Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia, Part One (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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- How Iran and Saudi Arabia's rivalry has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war.
FRONTLINE traces how a 40-year rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has fueled sectarian extremism across the Middle East for political gain. Correspondent Martin Smith travels to seven countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Yemen to examine how the power struggle has rippled across the region.
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After watching this documentary I realized that born in a stable country is a blessing.
Stable? What county is that?
singapore
@@enrique7919 i get what you mean. but in comparison we can say some of the countries are stable than others
WOW!! Absolutely right! What a documentary...
This makes the Jan 6 Capitol Attack look like Disneyland.
When you live in a peaceful country you fundamentally have to appreciate that.
People are suffering out there
it's mostly these peaceful countries or rather some or the other ignorant, illread and uninformed leader of a so called peaceful country who is greedy for power who has created the mess...
Mainly because of the US and UK's meddling and making alliances to gain their own interests
this documentary is a masterpiece. i wish i had videos like this about every topic i'm interested in
Exactly
When I was a young boy in Ghana, Sunnis and Shias we're never hostile towards each other but I remember very well the first time I heard the words "shia and sinni) it's incredible how this doc has helped me put together what really happened. My dad was always listening to BBC on issues affecting the middle east. I didn't like watching news then, but now that j want to discuss and take about it, he passed. For bless all peoples to live in peace.
❤ it sounds like he passed his thirst for knowledge on to you. I’m very sorry that you did not get to have discussions with him about it. I know for many it feels as if just as we are beginning to appreciate our parents for their traits and experiences, they are gone. Thank you for sharing with us.
@@hannahbeanies8855 Thank you!
It certainly does not get talked about enough, the heart of Islamism in the Africas and how they have a profound effect (very invisible to those that for whatever reason separate Africa, Islam, and Arabia) on the Arab world at large, and a diverse history.
I'm an American born in Alabama with a rich West African history. In doing research on Yorùbá culture in Nigeria, I found out that Queen Sheba, Bilikisu Sungbo (she is the famed Bilqis in the Quran), who was a wife of King Solomon, is ethnically Yorùbá, and she has a tomb in Oke-Eri in Ijebu, Nigeria. She is not Arab and she was not Muslim (she was a "Sun Worshipper" who did accept Allah as God), so that makes her marriage to Solomon so very interesting.
Someone commented how civil the comment section is.....
In my opinion not many ignorant individuals have the patience to watch such a great documentary. It’s a history lesson, not a politicized documentary. If there isn’t any bullshit the 1st few minutes they can’t sit through this amazing piece.
You’re ignorant.
Yeah a lot of people don’t want truth but someone telling them they are right. “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” - Mark Twain.
It's a shit comment section though, people just praise the documentary, instead of discussing.
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@@nebunezz_r u know, u r right.
Anything in particular you want to point out?
Now, for clarification purposes, I am not Muslim, I live in the states and my opinions are not political or biased to either side of the coin. With this said, who do you think is most responsible for “Iran VS Saudi Arabia?
Anyone, please join in! 🥸
"American politicians are just a bunch of rich people and are very different from 99% of Americans". Wow! right on point!
Yes
Dont let anyone in the middle east fool ypu and blame America for all their problems. They had the same islamic problems before America, they lived in a sh.thole and will continue to...
No there are not. Lots of Americans are brainwashed zombies and completely under the spell of lying politicians and the fake news
Even the Americans hate their government.
I can't even put into words how I appreciate PBS for this excellent documentary. Thank you!
I am deep in love with these documentaries.
This is the correct way to teach history lessons.
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH
1. 03:34 The Revolution
2. 24:24 The Kingdom
3. 39:22 The Jihad
4. 50:36 The Party of God
5. 01:02:31 The Forgotten War
6. 01:20:05 The Invasion
Thank you!!!
thank you
Thanks bud.
GOAT
Thank you friend!
Thanks for re-releasing this! It's an excellent way for the general public to understand the middle east geopolitics.
Really? It is biased in favour of islamic repression. The Shah is portrayed as a monster and Khomeini as a great democratic leader.
@@cryador Anything from PBS or NPR is anti-Western, just crap we taxpayers fund
I consider myself to be kind of smart and I care a lot about learning but after 2 hours of this I still can't barely understand half of anything
@@ricky5369 - a person that states they are smart is usually the least intelligent person in the room...
Jus sayin.
@@ricky5369 It is simple, everything in that region is religion-based, one religion that it, Islam, because Islam to them is politics, influence, security, and most important of all, money.
Mind blowing documentary. Good job PBS for being one of the few TRULY journalistic institutions in the whole Western world. This was an eye opening and informative two hours that you gave us.
I agree with you 💯
This was a truly comprehensive and impartial journalistic work.
They good if you smart enough to read through their leftist spin bias to see through all that to the truth
@@suleimanali1635impartial and PBS?? Hahahahaha i call that an oxymoron
I think this one is very balanced. I can't speak for the whole of their output, tho.
@suleimanali1635 fair enough, especially if you have experience and knowledge of this issue. I agree this documentary was good. Frontline did a good one on North Korea a few years back. They do have a massive leftist bias though. The smart person can see through that. The weak minded though is easily influenced and manipulated. PBS is paid by the taxpayer right? They shouldn't have any bias and be neutral. Just report the story as is. That would be refreshing but non biased journalism hasn't existed in decades
Reminds me of a story which was told to me by a Syrian colleague of mine. Which goes -
A kurd, a shia and an arab sunni was drinking tea in a shop.
Kurd: i wish to see middle east in peace, I'm just tired of all these violence and war. Islam means peace, right?
Shia: what is peace?
Arab sunni : what is islam?
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh.
May 21, 2011 was the beginning of judgement day on the world { you were warned }
And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
"Tumult" = disbelief & confusion ( on purpose, by design )
...division is the result for the destruction of mankind! It is worldwide in religions, politics, economics, sciences, medicine, news. sports, entertainment, and even between the sexes.
The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee O inhabitant of the earth. NO ESCAPE
God's elect are NOT in any organized religion; they have all gone astray:
Wherefore, come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean, and I will receive you,
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing, and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgement.
spoiler alert: 'last day' = 2033 ( 17th day of 1st month ?!? )
I am from Iran, this documentary film was like fixed mind puzzle formula for me to answer my questions. Great job, thank you.
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@@eglysbroslat2885 🙋🏻♂️
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
If love to you through the internet is any help, please feel it through these words my brother.
@@onedaya_martian1238 Tnx bro love you back ✌💕
After watching this documentary you feel like you can be interviewed as an expert on middle east politics, only to pause for a while and realize that you still need to be educated more about this important part of the globe. Exceptional piece of great journalism
At least us that are here have an interest in learning more, and not being ignorant. Give yourself credit for that much.
Nah you can’t be expert by just viewing this. Saudis can’t be sanction or else ur dollar will worth like venezuelan peso
@@aneesahussein1522 I never said I'm an expert
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH IT
@@aneesahussein1522bingo!
After watching Frontline documentaries I feel like an expert in western and middle east politics.I am totally hooked.Thank you soo much Frontline,the amount of detail, the dots actually connect and it finally makes sense.The level of crime's against humanity is appalling!!!
The portion about our politicians being different than the majority of our people...spot on! Sad that the world sees what we don't!
I'm unable to even remotely express how much I love PBS and this consistently high quality content. These documentaries are always top-tier and never fail to explore the subtleties/nuances of a topic.
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And im unable to express how nice that rack of yours is...sorry...but putting that aside - i agree
It's a societal nesscesity for politicians will never tell the truth. We'll be stuck with the casus beli's for these wars and not the actual very economical motives. WMD's in Iraq, communism is evil and Iran hates Americans.
such big words to say nothing at all..
Corona ! You make me a historian 😄
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Hi, Khyber Vibes. Afgh or Pak side? Just curious. 💙 both countries.
Hahahaha
Same here, i guess we all experiencing the same thing thank corona i guess 😉
Same here😂
Imagine how strong Iran and Saudi Arabia would be if they put there differences aside and became friends
That's like saying the same for Israel and Palestine lol the blood spilled goes back too far it seems
@@tag180rotax that’s different one of them is Jewish and the other
Is Muslim but in the case of
Iran and Saudi Arabia they are both Muslim country’s with different steps to achieve the same result
Hence, the Western world played a role in making sure they r not together.
@@n9583 not Actually most of Iran is not Muslim
@@n9583 Tawheed and Shirk are two opposite ends of the spectrum. How can they unite?
Very informative. I leaned so much in these 2 hours about the various global events and how they were interconnected. Just mind blowing.
Appreciate the effort.
The comment section is so civil :)
Trolls cannot stand videos longer than 4 min
Agree with Yusuf. Also, the majority of people watching this are here for the knowledge and are probably open to discussion and they encourage diversity of thought!
That's a good thing
ehhhh
@@richierich2534 ok, bernie.
Frontline is the best in the biz 👍
Unfortunately the only knock is that their biased..
@@bdot187um Are they really that biased? Don't you get tired of playing the 'biased' card so often?
@@bdot187um The only bias they show is American.
i love the gulf war doc from the 90's
@@bdot187um propaganda has been around for centuries. the colonials used it to garner support for the revolution. they are still incredibly well produced and entertaining, as well as informative. bias or no bias.
Incredible. Pretty profound that on the other side of the globe the man at 13:57 has a more realistic view on politics than a solid percentage of our own country.
FRONTLINE , is always in the frontlines, I Love your highly and professionally prepared documentaries.
This illustrates the futility of war. It is the innocent that suffers in the name of power,religion and pointless pride. It is heart-wrenching on many levels. EXCELLENT reporting though.
It illustrates the futility of stupid religion more than anything else.
@@foto21 You just illustrated your stupidity
@@almostafa4725 No, the religionists are the ones that are stupid. They use cel phones, even though that tech came from science. No god invented the cel phone, man did, men who stayed away from your fairy tales. Religion is a curse on man.
@@foto21 it's all about money and power. Religion is just an excuse. Most smart people can see through it.
@@foto21 so let me get this straigth, man invented cellphone, yet the universe created itself, you can leave now atheist or should I say hatheist.
This is journalism of the highest quality. It is so hard these days to see a professional journalist covering the facts as is, listening to both sides.
I love each and every front line documentaries...they are so informative...YOUNGUYS DESERVE THE BIGGEST AWARD
My mom transcribed these frontline shows for years. There are superb. 🙏💪
"An Israeli militant convoy lost its way and drove into the crowd."
Ah cmon PBS, you were doing so well...
Time stamp
Yeah PBS quit being pro Zionists
Hahaaha.. I was thinking the same way. The Israeli might came and check up on them and provide sense of dominance with their Tank. lmao. They got clapped
56:10
They didn’t even throw an “allegedly”. That was blatant case of self-censoring.
The camera work is on another level.
Back then when the word "documentary" meant something and not like now how a guy who searches for an other guy separated for 30 years. Also, most importantly, real journalism. Not armchair "expert" fighters.
@@nikolaosmark5812 Was this not made in 2019-20?
Thank you, I try.
What's wrong with letting them have their beliefs doesn't mean it has to be ours no no hide or Sharia law on the land shaped by creation the right hand of the creator live Free or die
@@nikolaosmark5812 lll
I cannot express my gratitude for you to bring such a quality content.
One of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched! Great job!
The quality of the research speak for itself. Love ❤️ from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Respect the reporter and the whole team.
This is A-grade quality investigative journalism. Martin Smith is an OG. Thank you, PBS for sharing this well-crafted piece of journalism!
No Doubt Loads of Love to Martin Smith . A revered Correspondent to me. Multitude of doubts since birth in my mind regarding the Conflicts of Middle east .is now cleared . Docus are Just awesome and so lucidly explained . Salute to whole team.
Just watched 20 minutes and wanna say that this is one of the best underrated documentary about middle east with precise content beautifully explained 🎉
This is an excellent impartial documentary.Opinions of both sides were taken leaving the viewers to come into logical conclusions on their own.Thanks a lot PBS for this gem of a work.
This doc was sponsored by the Ford foundation; you must be kidding yourself if you really believe that it was impartial...
There is nothing from PBS that is impartial. The biases may be hard to recognize but they are definitely there.
Im from South Africa & this is probably the best documentary ive ever watched. I see part 2 is available & im definitely watching it right now, but this was just amazing. I got an entire masterclass on what exactly the issue is "over there" - I get it now & its incredibly complex problem
Me too, I feel like I understand so much better now.
Even our country was affect by US & Soviet proxies.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
you're welcome.
What’s being from South Africa have to do with any of this?
Great work as usual.
incredible job! many thanks !!!!
USA: You better work with us
Saudi: Yes Sir!
USA: Good Boy!
Iran: No thank you
USA: Okaayyy... Let’s take a look at your human-rights records
hahahaahah. Exactly. And why not? Its a good move. Work with us...that's your best choice
@@tonyiacomi4822 until your services are deemed "no longer useful"...
Just ask Saddam or Bin laden...
@@MrMaxyield Or Noriega. Or Thieu. Or Mobutu.
@@MrMaxyield Exactly. So what? What's wrong with that? Its for the good of the country. If we need them then we should protect them. If not, then we should assassinate or jail them.
@@tonyiacomi4822 Iran and north Korea are smart to not trust the US govt with their horrible record...
Luckily the U.S. doesn't have two groups that can be easily polarized in order to increase the power of the political and corporate ruling class
For those who cannot understand sarcasm, this is one.
and even more lucky is we don't have a political figure who people support unwaveringly and look at as chosen by god phew
Quite exactly! When you hear debates about identity politics, people fail to see that the concept of nation, creed, ideology, etc. have all been used to garner political power, not just schisms in religion. The root cause of conflict stems from the want of power. "Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains". I have to see that Islam is a lot more oppressive when it comes to freeing oneself from illusions.
@@TejasM14 you're hopelessly enslaved, Islam has nothing to do with this conflict
@@almostafa4725 he didn't even mention Islam. It was just great sarcasm and a problem that many if not most societies have. Ironic you're another zealot who misses the point, which is the point.
very good production. thank you for posting
A masterpiece!! I've gained so much knowledge in about 2 hours. PBS deserves an accolade for this work. Seriously the timing of events was just embacable.
Can’t wait to watch! Thank you PBS for your consistently awesome documentaries!
It would have been better if will laymen was Narrator
@Jor Daz How so?
The most hilarious part was when president Reagan said to Mujahideen,"You are not alone freedom fighters"🙃🙃
They weren't.
My thoughts exactly!! They went from "freedom fighters" to "terrorists" in a few years. All a matter of perspective and who they are fighting at the time.
😂😂 Exactly, when they are actively suppressing women's rights with American Support... but then again it's not like American women had "full rights" for a lil more then 60 years at that point!...smh
@@JBabi2u and that was the biggest mistake America ever did.
@@Reid-bu7iv 😩😂🤣🤣💀
Great impartial documentary with quality interviews of both sides. PBS makes top quality educational media.❤
OMG this is the best reporting I have ever seen. Bravo PBS
"It's a pity they both can't lose." Henry Kissinger
Bingo
sit and watch, and let them fight to their death.
That war criminal needs to go to hell already
@@yoyodawgsupbrah
Henry Kissinger has made a pact with the Devil. He's going to outlive many of us through sheer stubborness.
This is an excellent documentary created by PBS. A perfect, informational and educational insight on the Middle East geopolitics and the consequences of Iraq War.
The only bad thing about it that its baisd.
@@bdot187um against who?
@@Stoneface_ Saudi Arabia.
Seriously educating.
It is infuriating to me how so few people can screw so much up.
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched.
Great content
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This great docu should be mandatory for every politician to watch. Not just the USA, USR and China (dubbed ;-) as well. Like the narrator said: Pandora's box is opened.
Very well made and I genuinely think it's very objectively made.
Very good understanding of history. The part of history which we read in newspaper but never understood is now clear. Thanks
Great reporting...I appreciated this video...it explained much in my history that I needed to complete📽️📽️🎥🎥🎞️🎞️🎬🎬
This is the best film I have seen so far on this issue. Thank you for this Amazing piece.
I enjoyed its 2 parts...well developed from the shah to now.
the only thing that benefits the wars in the middle east without loosing anything.
Is Toyota
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it is US, Israeland west who is destroying middle east , keep it up, they will keep it up, generation who are going throug this process will hate them and one day when they destroy all in middle east, the remaing mess will surely come for european obletration.
@@MAMINSHA Divide and Conquer
@@MAMINSHA But they are the only ones who really developed anything. I don't even think there would be cars in the Middle East if left to themselves. They would definitely still be riding camels as the primary mode of transport.
@@Zed.1836 Um, Israel defeated them all TOGETHER. Never heard of when all the Arab states attacked Israel TOGETHER? Study your history bro
Very well done documentary. Thank you.
Thanks for posting.
PBS YOU NEED TO RELEASE EVERYTHING YOUVE EVER MADE AS AUDIO PODCAST SO I CAN LISTEN AT WORK
Exactly!
I second that!!
Captain Grizzly lmao😂😂
I have the frontline app on my phone
@@johann242 what’s the app called ? Already searched PBS and frontline but to no avail
I'm so uninformed, I thought Ayatollah was part of his name, I didn't know it was a title...
xDD
Lol Me Too! 😂
super interesting and unbiased. Thank you frontline
This is the never ending story, sadly. Thank you PBS for this great documentary
Ayatollah Khamenei might be the smartest (or, at any rate, the most successful) leader in the post-Cold War period. He created a new Persian Empire:
* Through his proxy Hezbollah he drove Israel out of Lebanon in 2000, and then defeated Israel again in 2006
* Hezbollah becomes state-within-a-state in Lebanon
* The Americans STUPIDLY hand Iraq over to Maliki, and Iraq becomes an Iranian satellite
* Syria under Bashar Assad also becomes a vassal (of sorts) to Iran
* The pro-Iranian Houthis take power in Yemen and then defeat the Saudi attack
* Iran defeats ISIS in Iraq and Syria (with American and Russian support, no less)
to anyone from Iran or the whole Middle East I want to say, as an AMERICAN, we have love for all. the Gentleman speaking is right. we are not like our Politicians. We have love for all.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
I thought you are a "representative democracy" . A" leader of the Free world" Are you admitting that Democracy has failed in America? That the American system doesn't represent the will of the people?😲
Rubbish between the Elites, the Christian Fundamentalists and the American Exceptionalists, the majority of Americans directly support US intervention that bring nothing but murder and suffering to the world. The rest of Americans are guilty too, for going alone with it.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 you’re wrong. we don’t go along with them. our government controls everything. we have no say in anything, no matter how much you hear “the land of the free”. we’re not really free. anyone who tries to stand and speak up can get killed, just like our police kill those they’ve sworn to protect. our news agencies post propaganda that tries to brain wash us, all while our government makes it to where you can’t survive unless you’re working 24/7 while our government answers for nothing. We don’t want war with other countries, nor do we want to be the police of the world. We don’t want any of it but there’s nothing we can really do. We are all controlled. We love other countries & wish things were different. We really do care about what other people are going through around the world & we have more than than others think. We are not our government or our governments decisions and I hope other countries realize that one day.
@@morgangaskin3072 You're right about your conditions and how the financial/MIC Elites oppress the rest of the country.
You're just not as powerless as you say. Your Government expects violence and hostile demonstrations and will meet these with their own immense violence and surviellance. But they are incredibly vulnerable to non participation revolts.
REfuse to provide their essential services and they will wither and die.
But there is still enough scraps available to the 99% that most people are more worried about holding onto what they have than holding a corrupt elite to account.
It will need to get worse before desperation drives a revolt.
But the people are responsible for their Government. It's their responsibility to remove them if they are tyrants.
I can point to a dozen countries where the people are standing up to oppressive elites.
Americans will have to find the courage to overthrow an entrenched elite.
While overcoming the manufactured social divisions the elites have fabricated.
Or they will have to learn to live on their knees. For it is clear that USA's ruling class are set on introducing a neo-fuedalism dual class society. Ruling Oligarchs living in luxurious Reservations and the rest, without property or power, dependent of handouts.
SO informative - essential viewing to understand many aspects of the Middle East conflct
This is the best documentary i have ever seen. Truly amazing.
Excellent documentary, with excellent commentators. Middle East politics is a power play between IRAN, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, all others are minor players seemingly to be used by these players. I listened to this twice, can't get enough. Frontline thank you for this top notch reporting.
Fascinating film.
Thank you Frontline producers and reporters.
Martin Smith is so brave.
FRONTLINE PBS is absolutely amazing because it fearlessly portrays the harsh truth no matter how brutal it may be.
Excellent research work
This is great journalism. Great job PBS
PBS DOCUMENTARIES < ARE DOWNRIGHT AMAZING , THANKS FROM INDIA
Yea funded by government you will find some nuggets of Truth in there though. Most of it is propaganda oh, that means lies deception and falsehoods. If you find that amazing you are well indoctrinated.
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 how does the tinfoil hat feel? comfy?
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 I'd be shocked if you even watched the whole documentary. Probably just came here to troll
Brilliant work thank you !
Amazing documentary. All the REAL, AUTHENTIC informational things we should be aware of.
What a freaking mess... the whole region needs a reset
you may then have to go to the 7th century and make one single man vanish
@@user-ip6sn1nb5y Lol, it's not Muhammad that was the problem, but external sources encourage and funding hate on both sides, of the Fraternal Order persuasion. Who created Saudi Arabia? England. Who propped up a dictator that fueled the want for revolution in Iran? The US. Who was a CIA agent since the late 50's? Saddam Hussein. US and UK backed Iraq during the Iran Iraq war, and gave him precursor chemicals and the how-to for chemical weapons. The US even shot down a civilian airliner, claiming it was an accident, but it helped to break Iran's resolve (they didn't want to risk their citizens, and the also didn't use chemical weapons against Iraq after they were gassed). The US and UK didn't step in until the oil ships started getting destroyed, out of fear Saudi Arabia (they're oil baby) might get hit next. The USSR helped the US/UK defend the oil ships, the same Soviet leader (Gorbachev) that was given a decommissioned US military base, the Presidio, to start his "Pro-Democracy Foundation", back in '94. Side note, "Democracy is indispensable to Socialism" Lenin, and "Socialism leads to Communism" Marx. Gulf War was a UN war, the US just lead the coalition. Were did most of the supposed 9/11 hijackers and their mastermind come from? Saudi Arabia. Same place Osama Sr came from, the one making a business deal with one of Bush's companies on the day of 9/11.Bush Jr. and Sr. are both Skull and Bones members, and Bush Sr. was Reagans CIA director, imagine that. If not Islam, then another regional religious identity becomes the vs for the other two faiths to fight against, jeered and funded by those that don't hold to any of the beliefs. The Fraternities of Europe and America learned their craft through contact with established Middle Eastern Fraternities, such as the Roshanians or the Hashashins (were we get "hash" and "assassins" from, due to the heavy use of hash in the rituals, and the deadly nature of their ways, killing swiftly and unexpectedly, often posing as stranded or wayward travelers). Before they existed, there were Fraternities or Societies in Babylon (Iraq), and before them, Egypt, who claim they learned their ways from the Atlanteans of Atlantis. Divide and conquer has and will go on till humans cease to be a reality.
@@user-ip6sn1nb5y Well he won’t. He’s a prophet of god. God will punish you.
It is possible, by stopping foreign interference.
Or a new religion
Frontline has been my fave for a long while now .
This documentary is very educative to the public about the geopolitics in the middle east.
Educating and interesting documentary. Frontline is profound.
This was very eye opening. I now understand the various perspectives more clearly.
Very complex region that Historians spend their whole life trying to understand. Drives me crazy how so many listen to their favorite ideologue and behave like experts.
I want to say thank you to everyone who watched this video with an open mind and an intention to learn and be better informed. Islam is a very maligned and misunderstood religion and it can be very difficult to differentiate between religion, cultural traditions, and politics.
The correspondent Martin Smith is gem of a person. Only few left in the world like him.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you Frontline. Now I understand a little better.
As an American born in 91, this shed more light on what was actually going on than anything I've seen before. The US seems to not be able to mind their own damn business ever since WW2. I now better understand the hatred that the people impacted by these actions can hold against my country. Sorry for your loss
If only it was that simple. Not saying the US hasn't made mistakes, it has. Major ones. However in the modern connected world the world's biggest super power can't just sit back and not get involved with anything. That same mentality lead directly to WW2. Isolationism isn't an option.
@@AnthonyJ504 It is actually simple.....they should intervene if there is a genocide or an unjust war going on. And they should honour the contracts they signed (in ukraine they should have intervened because they signed a contract to protect its territorial integrity). They should not intervene in a civil war (Vietnam) and lie about it. And they should not aim to reach regime change because they don't like the current regime (iraq, kongo etc. etc .)
@@christianmartens3578 except that in itself isn't simple. So you think there should have been US troops sent to actively fight in Ukraine despite the fact that it could lead to a much bigger war or nuclear war? As far as regime changes, the US doesn't intervene simply because they don't "like" it. When they do it's usually because that regime is a threat to US interest or a financier of or supporter of terrorism. Are they always right? No, no one is. Those same regimes are usually ones that brutalize and oppress their own people. Case in point Iran. A regime that oppresses their own population and is a major supporter or terrorism, ie Hezbollah. They also almost always never act alone but as part of a coalition. As for the Vietnam war? I agree with you on that. We should have never gotten involved there.
@@christianmartens3578 It is NOT simple. The only thing that actually is simple is you.
@@christianmartens3578 that's not the same as minding their own business. And your list of rules I guarantee is not the same as anyone else's who even may be on your side. By definition that means it actually ISN'T simple - and if you can't comprehend this it's most likely because YOU are simple
Excellent work---Thanks very much
Thank U 4 that whole retrospective. Really useful today
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So informative！ A great documentary of history, religion and geopolitics. Thank you, PBS.
I know it will never happen, but can you do a documentary on the 1953 Iranian coup d'état? How the United States and the UK orchestrated a change of government in Iran?
and that was the beginning of all problems
That wasn't a cou. Parliament voted against Mosaddegh and he refused to leave his power.
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Really? There are many books and declassified American and British documents that say otherwise, but I guess you are privy to more reliable sources.
The Netflix documentary on the Iranian embassy standoff discusses the coup of 1953 and tells what the US and UK did
@@SeyiBaby What's the name of the doc on Netflix?
Cnn, fox, msnbc should learn something from this..
Only possible from tax dollars 😁
Too busy making up news.
No ,they are very narrow minded.
well those are entertainment & drama channels like indian StarPlus
They are fake news
An incredible feat of docu-journalism. Thorough, balanced and riveting.
Only disappointed that no mention was made of the reasons for the Kuwaiti invasion. For me, that set in motion what followed in 2003-2014.
Great peice of work.. thanks for the education
Wow im glad i checked all my subscriptions and open this channel. now it gives me a background where it all started, not all but atleast the important events was explained. This was a great docu and thank you for sharing. Lets share this video to all. Im no longer curious where jihadist started to fight the western countries
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You guys for very very interesting documentaries! Keep up the good work guys! Thanks!
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WONDERFUL WORK!!! 🎉🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS !! Just amazing all the facts you give . It makes us understand perfectly all these conflicts. Thank you!!🥰🥰
wow I couldn't believe what they said about only hating American politicians and loving the American people thats so beyond heartwarming
Socialists say the same thing about America. (socialists that line up to immigrate to the U.S.) Don't believe any of these hypocrites. Believe me!
They know we have no say in the matter, they saw Eisenhower's speech too, bizzarrely after Eisenhower's administration oversaw several overthrows of other countries. They know our corporate-owned government doesn't care about us either.
Americans don't do the same. They hate the government and the people, especially the people. There is no distinction, just look at the idiot comment above me.
they know our media and politicians lie to us. most leaders lie to their citizens. its as simple as parents telling their kids to be good because santa claus sees when we are naughty and nice. the lies make us behave how the leaders want us to
@@solgato5186 Perhaps you view the situation differently as a sitting president. And maybe he only realized that the inflating military industrial complex was becoming just that at the end of his 2 terms. It had some time to inflate after WW2. Plus, to him all that overthrowing was merely resisting the Soviet threat which was always the focus. Overthrow before the Soviets overthrow with a communist revolution.
I wish the US would actually support pathways to democracy instead of backing authoritarian leaders without thinking of the consequences.
America is also full of religious lunatics, who are anti-socialist, so it makes sense that we'd support mujahideen over commies. Until they mess with our oil, then we back the Leninist Ba'athists. Until THEY mess with our oil, then we back the monarchist Wahhabists again.
@anna , do think america are good guys, oil interest ,or should I say whatever the corporations need. please do not think any government is honest, if you dont start that way , it seems you end up that, dishonest and cruel. not speaking of exception.
Right! We need to make overtures to the moderate elements in the Arab world, and work to marginalize extremists.
38 years of religious regression! Keep the lunatics in their churches, mosques & synagogues.
Well, Iraq procedurally is democratic now, if it's the case. Well, to be fair, Bush didn't talk about development, economic stability, etc.
This documentary has exponentially increased my understanding of the world i live in today. Many thanks.
This documentary is absolutely amazing!!