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US to Iraq: *Congratulations. You are being liberated. Please do not resist.*

Saddam’ spies spying each other is the epitome of the Spiderman meme.

I think this should more appropriately named "Iraqi perspective of Iraq war from an American point of view"

Iraqi people : you freed us! Thank you. America : oh i wouldn't say freed. more like "Under new management"

The events were brutal And the aftermath was worse Talking from inside the country...

Disbanding the Iraqi Army played a huge roll in the chaos, telling half a million soldiers over night they no longer have a job provided so much manpower for terrorism.

“To this day Iraq remains one of the most unstable countries in the world” #murica #freedom

Our generals from Vietnam onwards don’t seem to realize winning the battle doesn’t mean winning the war. They can’t answer the question “what exactly does winning look like?”..

CIA: So how much unrest do you want? US: YES.

U.S: We did it Patrick! We saved the city.

As an Iraqi person who didn't get to live in saddam's age or period. I can tell you that the people that educated with 'eastern culture' were not suffered by any chance. even The minister themselves and their family were educated without questioning. Actually I can prove it by saying that my uncle is educated in london 1985 and went back to iraq prove that the iraqi people were welcomed everywhere in saddam's decade. Just to let everyone watching this video know. Iraq was greater and more stabled in saddam's age. -an Iraqi guy who wants iraq to be saved from corruption and unstable position

Bruh how is this from "Iraq's perspective" when you're unaware of why they were hostile to the US

Here's something: back in 2014 in Baghdad an Iraqi Christian told me that he resented the presence of the united states. Back before the war he and his family had security and stability. Now that they had been "liberated" they have been moving around constantly, being persecuted constantly. Their so called freedom only lead to their misery. He and his family hated Saddam but valued the security his regime brought as opposed to their new found freedom. He was contracted by the state department at the BDSC and was praying that he could save enough to get his family on a plane and come to the United States. This man, on behalf of his entire family, yelled at me across the table over dinner in the cafeteria of the BDSC. He told me he didn't hate me personally but hated what our military had done.

I’m surprised that the decision of Paul Bremer to dismantle the Iraqi police and the army just after the invasion wasn’t mentioned in the video, it’s one of the main reasons that lead to chaos in Iraq

My grandpa is now 90. He's a Vietnamese. He fought the French since he was 13, then the Japanese when he was 15. He later on joined Viet Cong to fight the Americans. He was captured twice, brutally tortured (which resulted in 10 missing teeth and a bullet in his shoulders; the shrapnel still remains inside his body). He was released when the war ended, happily marched into the city of Saigon. The joy didn't last long. He marched towards the Northern border to fight of Chinese forces in 1979 and later joined the Expeditionary forces in Cambodia to fight Pol Pot. Of course he's now retired. His name is Nguyen Van Dong - alive and well. Three of his sons died during the war, two of them were only 9 and 10 when they died (of a bomb raid which hit their shelter). He grieved as much as anyone would when they lost their love ones. My mother is his 9th child, and also the last child. He kept a lot of medals inside his cabinet in the rural province of Ben Tre. He also kept a picture of me since I have gone studied abroad in Hungary. He said that he survived too many wars, and he hoped that he would also live until the day I returned which is 3 years from now. I love him more than anyone. God bless.

Should be renamed “How Americans can feel better about the invasion”

This channel is so underapreciated for how great these animations are

Saddam tried to replicate Vietnam then realised his country aint got trees. Surprised Pikachu face

"history is written by the Victor" The things you said in the video are from u.s history books but the real things started with al baker in the 70s the baker made iraq strong to be able to take the middle east then u.s asked albaker to make a war with iran but he refused and them u.s put saddam and they killed him Its a long game the u.s played And im not in a mood to type it

as an iraqi fresh out of uni conscript back then, this is so inaccurate ,most what you said is just out of a parody book.

" replicate vietnam" kinda hard when your country is flat desert and your enemy has air superiority. Works in Afghanistan because it's all mountains ,valleys and caves.

Was just rewatching your North Africa series when this was posted.

Saddam Hussein was hoping to replicate the Vietnam war yet somehow totally forgot that 28 years worth of technological advancement took place between 1975 and 2003...

Short and sweet, as an kurd from iraq, the iraq invasion was the American version of mongol invasion

Okay as an Iraqi citizen. I would say it would be an understatement to say that this video is yet another western perspective video on what Iraq was and how Iraqis actually felt and why. of course it has some truth to it but the rest is completely shallow. 1st of all Iraqis had their "hostility" towards their "supposed liberators" not because of Saddam's regime or propaganda. but because of one memorable Iraqi character called Muhammad Muhammad-Sadiq al-Sadr who was a Shia marj' which is similar to being a pope in Christianity. the man's words were and I quote "NO NO AMERICA, NO NO INVADER". I will not go to his history because it's quite a long one. of course, I don't need to mention that Muhammed opposed Saddam's regime and that's why Saddam killed him. nonetheless, his son Muqtada (who is still alive) continued opposing American influence in Iraq (and still is to this very moment). the masses hated Saddam but they loved Muhammed that's the reason for the hostility. not Saddam being religious. if you want proof you only need to see history. Iraqis, both Sunni and Shia opposed the invasion. Saddam opposed the Shia. there is no way Shia Muslims would have supported his claim against the Americans, therefore, it wasn't him that fueled the masses. never was. and never will be. 2nd of all, it sickens me that people and this is even common among my countrymen, discuss Sunni and Shia as two conflicted branches in Iraq despite the fact that they literally lived harmoniously together before the American occupation. in my opinion and I could be wrong. but that seems to me like a "divide and conquer" plan more than "we are here to liberate you" plan. again you did say America could have avoided the chaos but they chose not to... I will not deny that there was a conflict between Sunni and Shia militias but it must be mentioned that America had a huge role in inflaming that conflict. so in conclusion, Iraq is fucked. and probably will be for quite a while Iraqi people are mentally defeated they are extremely divided, they lack a leader and the motivation to achieve anything. my country is in ruins. thank god or whatever you hold sacred for not having to see the country you love go in flames. God bless you all.

Obi-wan: Anakin can't you see that the Sith are evil? Anakin: From my point of view the Jedi are evil! That's history and politics in a nutshell.

About the only youtuber left willing to tackle modern conflicts. You do an incredibly good job of giving a balanced view of the war.

George Washington: Warns against America intervening in foreign affairs and factionalism Iraq War: George Washington: bruh 2016-2020 election cycle: George Washington: BRUH

I love this Iraqi quote “ Saddam was horrible but horrible enough to keep a thousand Saddam’s”

7:32 Thats the Syrian Emblem....

Lmaooo "Iraqi perspective" and he doesn't even bring up Nisour or Abu-ghraib. Give me a break.

Holy molly the content of this channel is so good, why havent I discover it sooner? This feels like watching a video game cutscene. You earn a sub sir

It's not called an invasion, it's called surprise democracy.

As an Iraqi, I am pretty sure a lot of fellow country men will agree with me when I say that I have completely lost hope for Iraq. The damage done will never be fixed in 20 years or so, this requires a lot of time. I am 90% sure I will never see my country return to stability in my lifetime.

I thank Jacques Chirac for not having brought France to participate in this disaster. But I do not thank Sarkosy for having tarnished the image of my country in Libya.

Thank you so much for all you do on this channel. Awesome stuff.

The Iraq War: Freedom in 30 minutes or less or else it's free

Vietnam- *longest military conflicted in US history* Iraq and Afghanistan- Hold our beers

9:32 The guy at the left in the yellow shirt looks like the butcher from Call of Duty

This is very well put together

America's situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and middle east in general is like getting in quicksand and not knowing how to get out of it .

The Iraqi agents when they get their jobs back: Wasn't expecting that but thats ok

The worst thing about the Iraq war is that it made living under Saddam Hussein's totalitarian, genocidal regime seem like a better option than the post invasion situation. At least before the war I could walk around in Baghdad without the risk of being blown up on my way to school. Thanks for a good attempt of trying to unpack this complicated and complex nightmare. A nightmare that for us Iraqis, is ongoing and will persist for many years to come unfortunately. When will we wake up?

Your graphics are really good. Well done

Establish a stable government! WE WON WE DEFEATED THEM But the gove- Fine, the government is made equal But the other extre- If that's not stable, I don't know what is!

Christion bishop in Mosel said " the worst day was when Americans invaded. the next was when they left"

I just started watching this a week ago this is so good I love it

11:05 Had me Crying OMG 🤣🤣🤣

In 2006 We were can't get out of our homes If you go to work perhaps you will not be coming back My mom was telling me to not play outside And she would beat me if i did Still i remember the image of the Americans soldiers entering our houses to check if we have guns or not.

Imagine Oversimplified and The Armchair Historian made a video together.

Thanks for this great video

I just finished listening to *BLOWBACK* - a great podcast about US involvement in Iraq, which I can’t recommend enough. I was alive and actively following politics throughout that whole period, but the podcast tracks a lot of things that were going on well below the surface.

The core problem with the US and Iraq is that they’re two different worlds, and the US didn’t know much of the traditions, culture and geopolitical situation of Iraq, they effectively shot in a dark room full of people hoping to hit someone important.

I feel sorry for the Iraqi people. They’ve been dragged into unending conflict for years that many didn’t want. Just because bush had a happy trigger finger.

11:55 that ain’t how you play chess chief

Great video

*SADDAM: **_Did you get freedom?_* *People : **_Well yes but actually no._* *SADDAM: **_What did cost?_* *People : **_Everything._*

This like a western perspective of 'the Iraqi perspective';

5:53 is completely false many high-ranking officials had western education including but not limited to Huda Mahdi Ammash member of Revolutionary Command Council [RCC].

when you try to replicate Afghanistan and Vietnam but realized your country is a flat desert without mountains or trees

11:05 therapist:Leonardo di caprio dressed as Uncle Sam that works for the CIA isn't real it can't hurt you Leonardo di caprio dressed as Uncle Sam that works for the CIA:

You teach me more than my history teachers.

For anybody interested on the subject, you could like "le parfum d'Irak" a book by Feurat-Alani. Born in France to a couple of Iraki political refugees in 1980, he's had some occasions to visit the country between his childhood and now that he is a journalist for Reuters operating there. He told his story and his personal experience and understanding if the country's History through a thousand tweets compiled into a graphic novel. The french-german tv network Arte also made a 40 minutes long animated miniseries. I don't know if you'll find any of it in english though. I doubt an American or British publisher would invest in such a project sadly.

Fantastic video :)

The animations just keep on improving.

Griffin: *teaches history* Susan: I’m about to end this mans whole career

Very Interesting.. Well Done

Hello, I love your videos and I love learning about history, but I think it would be awesome if you could make a discord for discussion about history, and other stuff like that. I have been on the search for a discord sever for history discussions for a while but I can’t find any. Thank you for making great content!

This is a western perspective and not an Iraqi one..

no one compared to the USA when spreading their 'democracy'

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Thank you for making this. I think it's important to understand both sides of how these things took place.

*"How History Repeats Itself"* Some Kids: History is *BORING.* Me: What do you want to be then when you grow up? Some Kids: The President!

11:38 I honestly thought he was going to say the CIA killed them. Feels almost like a bizarre story plot line from a movie.

Wow that video was great! As an Iraqi myself, I would like to say that there aren’t as many high quality videos of the Iraqi perspective in the invasion, which is why I’m so happy to see this!

Very Good info👍🔥

So basically everything that could go wrong, went wrong

Viewers: oh wow, education system rlly failed on teaching history KZfaq algorithm & monetisation: Uh Uh Oohhhhhh

Mr Armchair, After this clip it is really hard to trust any other history you present to us as being fair, legit and unbiased.

@The Armchair Historian. Griffin your analysis is spot on and your opinion balanced and transparent. I learned a lot from this video. Even I had some misconceptions regarding the situation in Iraq.

The animation in these newer videos is astounding, you guys should be proud. Keep it up!

*_US defeats Saddam and his forces_* Iraq: Hooray! Down with the dictator! We will now have a new Leader for the people of Iraq! US: *_A new leader? ...More like under new management._* Iraq: wtf?! *_US fails to stabilize Iraq_* US: Aight imma head out Iraq: The country is now in shambles, and it's going to take a long while to fix this... At least we can now do this oursel- ISIS: *_ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES_* Iraq: *_SONUVA-_*

I can’t believe how far Griffin has come over these years, this content is sooo good. This is my favorite part on the Iraq war love how nuanced and objective it is and contrary to the comments I saw beforehand how justified the war was and how American can do no wrong. The poor Iraqi people haven’t had a break in over 40 years...

amazing

7:14 the insignia used is of Syria, not Iraq It says “Syrian Arab republic”

So, in essence, Saddam studied alot of American failures in war, but embodied the mistakes of Italy in World War Two. What a cunning guy...

wow at the ad. just wow

Values loyalty above all else. Ringin a bell for me

It's truly mindblowing how the US sabotaged their own effort at nearly every turn. The Iraqi war should stand as a monument to how bad things can get if you invade without planning or understanding of other nation's cultures and people. The Iraqi people deserved much, much, much better than this

This whole event will go down as one of the biggest foreign policy blunders in U.S. history, next to the Vietnam War. It was a tragedy for both sides. Maybe one day we can bond over that shared misery.

Iraqi perspective!! How come!! It should be: by a non Iraqi perspective or at least an Iraqi traitors “ The few natives who were benefited from the western education” perspective!!

This was a good video.

This is all because of the Sykes-picko agreement

Looking at it from the Iraqi point of view, something Bush failed to do.

This needs to be its own tv show

7:31 thats not the iraqi coat of arms, thats the syrian emblem, theres "aljim7uriyah al3rabiyah alsooriyah / الجمحرية العربية السورية " (the syrian arab republic) written on it

dude just wanna say you have the best history content

The most underrated channel, I legit feel like you should be on KZfaq rewind

This was not the view of the Iraqi people, but America's view of what is happening in Iraq / 90% of the video is even worse than the imagination of Indian films