Iraqis share how the 2003 U.S. invasion changed their country.
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2023
- Two decades after the invasion of Iraq, Baghdad is a very different place. AP asked dozens of Iraqis how the war changed their country.
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Bush lied.
Obviously.
Not just Bush, but all those other politicians in his administration and also politicians outside of the U.S like Tony Blair. Lots of people are to blame here, though I do agree that if Bush didn’t perpetuate the war that it wouldn’t have happened in the first place.
@@yousifalbofradi7837why did they invade Iraq? I thought they were behind the 9/11 attack.I was a kid during those times and i always thought Iraq had something to do with 9/11 smh.
bush is a war criminal war and a terrorist"
What do you all thini would happen if they left after capturing the dictator cant spell his name
Those who screamed against the invasion of Iraq predicted this outcome.
I did at age 11
What outcome
@@BeefZupremehorrible reality
@@BeefZupremeThe country’s almost entirely destroyed. The war was literally for nothing. At least with Hussein, the country wasn’t terribly bad.
@@yushasharifThat's literally the opposite of the truth lol.
Bagdad used to be the country of knowledge with lots of history, Iraq's invented algebra
Algebra came from Asia, India and Greece and not Iraq, Iraqis just translated their books.
@@mangopudding5979 bro Al-Khwarizmi is the one who invented algebra, and he's from iraq
@@kimilahvhhhe just translated the books which came out of older cultures of india china and greece ...al khwarizmi just translated it ..and abrahimic scholars decide to lie and credit him 😂
Are you dense? The word Al- gebra is an Arab word. Hahaha
@@tonygayed533So is Iraq not an Arab country?
Then Americans act like they didn’t want this… look at the numbers on the polls that were done around the end of 2002 - 2003. Not everyone did, but the majority sure did.
والله صحيح كلامج ليا
of course they did, the 2001 had the country yearning for revenge on someone. their government took advantage of this, and sold them lies. the lie was WMD. isnt it the same case with the IRAQis here who shamed saddam’s statue because they thought the americans had come to liberate them, but it turned out to be worse. you always learn of a mistake after the act is performed. and no i dont see any americans saying they were against the war, they feel ashamed of what happened and regret the war and constantly denounce the bush administration. if anything, americans are definitely a group of people who wont hesitate to call out their own country ill give the em that
Obviously everyone was angry and sad at the time you’re saying you wouldn’t be for it if you’re homeland got attacked right now and all you know so far it’s that it came from them
because the government lied and sold them war to them after 9/11, saying saddam helped facilitate 9/11. They used anger and desire for revenge to take an opportunity to sell a war on lies
@@Keyir2k Iraq didn’t attack us. Most of the men on those planes were Saudi nationals.
The overwhelming irony of the U.S. basing its whole Middle East strategy on curbing Iranian influence… only to let Iran gain influence in Iraq 😂
USA AND IRAN ARE BEST FRIENDS
Makes you wonder if Iran AIPAC bribed them.
After taking Oil Worth Trillions from Iraq
It's not a Bad Deal
And Syria
@@PoliticalSeer-ii3whNot really since most of the Iraqi oil field concessions ended up in the hands of European and Chinese oil companies. American oil companies in the end got very little and they were actually against the invasion
I'm from Iran. I am so saddened to see our Iraqi brothers like this. Inshallah the entire middle east will rise from its ashes soon.
I Too, am Absolutely Saddened and Utterly Heartbroken for MY IRAQI Brother’s, Sister’s and Innocent Children. YOU WILL RISE PROUDLY! Just LIKE MY PALESTINIAN Brother’s, Sister’s & Children. YOUR DAY WILL BE BRIGHT! VICTORIOUS! & GLORIOUS! Iran 🇮🇷 Iraq 🇮🇶Palestine 🇵🇸
@@bernadettehays453 inshallah. The Satans of west and east fall and we'll all raise. We're the ancient lands of civilizations, culture, and prophets.
Where is Mukthdah now
@@AmericaButcherofHumanity who?? Huh?
@@aryatalebniahir3843lol 😂😂😂
The time of Saddam Hussein, despite wars and fighting, was better than 2003
It’s just so dumbfounding that Baghdad was once the most prominent cities of the world. With huge libraries and universities, it was a sea of knowledge. And now it’s in this state
But it was Muslims who destroyed the middle east first.
So what Iraq, Syria got is Karma.
No-one can escape Karma. Afghanistan also got Karma
@@PoliticalSeer-ii3whyou are history blind.
@@PoliticalSeer-ii3whyou must be a blind hater to say all that😁 go read about Abbasid caliphate then we will talk. Middle east was filled with wisdom knowledge money faith etc etc during our rule
@@asharahmad1068 You had No money, no knowledge.
You are desert thugs, that's it.
No contributions by you. Stop flattering urself
Genghis Khan invaded Baghdad and destroyed it. It was NOT muslims. If anything, it was because of Islam that the MidEast saw its Golden Age. It will happen again.
We Love Iraq from Pakistan 🇵🇰
It was a fool's invasion.
Yes, but they saved the Iraqi people from the dictator Saddam, but they did not preserve the security and lives of the people as much as they preserved the oil fields.
@@abasx313what did that accomplish though they just have a bunch of terrorist groups and the country is destroyed
@@abasx313they literally caused more killings
@@rudrapratapsingh3976 Yes, that's what I'm saying
America got what it wanted I wouldn't call that a fools invasion.
Insane how the people of Iraq are not as angry at USA as the rest of the world. May Allah give them a better world to live in and fix their country
You saw it for yourself in the video, Iraqis looted, stole, and continued fighting. They never unified.
@@curious1053 they were talking about the Americans looting and stealing from them
@@Afton_Robotics_1987 it wasn’t just them. They said more Saddams showed up too. The violence and looting continued after USA left.
@@curious1053 USA has already planted seeds of evil, selecting horrible people to rule our government, so many criminals started roaming our streets whom Saddam kept in check when he was in charge.
most of them were pupper installed by america/britan@@curious1053
As an American I am truly so sorry. The first time I was conscious enough to understand the Iraq war when it was happening was when I was eight. Even then I understood what they were doing (and continued to do to the Middle East) was wrong
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Thank you for the freedom and democracy, USA 🤡🤡
To the people of Iraq
As an American who was really young at the time and felled for the lies my government was telling us back then, I'm so sorry for what we did to all of you.
I know that dosen't make things any better or undo the damage that was done to you but I am very sorry.
I ain't. Next time don't support a dictator that sent you off to endless pointless wars and America won't intervene.
Blame Israel
@patrickmccarthy5617 yeah and who funds is-not-real? USA!
How is Israel to blame. The most likely culprit is probably the Iraqi dictator that sent millions to their deaths in failed wars.
Bro Iraq invaded Iran and Kuwait actions have consequences stop being a self hating lib
Most Americans were completely against this war . Many of us were outraged that we started another war on a lie . The same way we did with Vietnam . I’m truly sorry and upset that this was the outcome. I pray that life gets better.
AMEN 😢 🙏🏾
In the dream frand
Never blame the whole country, blame just their leaders, those who caused all of this
stop lying you guys fully supported it
well doesnt anybody remember how more than 70percent citizens of us supported the war..they were on the streets in support of this war
Where are weopon of mass destruction
The Americans realized “they were the weapons of mass destruction” 4 years later and 1million dead….now we’re are supporting genocide. I hate my country 😞
Non found. Just an excuse to start a war.
We found wmd it was the oil
The US military themselves were the WMD they were looking for all along.
They were meaning oil
I’m from Iran, and have so much respect for these people, and their glorious history. Inshallah we can see a better Middle East. We have been all played with by the west like a game of chess.
اتمنا ان لا تلوموا العراقيين على الحرب الظالمة التي فرضها صدام عليكم فهي انفرضت على العراقيين قبل ان تنفرض عليكم كل الحب من العراق لإيران العظمى ❤
The Iraqi dialect is so beautiful.
Move there
Its hard to read the subtitles when they put an ad over the top of it,SMH
As a Brit, I’m so sorry for what our countries did to yours. We were lied to by our prime minister we believed we were saving you, not destroying.
As an American, we also apologize to the Iraqis, y’all had nothing to do with 9/11.
Y'all are now supporting Israel and an ongoing genocide of Gazans. The west never change.
Now stand with Palestine before the same thing happens. Coming from an Iraqi 🇮🇶
you did less than we did! and it wasn't really a lie, it was misinformed idiocy. and we believed it! The US effed this up bad. we had no reason to attack or drag the brits, poles, and many others into the fray. we believed the WMD BS.
@@mr.rocket5835shit they stole the land to
Innocent iraquís and soldiers died for nothing :(
It was a fast developing country in it's hey day. The West must have been bitter seeing their rapid progress and therefore stirred internal trouble. Sad to see the state of affairs. Hope none of the countries that took part in Iraq's destruction, never win a contract there
You should look up the cruelty and brutality and Saddam Hussein and then also the poor character of his sons especially Qusay Hussein and Uday Hussein. Both of them used to boast about their cruelty and used to treat their servants and associates with treatment worse than you are allowed to treat a pet dog with in most countries. Qusay Hussein was granted the position of coordinating Iraq's Olympic football teams and personally tortured the players he was meant to be coaching and Qusay was designated to be the heir but would publicly boast about his enjoyment at physically torturing captured enemies. The whole lot were psychos.
That rapid success somehow had to involve invading Iran and Kuwait?
You blame this on Western jealousy? 😅
Iraq really got shafted and so undeservedly. Their rewards are way overdue.
I feel bad for the juice seller i understand his pain
Insya'Allah Ya Allah, I respect, love and salam to our brother and sister in Iran 🇮🇷 and Iraq 🇮🇶 from Indonesia 🇮🇩.. we love you guys.. we love you and support you❤ for the sake of Allah..
Insya'Allah Middle East country will raise by Allah's permission.. Insya'Allah☝️..
Allahumma Amin Yaa Allah Yaa Robbal Alamin 🙏🤲😔..
Never let other country a reason to enter your internal country conflict. Go through history whenever nation is not united US is there to take advantage! Saddam was not a great man but iraqis needed own internal revolution not an external power invasion
Especially when that country knows nothing about your culture and history or language and has white supremacists in its leadership
My heart breaks for Iraqis 💔
It’s sad to see as a European what the usa and unfortunatly other european armies did to iraq and Afghanistan. I have so many iraqi and Afghan friends they have nothing bad to say about my country or anyother they say even though our country was destroyed our people became stronger than ever. That’s a powerful saying if any. Hope to see the middle east rise from the ashes and inshallah unite our 2 sides (middle eastern & european) we have the same enemy
US Government: "We will give you food, roads, sewage systems and electricity."
Really? They don't _give_ us those things here in the US.
Hard to believe Americans are expected to earn their own living.
@@khabbad And earn a living for others, too apparently.
As a western person,i hope you can forgive us one day
Our democracies have failed you
I am sorry
I am Iranian and I am tired of all those videos portraying the Middle Eastern as victims of the West. Does the world honestly think we are monkeys that can easily be manipulated?
Such a classic beauty.. lady isso elegant
Compare and contrast the protesting youth of Iraq and protesting youth in America.
And yet people support the Ukraine war with no skepticism or desire to research the history of it just blind acceptance
Russia🤮🤮
the US can take a country, maybe not hold it but they can sure topple a government. russia failed this against a weaker country with a smaller army.
@@Just_A_Normal_Gamer911 Biggest cope from rusbots out there
This isn’t only iraq, iraq has beautiful places.
So happy to see the Iraqi people are in a much better place now. Hope they make a full recovery
It takes us 5 years just to repave a road in the states. Give it another 20 and then maybe theyll start on the sewage and electric
Do you mean they repave the same road every 5 years? Why?
Thank you for this important video!!
We all know why we clicked 😂
رب العالمين خلصنة من صدام بس ماخلصنة من امريكا واسرائيل
Im glad Iraq is healing now. Hopefully it will develop further into a great country in the middle east in the coming years
YOU THE PPL ARE JUST AS MUCH AS RESPONSIBLE,YOU GAVE THEM THE POWER
We're SORRY Bush did this.
And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.
11:286
Move the translation text, it is behind title text and can hardly be read.
The people ARE the ones involved in capturing Saddam, what did they think that they will get from the USA UK?!!! May it be a lesson for all of us and I pray for these brothers , sisters and may Allah give them patients Ameen
Forgive me for being an American, my beautiful brothers and sisters ❤Jesus Christ died for your sins and loves you unconditionally forever.
Would love to visit Iraq one day. I hope that it will be possible one day in the future
The money went too Iraq but the dissidents spent the money on more war among themselfs
I am Balkan! My grandmother told me that Greeks didnt want Bush to step on greek soil. Bush is bad politic maybe but I am incompetent in this topic
I pray for Iraq everytime I pray for my country.
Mia aged quickly 😂
Iraq did it to itself.
Show some compassion
Smartest American
Blame the politicians not the American people not our troops blame the US government
the people of a country are responsible for their government
@@41kils the government is a dictatorship and yes some of that is true
I do feel bad but like now y’all know how it feels bc i have been through it all bc of who sadem hussisn allah يخذه للنار انشاللهbut like i truly feel sorry and ik its hard but im on none side cuz usa was with kuwait now they’re invading y’all and u s attacked us so i cant choose
stoopid "Merica"
You can't read because of the shop in front of comments.
BUSH LIED ABOUT SADDAM ...
BCZ HE KNOW SADDAM END HIM .... BUSH AFRAID TO SADDAM
Saddam died because he turned his neighbors into enemies
Look, I’m sorry that I’m not sorry… I was only 13 when we invaded Iraq illegally, so it’s not my fault as an American.
And you learnt nothing
Iraq does have happy people and the Internet. The people are not constantly obsessing over Saddam
Lion saddam Hossain ✌️😌✔️
As a x American soldier I’m sorry Iraq. I knew it all along but was a cog in a destructive wheel.
Is anyone going to mention the institutionalized corruption hobbling progress 😬
The main actor in the United
U.S should've not intervene Iraq's dictatorship problem in 2003, it's was unnecessary and also not beneficial for America
Uhhh you see how much oil we got outa there! 😂😂
American freedom: from cadillacs to tuk tuks 💯
im not fan of saddam but the war of 2003 was the worst thing happened to my country, by the hand's Americans.
America gonna pay
Yes they are
@@Jeccan ????
@@Jeccan China's a rising superpower, and the middle east will side with them over you.
InshaAllah
Insha'Allah in the Hereafter
Are Iraqis against Saddam Hussain even today??
Haven't they came to learn the reality
Yes, well, not ALL of them are against him. Plenty of them support him while others don’t.
Their leader was an enemy. If you can’t wrap your head around that then you’re an enemy.
what happend to cause in invaison??
9/11, the gulf war in 1990s and the invasion of Kuwait and especially the lies George bush told the world
Bush lied about iraq having Weapons of Mass destruction, and having somrnthing to do with 9/11
They were dancing on their own downfall 20 years ago. Now they regret it.
Regret what exactly?
This is what happened when you topple the only person that is protecting your country. Where America now? Serves you guys right.
Is this Democracy?
How did they believe America!😂😂
Though it's not funny...
G.B. Needs to apologize👉 🇮🇶🤦 😔 🤦♀️
We the American taxpayers gave them all they needed but the Iranians took over. Predictably ironic.
This is a pure example of the American Animalism
"The Evil Empire"
😢🤨🤔, speechless 🪴💐
Now iraq is in far better condition as compared to many Muslim countries withe nominal per capita of 7k us d🤔
His bounties are not for the Iraqi people, but for Iran and the Kurds
You should’ve gave up the star gates
😮
Our enemy is in our family not from outside.think before doing anything ,
Anyone who turns away from the sunnah of Messenger salalahu alaihi wasallam then this is the fate they will face.
We have been commanded to obey the muslim ruler except if he tells you to commit shirk or do sin then you flee from that place
Dont revolt against him even if he is oppressive because what will come after that is worse
Just like what happened in iraq.
People indulging in sins....music, feminism, etc ...how will the victory come??
Allah will give victory if you obey Him and His Messenger just like He gave victory to the Arabs over the Romans and the Persians, when they actualised La Ilah ila Allah Muhammad ur Rasool Allah
How is music a sin? How is women wanting equal rights a sin? Just asking
@@Taskmasterxyzas a muslim, seriously don’t listen to this guy.
They really thought Americans were there to make their life better lol.😂😂😂
Why Saddam Chusein send missiles on Israel in 1992 ? Is it fair ?
Because it was suppose to be a strategic stunt, otherwise he had 20 countries teaming up against him. Not saying it was right obviously, but on the flip side it was a wake up call for Israel as they uncovered weak areas in their defense system. Also there were nearly no deaths I believe
@7777logo but Israel was not a part of anti-iraqi military coalition...
@@nickmatatyahu9464they attack our reactor so ig revenge
جاكم الف صدام ؟ضحكتني، كان فات الدنيا بخير لو صدق، شر البليه ما يضحك، لكن ما حد يسوا ظفر صدام ، حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل في اللي دمر العراق.
صدام محد يعرفه حق المعرفة غير العراقيين ، انتوا العرب تمدحون بي فقط بحجة انه شجاع ، و لكنكم لا تعلخ ن انه اسوء رئيس مر بتاريخ العراق الحديث
تيل بيك وعشرة بصدام
@@gilgamishofuruk1055 تيل بيك وبمقردى والستياني ابن الافغاني والباكستاني 😂😂
اذا انت خليجي فالامريكان اجونا من قواعدكم مرتين و إظفر صدام هذا روح مصمص فيه خليه ينفعك، ولو قبر صدام منبوش يمكن ما تلقاه 😢
Who wanted change ?
SaddamHussain Khinchi TheDon SHARKHAN Kantri lRAQ Now 🤲 🇮🇶 🇮🇳 🇯🇴 ✈ 👈 🤲 🇮🇶 allah 🤲 🇮🇶
عرفتو قيمة صدام حسين امريكا دمرت العراق وانهزمت
صدام حسين كان يمنع الشعب من حرياتة و الشعب و تركوه لان 1/2 أو أكثر من الجيش العراقي اصبح منهك و اليات تعبانه و حصار انفرض إلى العراق 10 و حتى اكثر و الناس كرهته لان تعب البلد كلش و اذا بيك خير رد على التعليق يا بعثي
عرفنا قيمة الخليجيين من ادخلوا الامريكان للعراق من قواعدهم و مصر من تسمح بدخول الامريكان من قناة السويس
@@Lo_konlعلقل احسن من هسه بس ارهاب والدنيه محتركه
Do americans feel they deserve reperations
These people CANNOT stop killing each other no matter what and they always point to the US as the culprits of all their pain. Same with Haiti and the UN. Meanwhile you have Jordan and Kuwait all happy, and the Dominican Republic enjoy life as well. The US is guilty of many things but a little accountability and self-reflection would go a long way for these people.
They blew it. They had the chance to let the US elevate them in the Middle East and become a world power but they can’t agree on anything. Petty differences from centuries still hinder any real progress.
Iraq is arabized Iran,they should return back to Iran and adopt Persian culture,Language and integrity.
Praaaaaaaaank
Yeah wars are now pranks very funny of you
i thought shes dua lipa
lol. get rekt nerds.
At least USA isn't as bad as ruSSia 😂
Why don't you guys build your own roads and infrastructure
corruption
I’m sure you must be trolling
u gotta be mentally r??ped how u gonna steal a country wealth and then say dont make exeuses
@@foodie_nightos
They're talking about the Iraqi politicians, who are in rule now bc of the US government
Saddam for all his flaws made Iraq a powerful nation.
Maybe he did, but he was a sadistic murderer by many many accounts.
@@tomd1434
So was Bush & Blair.
Powerful? Couldn’t even pay their debts or win a war
@@tomd1434 Was not as genocidal as Dubya
@@lllool8404
lol wow. Read man
she looks like dua lipa
They look like Indians the northern parts