 at that time all of the arab countries were extremely primitave militarily however good economically

[@jdagreatecho]

Kuwaiti and proud ! 🇰🇼🇰🇼

[@monsteramer2950]

I am a Saudi, and I say Kuwait is part of Iraq. It was a land belonging to Basra. Hello, its name is Al-Kazemi. I removed Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed, may God be pleased with him, and his companions, and you can search more if you do not believe my words.

[@jdagreatecho]

@@monsteramer2950 it’s sad that you don’t stand with your Kuwaiti brother and sisters Saudi Arabia is one of the closest Allie’s of Kuwait Shame on you

[@akhal397]

@@monsteramer2950 As a Kuwaiti No one asked ur opinion

[@monsteramer2950]

@@akhal397 chill out I'm just telling the truth

[@jerrytoya6690]

@@monsteramer2950 Пусть Кувейт будет частью Ирака, но кто ты такой чтобы рассуждать об этом? Ты жалкий саудовец, знай свое место, твоя ничтожная страна терроризирует Йемен и до ужаса боится Ирана, ты не достоин зваться арабом как и твоя террористическая страна. Так что, в первую очередь разберись с проблемами свой жалкой Саудии, а потом рассказывай *ПРАВДУ*. Ты просто завидуешь, что Кувейтяне вижут лучше тебя, и что Кувейтовские дети могут позволить себе то, что не смогут себе позволить ваши даже за 7 жизней работы, убогий.

[@nickmcgargill6216]

Saddam: "I once asked myself this question and then I decided to invade."

[@TheKlipparn]

I can hardly Ku-wait a minute to watch this.

[@windykingdom6153]

Ahahah

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Hardy har

[@kewldude3921]

Ba dum tss

[@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH]

Thats ku-funny

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

(Audience laughs and applauds)

[@emanuelecalianno2327]

The Brit jumping out of the sand is the funniest thing I've seen on this channel, and the single best representation of British imperialism ever. Genius.

[@zeidnasser154]

Thanks for all your videos.. please note that when you mentioned the Arab world, you incorrectly stopped the colouring of the map at Egypt by the Arab world also includes the north African Arab countries all the way to Morocco

[@yesar92]

I'm Iraqi, I was born 45km off the border of Kuwait. We share the same culture, language and even blood connections. But Kuwait is an independent state and we all believe so. The problem is the more north you go, the more some people think that Kuwait is just part of Basra and should've been annexed. Just lack of education on history and pure greed in a small rich neighbouring country.

[@fredz_8762]

Thanks for saying the truth

[@themorrocoballofficials]

Thus iraq succeeded unlike lebanon

[@alannala4501]

I am with the independence of every group of people who agree to rule themselves by themselves, but the majority of Iraqis do not agree with your opinion or with my opinion. Do you agree with my opinion regarding the independence of Kurdistan, whose Kurdish owners different in everything with the Arabs and the Turks?!

[@themorrocoballofficials]

@@alannala4501 no

[@themorrocoballofficials]

@@alannala4501 i prefer every dependency to stay a part of its owner

[@pagansbasin6657]

Kuwait: *exists* Iraq: and I took that personally

[@HaventheDemoness-vy9lx]

Literally 😉

[@luigicampo4008]

*Invades Kuwait* "The USA would like to know your location."

[@Troy_z]

Kuwait : exists Iraq : invade The world : umm NO Kurdistan : goodbye Iraq hello freedom

[@alejandromaldonado6159]

Odd. Since Kuwait existed longer than Iraq. Also Iraq is a made up country.

[@Xc662_]

Lol Iraqis seriously should consider going to therapy

[@alejandrocantu4652]

Carrying on with the theme can you do an episode of why Britain exist

[@SkibidiRaj]

As a Kuwaiti my self, I can say Kuwait is a really cool place and has a good currency.

[@rhndmrblox]

same, i agree

[@yoyou3848]

I have been trying to work in your hospitals for several years now but it's very difficult from UK. Very beautiful country

[@maryamibrahim8265]

@@yoyou3848Kuwait is overpopulated and are deporting people. More interested in people leaving than coming in.

[@yoyou3848]

@@maryamibrahim8265 ohhhhh okt Thank you. I been trying to get something in healthcare from UK so I'll abandon ship.

[@alana.gr_1345]

@@yoyou3848you can keep trying trust me its worth it

[@yegorratislav4644]

you know, there was once this Iraqi leader who thought the same thing

[@Marylandbrony]

And thought it would make a great addition to his country

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

i think his name was haddam sussein

[@invisivble7483]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 it wasnt, it wass haddein sussam. get your facts straight.

[@ramudasanjuu]

@@invisivble7483 n0 it was sussy saddamn

[@aaronmarks9366]

Did you ever hear the story of Darth Saddamus the Wise? I thought not. It's not a story the UN Security Council would tell you.

[@pastormiguel5296]

Props on this mans for pumping out videos really fast, i did not expect to see multiple videos by him in less than a week

[@mrterp04]

Agreed! IIRC the schedule is three videos every two weeks.

[@TSZatoichi]

Remember when this channel used to be called 10 minute history? Knocking 6 minutes off the vids means he can give us more content (which is a good thing IMO.)

[@dilksjoel]

@@TSZatoichi I’m not sure if maths is your strong point but…

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@Lipshfitz]

Simply , we chose our sheikh by choice, and we chose the family that deserves to rule us, and we have stood with them all these years together , the Al-Sabah family, and our brothers in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia in particular. i love you guys

[@bingatos1879]

The original name was E-Sabbah or Es-Sabbah because the L was switched to an S for easy of pronunciation . This is correct Arabic Language Rules … learn your language.

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

All Arab gulf countries people/citizens are like sheep, cows, and buffalos and the reason is because the people will be lost without a sheikh, sultan, or king. They always need someone to look after them like sheep. They don’t know how to deal with democracy. Too weak (brain and braveness wise)

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

no u didn't there nothing but britsh/westren puppet the brits choose it for u

[@badmofo7468]

كل يوم اسأل نفسي هاي السؤال ليه الكويت موجودة أصلا و انا قاعد اتفرج على مسلسلاتهم العجيبة هذي😂😂

[@MK-jf7zu]

😂😂😂

[@badjuju2721]

I always find little countries like Kuwait, Monaco, The Vatican, and Luxembourgs history so interesting!

[@gave2haze]

The remaining vestiges of the principality era of history

[@SN-ce5zm]

Bahrain and Qatar and lebanon too !!

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

because their history are from sci-fi movies :D they can't change history :D

[@KWTxrulz]

Kuwait was not a small country ! its bigger than Binlux area before the 1921 invasion .

[@Seba_ntn]

⁠@@KWTxrulzBenelux*

[@eisbergsyndrom5010]

From Iraq's POV it was like when you invade one small irrelevent country in HOI4 and the entire allies gang up on you.

[@scott3017]

You better leave Luxembourg alone! Just sayin...

[@ALIKN1-1]

@@scott3017 never it is ours ..... Every small things

[@fallward917]

When you lose all your allies after you accumulated one of the largest militaries in the world you start popping up on most countries watch list, and all they had to do was pretend that they don't care and just wait for Saddam to do something stupid.

[@ABoMtS]

@@ALIKN1-1 bruh u need to be thankful to UK for stopping Al Saud from taking Iraq Desert 🧐

[@ALIKN1-1]

@@ABoMtS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we do not need to send an army to invade sudia all what we need are two buses to take them down

[@omaralbaghli2951]

you know i am from kuwait and i never knew any youtuber knew it existed

[@videonofan]

Even Kuwaiti KZbinrs?

[@ThePikminCaptain]

3:05 THE SKY IS ON FIRE BURNING BLACK GOLD

[@BalticoYT]

Fun Fact: Kuwait's currency, the Dinar, is currently the strongest in the world, with a conversion (as of August 30th, 2021) of 3.33 US Dollars to 1 Kuwaiti Dinar. Because of this, it has not only a 1/2 Dinar banknote, but also a 1/4 Dinar banknote, and also it's currency is subdivided into thousandths, not hundredths.

[@user-rn6cn5rp3y]

this channel did not do their homework very well. According to David Klein at The California State University, Northridge on January 2003, article --> 'Mechanisms of Western Domination: A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait'. under the 'Early History' section, he says '"Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province'

[@dolletesy]

@@user-rn6cn5rp3yokay? but what does have to do with the top comment? the top comment was talking about the currency

[@Sojorlos]

Oh my god, Karen, you can’t just ask a country why they exist.

[@figtree_video_archive]

Belgium and almost every African country:Am I a joke to you?

[@alancient8463]

Kuwait is litrelly a man made country its entire history is Iraq

[@figtree_video_archive]

@@alancient8463 Well, if its a man-made country, why did it exist in the 19th century?

[@alancient8463]

@@figtree_video_archive wtf is that supposed to mean britisn litrelly made it up and then they made sure they were independent from Iraq

[@figtree_video_archive]

@@alancient8463 I mean, you gotta understand the fact that Kuwait was existing during Ottoman Iraq

[@abdelmalekmetidji]

Some Iraqi moustache dude : I was asking my self the same thing .

[@pennygadget5243]

as a kuwaiti, ive been asking myself that question for the past 15 years of my life.

[@theleetworldbest]

"Why does Kuwait exist?" sounds so genocidal

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

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[@theleetworldbest]

@k d Okay. Not the topic, buddy.

[@theleetworldbest]

@k d Not of this thread.

[@theleetworldbest]

@k d And it's still not the topic no matter how much you repeat

[@theleetworldbest]

@k d And it's still not the topic. That's a hint, stop talking

[@prodigymapping4891]

Well, it was given a guarantee from James Bissonette.

[@adveturousbruce]

Just a quick question. Why is the old South African flag in the video? 2:30

[@bayani7626]

Title: Why does Kuwait exist? People of Kuwait: Why not 👁👄👁

[@nafrost2787]

2:13 so they complained that kuwait was a result of foreign meddling, while Iraq itself is a result of foreign meddling? At least Kuwait has a history as an independent country.

[@0yq]

@احمد ضياء when you said Kuwait was a Province of a another country and not a state i knew you’re a brainwashed saddam lover who still believes saddam lies, Kuwait was independent way before iraq and Saud arabia, if anything iraq is the province of other countries 😂

[@AbdullahSamiAliAlhouli]

@@0yq Exactly! From a Kuwaiti

[@amienabled6665]

I always feel sorry for people who come from nations that people question its existence

[@jk-gb4et]

Well half of the people in Kuwait are just expats from other countries

[@heisenberg8725]

@@jk-gb4et yes, they are not Kuwaiti tho

[@commenterjosh2428]

@@jk-gb4et Covid: *happens* Kuwait: I'll cut it in half!

[@JOESMITH-qs8ue]

Yes. poor Canada.

[@jk-gb4et]

@@JOESMITH-qs8ue :( but its true

[@Ismail_ibn_Ishaq]

These vids really make me think like all the recent wars are "business as usual" and the years of peace are the outliers...

[@L4Y_mwa]

WHY IS THIS BETTER THEN MY HISTORY CLASS😂😂😂

[@caspianhorlick4529]

0:47 As a British person, I can confirm that is is a completely historically accurate depiction of colonisation and the expansion of the British Empire.

[@Valencetheshireman927]

🇬🇧😏

[@MrJoebrooklyn1969]

Except for the very end. Iraq really did complain to the UN and the US said it's none of our business, so Iraq invaded.

[@muthanna9]

As an Iraqi, give me my Kuwait back plz I have war debt

[@abdallahbohimed7315]

As a Kuwaiti, i can confirm.

[@watching99134]

The Russians only sold Alaska to the U.S. to keep it out of Canada (and thereby the British Empire).

[@overkill726]

2:10 'Iraq saw kuwait's existence as unnatural and only the result of foreign meddling' Ironic.

[@bigchungus6320]

Well in The ottomans time Kuwait was part of (Iraq) so it is like if china comes in destroy the US then put new York as it's own country us so yeah it is pretty unnatural

[@0yq]

@@bigchungus6320 nope Kuwait was under the British rule and was never part of iraq

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

@@0yq Saddam apparently had this idea to recreate Mesopotamia.

[@averinus7706]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen city states and all?

[@MohaanJaabir-cz6zs]

Which was true ironically.

[@carstennono9196]

1:11 you shouldve added "because foreign policy says france cant have nice things" XD

[@chfsamhero1728]

Whenever you say that and they had some choice words and bring up the sign your mother I always laugh I don’t know why it’s so funny

[@ImperiumRomanum476]

"Why does Kuwait exist?" Iraq: Good Question

[@BobJones-sd8eh]

Can you do “how Norwegian was Denmark-Norway” I think that would be an interesting topic

[@rawrimadeinosaur7513]

bc the Vikings didn't think Denmark was cold enough

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

(Norwegian aristocracy dies out in the Black Death) Danish aristocrats: "It's free real estate! In return you can use our language."

[@leftaroundabout]

​@@TorIverWilhelmsen fun fact: it was this deal that would later prevent Norway from suffering a fate like Ireland, with its famine where people dearly craved for having potatoes in their mouth.

[@raefassaf2043]

Hello despite a good knowledge of the region’s history I’ve never heard of a treaty between Ottomans and British on 2013 to divide the arabe region Do you have some references about this Thx

[@Dazu.U]

"Why do Kuwait exist?" WDYMM WHY WHY DOES YOUR BRAIN EXIST!

[@Robbstark2024]

Kuwait: *is able to successfully maintain sovereignty despite aggressive neighbors* Poland: “is it possible to learn this power?”

[@brycelandon6387]

Not from a Belgian.

[@alarabi98]

Both the Poles and us Kuwaitis have the spirit of resistance against all outsiders who want to annex us.

[@hussain6469]

@@alarabi98 got that right

[@giansideros]

@@alarabi98 I don't think the histories are too comparable, they're superficially similar, Poland even had the Free City of Cracow which was ultimately subsumed by Poland, how would you even partition Kuwait?

[@banana4814]

@@alarabi98 spirit of resistance by calling the Americans 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewshipley739]

Kuwait: *Exists* Literally all of its neighbours: "And I took offense to that."

[@user-sc6pe3cc8i]

Saudi never wanted to take over Kuwait because Kuwait prince was the one who helped King Abdulaziz in uniting the tribes. That's why KSA got into the war against Saddam Hussain

[@gaminggamer2477]

"Why does Kuwait exist" Me who lives in it : *intense sweating*

[@AK-sj2rl]

as a kuwaiti I feel we’ve survived the worst. the earlier saudi states, the founder of the third (and current) state was raised in kuwait after his father sought refuge from ottomans, so the southern kwti borders are stable enuff. kuwait-iran relations r semi-cordial too. iraq remains troubled internally n will likely (sadly) remain so for the foreseeable future. regionally, we’re also far less hawkish foreign policy wise so we’ll prob remain *existing* for longer :)

[@kingsol5799]

Inshallah

[@ineedbleach]

Please stay existing, I beg you

[@AkumaNoKuma]

no hawkish policy lol, only second to qatar in terror funding.

[@nasseraljassem6004]

True well you see... I'm Kuwaiti as well

[@Youtube.10a]

@@AkumaNoKuma kuwait? Terror funding? Please do explain. HOW.