I'm starting to think the United States is the worst Europa Universalis 4 player ever

This will be funny FOREVER............................It's not funny anymore.

I could not stop laughing. This is great.

Loved this one, would love to see an updated version with the current Afghanistan situation lol

I live in middle east. We promise to use the DOLLAR as our reserve currency FOREVER. You happy now? No more wars pls lol

Although I’m more to the right than libertarians and am not an isolationist, WOW! This absolutely puts perspective on interventionism. Examining it from a results oriented perspective, the issues really haven’t been resolved-EVER! Lol 😂. Well done, ReasonTV.

Ive been saying we need to stay out of the middle east FOREVER! Seriously tho, my whole life.

"The USA allows the kind Taliban government to have their land back after a US military vacation. Ensuring peace, forever!"

That map at 0:11 is gold.

Nation Building, FOREVER!!

This gets better with age. It's like a fine wine.

So accurate it hurts.

0:11 map - someone put some real work and thought into that. Some of these reasontv's are like an episode of The Simpsons - immense amount of hard work (and, importantly, effectively done) - that flies by and you might miss it.

I'm not a libertarian, but I love their videos. That's the thing about Libertarians, no matter who you are, you agree with half of their ideas, and strongly oppose the other half.

Well as long as the people keep voting the same two parties (which are really one party especially with foreign policy) in time and time again we will continue the same successes'. FOREVER....... way to go and may as well through the constitution out the door too. Good job. Forever.......

It looks like it's time for an updated version...

2:58 We should absolutely bring peace to the poor people of Chicago.... FOREVER!!

I have never watched a video from this channel before, so I had no clue the title wasn't sarcasm. Was genuinely worried for a hot second.

2:13 The moment when you know that you've clearly made your point.

One of my favorite ReasonTV videos!

The fact they didn't state "alleged chemical attacks" is infuriating.

Hear here! To our friends at Reason! I thank God today that our faithful and responsible leadership, with thoughtful actions demonstrating reason and wisdom, have brought us into a new age of peace and prosperity! We have them to thank for the opportunities our coming generations will enjoy here and around the world. With a sound economic policy, united citizens throughout, unprecedented acceptance of other religions, nationalities, political views and race, a smoothly functioning democratic republic with a trustworthy media, not to mention a honorable reputation across the globe, the United States of America remains the beacon of liberty, happiness, and life for all. We must continue to remain vigilant. I for one am grateful for the blessings we share.

Amazing!! This NEEDS to be shown in every highschool.

Loved every moment. Subbed

This is awesome and cool. You deserve a nobel prize for literature. Or peace.

This guy is really chopping it in front of our eyes😂😂🤣lasting peace forever🤣🤣🤣

The sarcasm is strong with this one! I like it.

The silly thing is not the Forever meme, but how correct this video is.

Someone please update this with the latest disaster.

Forever just doesn't last as long as it used to.

So good! Have heard this radio broadcast and voice references to it repeatedly. But with video it is 💯on-point.

I love first amendment. If this was Putin's Russia all ReasonTV employees would "disappear" in "unexplained circumstances".

0:11 "God lives here." 😆

omg this is so great, should be shown in elementary schools around the country

Love the map but Ok few things to correct here. 1) You could have started in the pre-WW2 era with all of the US "interventions" in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2)Actually the "we supported Osama" in the 80's against the soviets is a myth. We supported certain groups which all but 1 later became the "Northern Alliance" (which aided the US 2001 invasion and opposed the Taliban) and one joined up with the Taliban. However Osama only took Islamic money back then and according to former CIA officers in the region, that Osama hated Americans back then. Who we supported became the Northern Alliance, who Pakistan and the Arab League supported became the Taliban as well as Osama. 3) 1991 was not a US intervention, but a UN backed operation where even enemies of the US like Syria sent troops, which the UN put all under US command, in fact Schwarzkopf had an Egyptian General on his staff at the time as his Arab military and cultures expert. So not exactly a "US intervention" but a UN operation under US control like the Korean War 4) the 2001 was a response to being attacked, we were attacked and struck back against those who did it. That was a reprisal, not an intervention.'' and the biggie 5)also the Shah and Iran in 1953 is not that simple as it was a proxy fight between the soviets and the US and questionable if the government overthrown was "democratically elected" as it gets very confusing. To say Mossadegh was democratically elected is stretching the definition of the term (as the Parliment restricted voting rights to certain political classes, and other things). Also the shah was in power the whole time, Mossadegh was the Prime Minister. Mossadegh, as PM tried to force the Parliament to hand over more power to him from the Parliament and the Shah. The moved that convinced the Shah Mossadegh, who was popular, had to go, was when he attempted to get the Parliament to hand over all powers over the Army and Police to him without an oversight, and the remove the Parliament and the Shah from any authority over the Army and Police. At the same time Iran had an Oil Crisis and there were mass protests against Mossadegh, and his government by the Pro-Shah parties and groups. Further at least 3 Generals, plus numerous members of the Parliament approached the CIA with the Coupe idea as a way to stop Mossadegh's attempts to seize all power for himself. This is what convinced the Shah to act, as Mossadegh was sacking senior officers and officials in an attempt to take over what the Parliament refused to give to him in his own soft coupe against the Shah. Plus the US coupe actually failed and the Shah fled, it was the Shah's sister, Princess Ashraf, who actually overthrew Mossadegh (though the she shah's signatures were on everything, she was the behind it) and had Mossadegh arrested. The communist and Socialist parties, under prodding from the Soviets (who were back door supporting the pushing Mossadegh's attempts to seize power as they thought they could control him) rose up in protest and rioted. However they turned on Mossadegh after they realized he was not going to go their way and wanted all the power for himself. The Princess then got the Army under the command of General Fazlollah Zahedi to put down the Protests. She also organized the Pro-Shah parties and political movements to counter protest and to attack and riot in support of the Shah and the Army. One of the positives out of this was major liberal reforms under the Shah like giving women the right to vote (well first all men, and then a few years later all Women too), right to custody, equal treatment in divorce, etc. He also reduced the power religion in government as part of his secularizing sweeping reforms. The revolution that overthrew him came out of pro-Religious zealots in the 1960's who wanted a Sharia run state including the revoking of all women's rights. The movement became the organized opposition to the Shah which would overthrow the Shah in 1979. While the communists and socialists did also participate (with Soviet Money and support) in 1979, because the Religious were the only organized group, they were the ones in Charge of the group and then the Ayatollah's dispensed with their allies once they seized power. But the overthrow in 70 was more due to the Secular Reforms and the Soviets wanting to oust a US ally in their Proxy War which then backfired on the Soviets. Once again Iran was not that simple and not exactly as you portray it.

I just want a link to where that whiteboard diagram came from. It's golden! :D

Peace... Forever!

This is quite possibly the best thing I've ever watched

I would agree the Trump strikes were bad, but I don't think they were trying to solve anything, forever or otherwise. They seemed more symbolic and for the media more than anything.

I love that 1940ish newsreel format. Should've done it in B & W.

I found this trying to find history on what the heck went on with our intervention in the Middle East, and from this it sounds like we supported and helped establish the same dictators/terrorists that we are now trying to remove... If anyone knows a video more detailed than a joke video, that’d be much appreciated. I like the idea of intervention (Yes, I am an American Imperialist.), but it seems our government is too incompetent to do it properly.

Who looked up the Queen on Jordan

This is still my favourite KZfaq video to date😂

This goes to my favourite list FOREVER!

It's true that the US has a terrible record of choosing where and when and how to intervene. However there are some success stories such as South Korea would be a giant death camp just like North Korea had it not been for the US. Also Taiwan, Ukraine, the baltics would already be enslaved. Berlin air lift. Marshall plan. Japan reformed and rebuilt. Panama canal still open.

I know that it was sarcasm but I don't believe that forever was ever thought of by any of those administrators

Certainly needs an update...

You guys can add another chapter to this. Obama and the Maidan Coup 2013; and how it precipitated this current War in Ukraine; and perhaps...[WW3] ?

2:59 Chicago

This was excellant

Fabulous documentary of useful information indeed.

The Confederacy, S. Korea, Germany (twice), Japan, Panama, ... See the salient issue is not whether or not intervention works, but the strategy required for intervention to work.

You know something is fucked up when conservatives, libertarians, liberals, and leftists all somehow agree intervention is, in one way or another, questionable.

I don't understand. The video criticizes both limited and heavy interventions, and we know how well non intervention in Sudan, Rowanda, or North Korea has turned out. What exactly is the foreign policy theory the video advocates?

where can I get an image of that map at 0:12?

that was brilliant, "forever" lmao 😂

And peace was established... FOREVER

TO be fair, US foreign policy, like all other foreign policies, is driven by the pursuit of material interests, not principles.

Very well done!

This will be my favourite youtube video FOREVER !!!

I'm pretty sure the US will be in the middle east as long as the nation exists. Interventionism for the win!

Wow! That's why the citizens are struggling here at home. Wondering why health care system struggles.

WWI, WWII, occupation of Germany and Japan, liberation of Kuwait. These are successes. Also, other nations have been far more successful such as the establishment of the Spanish Empire (ignoring the exploitation which we should not repeat.)

America: GIVE ME YOUR GOVERNMENT.

You guys are on a roll

I’m an interventionist, but goddamn this shit’s funny.

Let's bring the US back to Non-intervention Policy Similar to Switzerland and just like back before WW1 and WW2

The problem isn't the use of force, the problem is liberal and libertarians team up since WW2 to prevent the use of SUFFICIENT force (and the cost for succesful invervention generally being really high). Greetings from Germany. Not exactly a model democracy, but at least bombed to peace. Thanks for that, no irony.

Didn’t install the Shah. He was already Shah (installed by the Brits and Soviets during WW2). This was in order to oust his prime minister and give him more direct rule.

I would love for this to be updated with the calls to invade Mexico smh

Love your content!

That was perfect!

Bring back MOSTLY WEEKLY!!!

That was a good video ! FOREVER !

The Shah appointed Mohammad Mosaddegh as Prime Minister. He was not 'democratically elected'. The U.S. did not install the Shah as the head of state. The U.S. never backed Bin Laden's Arab fighters in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen became the Northern Alliance. Have you thought about learning basic history or is that beneath the Libertarians?

Favorite video, forever.

C'mon Reason, you know Assad did not "unleash" those chems.

I loved the first part of this video. It got lazy towards the end with Libya and the Assad thing but the first part was great.

satire forever! Voltaire would be proud.

Reasonable americans must be so proud.

Love it!

This is fucking art! 😂✌🏼

I miss this guy on reason!

I live in Egypt but I love it 😂😁 Love it FOREVER

I'm German and I am extremely grateful that the USA intervened in WW2. Otherwise i'd be speaking russian and Mercedes-Benz would be Lada-GT. And I'm sure South Koreans are grateful aswell.

Keep a lasting peace. Forever!

This is great

Great version of the US anthem at the end!

But if we don't drop our bombs on things we can't build new ones. Government contracts forever!

America will Continue to battle ruthless enemies who threaten America, destroying them in the process, this destruction will make these hostile people's families love us.... FOREVER!

America is not only western nation messing around there (i.e. Canada, England, Italy, Russian, to name a few)

3:00 Not sure if: A) Nazi Youth learning to throw grenades, or B) The lads training cricket

Forever accurate 😬

*laughs in Afghanistan*

Wait SO now libertarians actually think it was Assad who used those chemical weapons?

Ha Ha Ha! We never learn!

How you can make me laugh with this crap going on is beyond me....but well done!

Just a question: What exactly were we supposed to do in Libya? Gaddafi was losing, he would be defeated one way or the other and the chaos would happen anyway. The only way to prevent this would be to join Gaddafi

they forgot to mention Egypt, because we solved the Egypt problem forever!!!!!!

Very sad!