How Iraq is rebuilding after the US invasion
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- I'm flying to Baghdad to learn how its economy and stability are improving, finally. Its young people have big hopes and some of them are refusing to move abroad.
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I live in Iraq. Iraq has 30% youth unemployment. 40% of Iraqi children live below poverty line according to UNICEF. Iraq has one of the lowest minimum wages in the region ($200) while being one of the richest in resources. Staggering levels of inequality. Iraq suffers from more hunger today than it did under embargo.
Downplaying deep-rooted systematic issues is at the expense of the majority of people. We have to see the problem for what it really is in order to fix it.
Neoliberalism has plundered Iraq only benefiting foreign corporations and local mafias. Baghdad is filled with malls, private schools and private hospitals. Yet its infrastructure is crumbling with little to no social service. It gets worst in more rural areas where public schools are made from mud. Political change has to happen. It is the reason behind the 2019 protests. Iraqis will own their resources, kick out foreign monopolies and develop again like they did in 1958.
It's hilarious how you only interviewed business owners and upper class people in the richest parts of the capital city.
العراق لا يصلح للعيش فقط من مستفاد من هذه الحكومة باقي في البلد
Why they kill women and kids there 🙄 don’t lie in this video 🤨 they did many kills and not say the truth
Thank you and well done..
@@christopher5846What happened to the Christian population?
Peace for the middle east from an Iranian living in the Netherlands.
Thank u 🇮🇶🇮🇷💖
What's the Netherlands like, would you ever move back to the Middle East or no?
@@ImAgentK For me it’s like a heaven. For now I unlikely move back given the situation in Iran.
Can you explain to me what is happening in Iran?
waealaykum alsalam Peace be upon you. I am a Saudi. When I was sent to study at university in Canada, I decided to live with an Iranian family because they are a people close to us. Thank God, this family has a great favor on me and gave me a real impression of these good people and made me delve deeper into the beautiful Persian culture. Indeed, our region needs stability. The peoples of the region have the most beautiful cultures and morals that... Unparalleled in the world. Greetings to you, my dear brother
It's beautiful to see Iraq moving forward! Love and respect from California.
Thank you 🇮🇶❤️🇺🇸
@@Iraq_Baghdad Americans still hate you.
Do you know Iraq? Greetings to you from Iraq🇮🇶, my sister
Your government destroyed the future of iraq?
Moving forward while the gear is set on capital R! Smh
اللهم بارك لنا في عراقنا و إرزق أهله من الطيبات و إجمع شملهم و أطفأ نار الفتنة بينهم
تحياتي لإخواننا في العراق من طرابلس ليبيا .
امين يارب ولليبيا ايضا يرجع خيرها لاهلها ويرجع فيها الامان والاستقرار
Aamiin.
Iraqis deserve peace, happinesss & prosperity..
Salam & love from Indonesia.
As an American, I grew to regret the Iraq War. I am glad to see that Iraq is improving and the Iraqis are enjoying a more peaceful life.
Thank you 🇮🇶❤️🇺🇸
Easy to say. Iraq had suffered a lot of because of western war.
I don't regret anything we did but leave that place and people, most people including yourself have no idea what you speak of or what was happening at that time
@@mostlyshorts7462 Wait... are you an American?
@@Iraq_Baghdad 100% and personally have met many Iraqis that have been devastated by their own, I also know of many that would fight today against their own government if given the opportunity
I’m American and I love Iraqi people. They seem pretty chill and their charisma is addicting 💯
I really like this beautiful country. Iraq is one of my favorite countries around the world.
It has a rich history and culture, and the Iraqi people are very friendly.
I am from Somalia 🇸🇴
Shut up
Thank you. Much love to our Somalian brothers.
Thank to our friend from Somalia.
I hope to see the day people can talk about Iraq without mentioning the UK, US, ISIS, or Iran. The country deserves its own identity and its own future
I'm Iraqi living in Baghdad and Iraq is very safe now.
I imagine that it would be safe…at least safer than it was 20 years ago. (It’s the same thing with say…Colombia…you would be surprised how many people still think Colombia has Cartel violence…which it still does…but are city blocks getting reduced to rubble ? No, they are not) My point is, Countries change, and things _do_ get better.
@sawtooth808 yeah still doesn't sound good 😂
You are Chaldean living in Babylonia around a new generation of Chaldeans and Assyrians.
It's very nice to hear this. All my best.
Iraq is not safe why do you lie. Do you even know what is happening in prisons?
This is awesome.
As an American I want to say I'm sorry if we messed things up in your country. Sorry about that.
I met young irakis a couple of years ago and I was amazed at how nice they were, they did not judge or criticize and refrained from passing judgement on anything or anyone, they just said things were complicated, they were young but seemed so mature...., the Iraqi youth does not seem to be hateful, they are not chanting for the death of anyone, there is no hatred in their eyes but hope, it looks like they sincerely want to make the best of their future.
As an Iraqi I first would like to thank you for your nice words. Iraqis love foreigners & love to show their hospitality & generosity. Since we lived under a secular dictatorship for many years, the society is secular in some ways, yet the western media usually focuses on the negative side, the extremists, etc. for a specific agenda. There is a large number of Iraqis who don’t pray 5 times a day for example or those who drink alcohol occasionally, we even make our own local branded beer and wine! Iraqis are less strict & more accepting of others, it is truly a unique society, balancing religion with secularism, although it varies from one city to another. The other thing is that many Iraqis are well educated and were brought up in middle class homes, so traditionally respect, ethics and morals were important in the society (although these are becoming less nowadays unfortunately with the middle class shrinking and the rise in nouveua riche & the poor).
Yeah, but the superpower(s) wants them in shambles.
@saifsvideos Well, you guys are just continuing the 6000 year tradition of making beer since Sumer.
@@applesandgrapesfordinner4626 Yes you’re right! There are claims that beer was invented by the Sumerians in Ancient Iraq. They even had a goddess of beer named Ninkasi.
Peace and love to Iraq and the beautiful Iraqi people from a Turkish American girl, wishing peace, safety, and prosperity for everyone is this crazy world :(
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@leila_1196 Selamun eleykum!
homeless
Thank u💐
Love Iraq from Türkiye ❤️🇹🇷🇮🇶
I deployed to Iraq twice, and I hate what happened there. I wish only peace and prosperity for Iraq and her people.
Where were you at both times? Me: TQ 2004 Fallujah 2005 USMC 🇺🇲
U people destroyed the iraq.
@@bubbie3533 May God curse you, how do you live when you shed innocent lives?
Same her. It was Al Asad and Tallil for me....Thinking in going back, this time as a tourist.
@@federicocauhepe142 I had multiple convoys to Al Assad back in 2004 - good times as a truck driver for the Marines.
I went to Iraq in 2009 with US operations and this video really hit me, 15 years later im seeing that the present young adults are the kids that would chase us in the street saying “mista mista” i played soccer with them and gave them candy. Its all a big blur at this point but I will say that i would like to go back and see Iraq as a tourist.
غير مرحب بك انت مجرم حرب مثل بايدن وجوش يا لك من شخص وقح
It’s bitter sweet to watch, isn’t it brother?
Hope you one day get to go back there in better circumstances.
@@IbnShahid thank you my friend, peace be upon you.
so good to see Iraq rebuilding. Love from Pakistan
I will definitely visit someday
Iraq isn't building. Foreign capital is building for-profit commodity centres while the poor suffer.
We are heading to where Egypt is.
@@christopher5846unfortunately yes 😢😢😢
@@christopher5846The foreign capital should still pump a lot of funds into the economy which should ultimately benefit the people
@@christopher5846That’s wrong
Basra, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah are developing as much as Baghdad also Fallujah Is developing so much and There Is also Karbala Is getting developed buy the mangers of Imam Hussein shrine especially In wilaia which Is the center of Karbala
The poor people are decreasing because If you search In the past the families used to have like 10 kids which makes them struggle to live but now you don’t see a family with more than 4 kids because the current generation understands That having more kids than you could offer would lead you to be poor for example my family my father had 9 brothers and sisters and my mom had 8 while our family contains only me and my 2 brothers also In the past people used to have the mindset of either you get a job from the government or you will live broke and that mindset came from living under the government of sadam Hussein and American Invasion and l$l$ which Is literally living under a rock for like 30-40 years but now people understand how could they make business and work with companies not only with government the life in Iraq 20 years ago was like 2/10 but now It’s 7/10 and the current government Is doing a great job there is rebuilding everywhere and In a few years Iraq will be one of your best destinations If not the best😊❤
@@christopher5846 iraq is doing as good as it's neighbours and outperforming some, it's even at the same development index as the average south american country,don't try to bring them down with that negative propaganda
I’m surprised to hear the narrative about the Iraqi Dinar. The Dinar is about to be reinstated and revalued and will have a much higher exchange rate compared to the USD. Prime Minister Al-Sudani and Dr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq from the Central Bank of Iraq was just in America last week and they were here for about a week. There were negotiations made with oil/gas manufacturers in Houston, Texas.
The reason for making USD illegal in Iraq is because Iraq is cutting ties with America and the petrodollar before announcing the new exchange rate. There is currently a project happening in Iraq where the Dinar will cut the three zeros from the Dinar because the currency will be so valuable, that they have to re-denominate the notes.
Lots of great news happening for Iraq and the Iraqi citizens. Congratulations.
Nice to see at least one person on here that is well read!
I agree with you
I was lucky to attend the meeting you're referring to in Houston TX. PM Al-Sudani addressed many of his Iraqi constituency's concerns here in the US and meeting him was delightful.
And people who hold ID outside of Iraq?
@@danielpeters2282they will become wealthy
As an Iranian I wish progress and success for our old and kind neighbor ❤❤
The resilience of the Iraqi nation is so much remarkable 👏 Especially the younger generation, no one is talking about hatred or retaliation, but thriving to build the economy and technology.
Babylonia will rise again 🏰 The whole region has bright future.
iraq is one of the most beautiful countries and the nicest people 🇪🇬❤🇮🇶
Thank you. We love our Egyptian brothers.
I met the most wonderful hopeful people at The Station (the co-working space) from Iraqi Traveller's Cafe a year ago and it was super inspiring. Let's hope the beef between Iran and Israel doesn't disrupt the progress being made in Baghdad in a spillover effect.
I’ve been always a fan of your blogs which made me like historical places
Love Iraqi people...met many in dubai. Hope Iraq continues to prosper like all countries should to make this world a Globalised, peaceful and comfortable place for all of us to enjoy.
I'm happy for the Iraqis! I'd love to come visit Iraq one day
Welcome to Iraq at any time
Best wishes for Iraq 🇮🇶 and its people going forward 🙏 ❤ from Ireland 🇮🇪 😊
على الجميع أن يعلم
العراق يمرض ولا يموت 🇮🇶❤️
كطائر الفينيق يخرج من الرماد ☀️☀️☀️
I really want to visit Iraq, I was there in 2008-2009 but as a soldier. I met a lot of Iraqi soldiers and 'til now we still sometimes talk on facebook. I also studied Arabic(Baghdadi Dialect). Maybe someday I get to visit again.
Hopefully they can prosper and all the Iraqi refugees in Europe will go back to Iraq and help rebuild.
I dobout anyone who have already establish a life for himself or herself would ever want to get back to iraq
My (British) family lived in Baghdad & Basra for generations in the Ottoman era. I would love to visit one day.
As an American, its great to see our Iraqi brothers and sisters building up their country! 🇺🇲🇮🇶
thank you i am iraqi
Pay reparations before you're forced to like with Nicaragua.
Yeah and shame on the past governments us had
we are not brothers.
After bombing a nation, today you say brothers? America is a butcher and human rights abuser
May God protect Iraq and its precious people. You will not find the generosity and kindness of these people in all their sects, despite the circumstances in which these people lived, but they make everyone who visits them ashamed of their generosity and hospitality.🇸🇦❤️🇮🇶
Baghdad is such an eternal city. Like its been around before most nations on earth. And it can overcome its past unless it goes fundamentalist. I wish them luck.
baghdad is built where nimrod founded babylon. it has been built & destroyed 7 times.
It's ran by a American-installed Islamic dictatorship
Iraq before 2003: Secular Socialist republic and best country in the region
Iraq after 2003: western-installed Islamic dictatorship worst country in the region
About fundamentalism...
@@christopher5846 كفاك يا عربوط
@@christopher5846where are the weapons of mass destruction
I hope Irak improves and transforms into a thriving nation, greetings from Uruguay.
العراق افضل الدول العربية في الشرق الاوسط واجمل البلدان وهم اجمل من بلدك ايضاً اتمنى لكم الازدهار نحن الشعب لا ندفع المال للكهرباء انها مجانية على الحكومة وكذلك الدولة تعطي لكل فرد لا يملك شهادة او لا يعمل 200 دولار شهرياً وكذلك تعطينا الدولة حصة تومينية كيس كبير من الطحين وكيس كبير من السكر والعدس وكل المعدات التي تحتاجها كذلك رواتبنا قوية جداً لقد تخرجت 2022 بتخصص هندسة معمارية وراتبي مليون ونص شهرياً
@@Rawzaaldulimiy I don’t understand, sorry
One of my closest friends family is from Iraq. His family came to the US in the mid 70s. I have never met such a warm welcoming and honest family like his. The country has known nothing but dark ages and war for the last half century. Now we are getting to see the true people of Iraq come to life.
Noble work my friend. Brought me a sense of hope. I am in the process of setting up that tourist component to open the floodgates to Iraq. Godspeed. I would like to use your YT to show people and demonstrate safety and security.
nice job Uptin. Informative, succinct, thoughtful. I hope you'll go to other major cities and talk to its people. I would love you to talk to people in Mosul especially. But also Basra, Kirkuk, etc.
Thank you for transmitting the beautiful picture of my country, which is developing day after day. We will see Iraq in a completely different way after several years. Thank you for a beautiful clip that I enjoyed. ❤
Amazing documentary! Thanks for sharing another great documentary.
Thank you 🙏
great journalism uptin.
As someone that deployed there in 2003, I've always wanted to return. I met many great people in my travels there, and often wonder about them.
As an American, I'm glad to see that Iraq is doing better.
Where is the weapon of mass destruction?
@@newyorkcity5851in pubg😂
That’s because no one talks about what US did in Iraq after the war. Iraq’s biggest threat is Iran
No thanks to America.
Do you condemn the American invasion of Iraq?
A day that Uptin uploads is always a good day
I really enjoyed this documentary. I've been praying for the Iraqi people for years and often wondered what life was like since the war. I'm greatly encouraged by what I've seen and believe the best is yet to come. I would love to visit someday.
Hope to visit Baghdad one day
- From a Saudi ✌🏽
Youre more than welcome my arab brother
@@mohammadalhulli و نِعم بك و بالعراق. شكرا لك ❤️
@@Ahmed-pf3lg على راسي اخوي
9:12 She's proud that her niece speaks more English than her native language. This is such an old mentality that our parents and grandparents got, and it's sad to see even some ppl in this gen is thinking that English = more educated/modern/globalized. Language is just a tool for communication. Culture and language are sth to be preserved and upheld, as they are our core identity.
Exactly.Same things i have notice in other Arab country. It’s a low grade things to see.
Bro she is a bourgeois liberal who lived outside. Basically a westerner.
احنا فخوريين بكل لغاتنا
ܚܝܐ ܐܬܘܪ
Good video, quite enlightening. I'm definitely curious about it as a tourist destination, and would be interested to see a video with some tourist info for other parts of the country as well.
Great video good to see things are going well as they could be at this point when did you film this was it this year or was that last year?
Great video Uptin. More content like this about Iraq rather than focus on the conflicts
This is awesome, great to see Iraq progressing , I hope every Middle East country had this mindset! Greetings from 🇺🇸
Great job and nice video
I really like your contents. Very informative and education, has lots of sense and sensibility. I just subscribed here, aside fr ur fb and IG. That's how much i like ur contents. Most of the vloggers nowadays jst make non sense videos for the clicks. I wish u all the best. And really, you are doing a great job! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Peace to Iraq
Not alot of people know that , but Baghdad und Damascus were once the main characters in the so called ( golden age of islam )
There were times when this region was the most secular, save and tolerance towards other cultures and religions it has ever been till this day ...
So if you wanna ask the question, would Baghdad/ Damascus flourish?
You need to check how important and dominance the religion in the State and society will be!?
The Baath Party was very secular
Awesome video!
America funding a "america" room is the most american thing I ever heard
Good luck to Iraq. Hope Yemen, Libya, Syria and Sudan rebuild to such a level that Indians can come for jobs and residency.
Hey you're that fellow from Quora right..? 😂
This is so wonderful, thank you for making this video.
"Operation Iraqi freedom" was the angelic title for the brutal invasion of Iraq. "Operation unified protector" was the fancy name for the destruction of Libya. "Operation enduring freedom" was the virtuous name given to the unjust invasion of Afghanistan. All in the name of democracy. Just imagine if a foreign country had military base and would not leave even when ordered to do so by US! They asked US to leave. Why aren't they leaving ? And what they do? No rights to defend itself?
Doesn't the Iraqi government constantly tell the US to stay?
Thanks Uptin for bringing this. Iraqis deserve a better life after all the painful history that they went through.
I’m an Iraq War Veteran. I cannot express enough how happy this video made me. We hated seeing women being beaten in the streets and told not to intervene. To see women grow and own businesses and live free and the economy thrive. That is amazing.
I wonder if the Iraqi people will ever come to appreciate the small acts of kindness visited upon them by U.S. service members during our time in Iraq?
You should be ashamed of yourself for betraying your leader staying alive till today
@@user-fw2qi5ie4q Are you lacking intelligence?
You think you did them a favor when you invaded their country, killed a million, displayed millions and destryed the country ? Before the invasion, Iraq used to be secular, women had rights as men, but when you guys invaded it, the fanatics took over. You shoukd be ashamed for fighting a war tgat was based on lies fro. Neocons ziyanits and Bush who shoukd be behind bars
@@stoneymcneal2458 well would U Remind the act of someone giving yo child a candy after he raped the women of your family , tortured you and your men to death and destroyed their house?
I love the Iraqi people, I’m glad they continue to rebuild.
Great video. I am glad to see that things are improving. I can't wait to be able to see those ancient places.
what's the first on your list?
insha'Allah Iraq will fully recovery,. prayers and best wishes to Iraq ❤
i went to iraq 7 years ago it was very safe only bad thing was power outerges and the heat
The south is hot, the capital too, the center is mostly mild, and the north is moderate
Thank you for this, very interesting, almost no news about Iraq these days......bless you!
Iraq looks a lot more promising than Iran.
This is true
I'm not ready to say that I'll visit Iraq one day. However, it's so refreshing to see women everywhere and free! Good for them!
welcome to Iraq anytime 💖
Women were always everywhere untill you invaded their country and destroyed it
Que Dios bendiga al pueblo de Irak. Solidaridad desde Puerto Rico, otro país aplastado por EEUU.
Though I still miss my friend, this warms my heart.
What a pointless war. And it's due to Netanyahu getting what he wanted. Unnecessary war that led to so many innocent people dying.
I met some iraqi people they are very nice
You met them in Iraq too?
The world should be sick of war, nothing good becomes of it, peace brings all the good in people. God Bless Iraq 🇮🇶
Incredible video 👍
Thank you, I must visit Baghdad, it looks great.
You are welcome from wherever you are and don’t forget to get help and Information from the Iraqi traveler group
Beautiful country
I deployed there three times and I thought it was pointless and in a lot of ways it was, but I'm glad they got their shit together.
The greatest country in the history of the earth. 🇮🇶❤️ welcome to Iraq despite you are American in origin
can you make a documentary about persia? why the US empire failed to conquer it and is NOW afraid of their PEOPLE.
They never tried to conquer it and they were never afraid of it. And its no longer Persia but Iran
We the American people don't care about Iran and can't even locate it on a map
I just spent 2 weeks in Iran! Check out my shorts on my 2nd channel: TH-cam.com/uptins
because they are the real aryan.
Crazy that people not from Iraq still say things would be better if Saddam was in power lmao 💀
Everyone hates saddam except Iraqi people whose family had benefits from saddam government (They are people with no mercy to others they just care about them self being In charge and staying safe while others are dying) and the other people are non Iraqi who got fooled and they think saddam Is some kind of hero or something
Any way they are all keyboard warriors because If anyone In Iraq stands for saddam he will be sent directly to jail no matter who he is
If it wasn’t for US sanctions and war, Iraq would still be one of the richest countries in the world-as it was prior to the sanctions that started after the Kuwait invasion. The US set Iraq’s development back by decades.
While I disagree with Saddam’s harmful actions in the 80s and early 90s, which also set Iraq back and were also instigated and strongly supported by the US, the reality is after the failure of the (first) Gulf War, Saddam gave up and indicated that he just wanted to govern Iraq in peace (which would have let to prosperity, as well), but the US (and Israel) wanted the Iraqis to suffer, and they wanted Iraqi oil and complacency. All of Iraqi suffering (I.e. millions of dead) and destruction since then is on the US’s hands. That’s what they can “thank” your demonic country for.
You’d probably feel different if you were one of Saddam’s bitches.
It makes me so incredibly happy to see Iraq doing well, I pray that Iraq will continue to grow and leave the past behind.
This is an amazing film! Great work. It’s amazing to see how normal it really is. This needs to be shown all over the West
I would like to visit Iraq. I will put it on my bucket list.
Do you have any more videos on Iraq and its rebuilding since 2020?
I am an Iraqi myself
Their been not much differince only in the recent years been a bit of improvement but nothing major
The rebuilding actually started like two years ago and It’s going fast but not that big change like If It was 6.5/10 now It Is like 7/10 It needs like 2 or 3 years until the end of many projects so Iraq could be an 8/10
And be back to a 100% normal country like any other country with Its culture and history
@@darknight00h 🤔
Very cool. I will visit this country some day in the near future.
I hope they can develop as a free and open democracy and resist tribalism.
may allah bless iraq with peace and prosperity
Based on this documentary you made and the one you made on Hong Kong last year, who would have thought how the world changed.
How did you get there?
Which airline fly to Iraq??
The ball is in iraqi people's court. A few macro and micro implementations would change the Iraq for great betterments.
1. Have peaceful and friendly relations with neighbours. This is a must for security and peace in side the country.
2. Do not let the debt go beyond limits. If possible have a balanced budget for 7 years.
3. Put the rural are in pace, specially prepare for climate change. Local water management is the key for Iraq to grow.
Iraqi here and I bet we were doing better than your country in the 70s and 80s in terms of living standards before sanctions. Don't lecture us.
I also like how you think we have democracy and it is our choice under the current corrupt dictatorship 😂
USA threatens countries to confiscate their government money in all banks over the world if they decide to kick out usa forces :D
Or the order their puppets to imprison democratic presidents like in pakistan so they can install their dictator friends for contract deals over ressources.
Or if you dont obey they assasinate you or invade you like gadaffi
just without law and illegal wars
who cares
@@christopher5846 we actually do not have anything near democracy in iraq 🤣😂🙂
The only problem Is neighbors we are literally surrounded by turkey and they are not a big fan of Arabs also we have another great neighbor whose Iran the country who treats Iraq as their battlefield and never heard of America sent a rocket to Iran and really goes to Iran they are all land on Iraqi lands and then they post fake news
However we have our third great neighbor whose Saudi Arabia and jordan which are the country that l$l$ came to Iraq from and ops for sadden they are both suna Muslims the haters of shia muslims who represent 75% of Iraqi people
However our only victim Is kuwait and that was because ot the mf saddam Hussein they still hate us and try all the possible ways to fight Iraq in politics and through social media but It’s understandable we have to handle It
So the last on the list Is syria who’s currently In a war so yeah I wish Iraq Is surrounded buy water like an Island rather than this 6 countries with all respect to the good ones who live In those countries
It's funny you release this video right after the huge explosion in South of Baghdad yesterday
In terms of security, Iraq has become much better than in the past, but due to tensions in the region, we are still witnessing some events, that is, in the entire Middle East region, not just Iraq.
I am not from Iraq, but I have traveled all over the Middle East. Iraq is a country I visited in 2014 and I went again last year. The changes could be well understood.
It was scheduled a few days ago. Crazy tho
Tension is happening now in the entire Middle East, not just Iraq, because of the Gaza-Israel war
Freedom always comes with a price. War is bad but sometimes change is necessary.
As a USMC mos0203 who has been to 🇮🇶 it is nice to see 🇮🇶 is moving forward. The women are also very progressive and they don’t want to stay and wait for Mr. perfect I also found the Iraqi people to be very kind and welcoming to foreigners
Great for Irak! The US attack seems unjust for me (without any deeper knowledge of the conflict). I hope the Iraqi people will be able to build a society fitting their wishes and traditions.
Thanks.
Islamists are US leftovers and stand between us and development.
@@christopher5846 now an Islamphoia?
Iraq, I genuinely hope for the best for your country, but history has shown that when the US intervenes, it often leads to complications.
This is the kind of publicity Iraq needs now to encourage tourism, travel and commerce to a region my country (America) has destroyed for many, many years. Unfortunately, the US is putting the brakes on Iraq's growth due to its sanctions on the Dinar, and hopefully with time those restrictions will loosen so Baghdad can prosper and be a good competitor to Dubai, which it (appears) to have great potential to be.
I'm rooting for my Middle Eastern brothers and sisters, all the way from Michigan near Dearborn, the largest muslim population in the States.
Weren't those sanctions caused by trade with Iran?
It's not oil that gives them the success, it's the people, the freedom, the hope, the equal opportunities. I hated that war very much but the dictator is gone and now, ironically, we're having fears of a dictator rising up here in the US.
One of the best countries in Middle East! Both Iran and Iraq have a lot of potentials if they are managed properly.
Iran can do with a better management but reality is.. The main reason Iran is not doing as good as it should is caused by US sanctions.
@@crowguy4350 Fair point, the U.S. sanctions are hurting innocent people, but if Iran stopped attacking American citizens and boats … maybe something can change.
@@paulmuscat2542 Iran don't give a F about American citizens. all they want from the US is to stop trying to topple them and to stop financing Israeli war crimes and their apartheid system.
@@paulmuscat2542 now it is Iran fualt 🤔😐
@@izanagisora Yes, it is. The country that burns American flags, tries to continually attack our shipping, funds proxies (though that isn’t really immoral) and commits human rights atrocities (to a much greater extension than we do). It is in our interest to be friendly with them as so we could trade with them. Also, why do you defend them? Are you from the Middle East? As, if so, please truly explain to me why you like them (who mess around a lot more in your politics than we do) and hate us? Is it because they’re Muslim and we are not? (As that is xenophobic).
The problem with Iraq is near landlocked country.
It can only be a junior partner of Iran or Kuwait when it comes to trade
Yeah thats crap since they have a big port in Um Qasr and building one of the worlds biggest ports as we speak.
Switzerland is also Landlocked
you get an F in geography
شكرا لك على فديو اظهار بلدي بشكل جميل 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶
❤انت اصبحت فرد من العراق اتمنا ان تأتي كي تكون ضيفي❤You have become a person from Iraq. I hope you will come to be my guest
Very interesting. I spent a year in Iraq during the “Bush Surge” [2007 to 2008] as an Army soldier. My job was to protect supplies in transit, so I probably seen more of Iraq than most Iraqis. It never occurred to me to revisit Iraq because the infrastructure back then was non-existent. When I was there, 80% of the populous didn’t have access to clean water. I saw hundreds of miles of adobe houses and dirt roads. To see they now have malls is mind boggling.
Still, it’s not safe for Americans to travel there just yet. The large Shia population has a strong connection to Iran. I wouldn’t build a summer home there just yet.
This video is missing the fact that conflict between shia and sunna is still underlying the situation and I imagine it could cause at any point. This video makes me want to cry, I left Baghdad when I was 16 to the US and I never left the house without being driven somewhere. Thank you for your service!
Wow thanks for sharing your perspective. I think it’s important to note I’m Iranian American, and whether I introduced myself as Iranian or American, most of the Iraqi’s I met had almost no reaction or care. Its young population is heavily influenced by TH-cam, which wasn’t the case 10 years ago.
But of course the people I met can’t be representative of all Iraqi’s or much more nuanced views.
I hope for stability!
"It never occurred to me to revisit Iraq because the infrastructure back then was non-existent. When I was there, 80% of the populous didn’t have access to clean water"
And all the US bombing of Iraq had nothing to do with the "lack of infrastructure"?
@MithunOnTheNet No, any U.S bombing occurred at the beginning of the War in the 1st year. We were there for 8 years, and it the U.S. that built and modernized the infrastructure.
@@donaldkinsey5245except Iraq had clean water, good healthcare, good universities and solid infrastructure until the 1991 bombings of the first gulf war targeted all of that… Iraq was not always a violent backwater … you helped make it that way
Actually no one thinks Iraq people are bad. People are scared whether they would be killed by a sudden ISIS Attack.
lol, there is no more ISIS in Iraq the military and policemen are everywhere! you can walk freely and enjoy your time there.
Their is no more isis
Except for some left over that are being hunt down
THERE ARE NO MORE ISIS IN IRAQ THEY ALL DONE SINCE 7 YEARS AGO