How Iraq is rebuilding after the US invasion

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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  • @uptin
    @uptinАй бұрын

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  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @alsadawinasir1076

    @alsadawinasir1076

    21 күн бұрын

    العراق لا يصلح للعيش فقط من مستفاد من هذه الحكومة باقي في البلد

  • @farahnashville1103

    @farahnashville1103

    17 күн бұрын

    Why they kill women and kids there 🙄 don’t lie in this video 🤨 they did many kills and not say the truth

  • @MilitiaManCrew

    @MilitiaManCrew

    16 күн бұрын

    Thank you and well done..

  • @FlaviusRed23

    @FlaviusRed23

    4 күн бұрын

    ​@@christopher5846What happened to the Christian population?

  • @elfulano5884
    @elfulano5884Ай бұрын

    It's beautiful to see Iraq moving forward! Love and respect from California.

  • @Iraq_Baghdad

    @Iraq_Baghdad

    16 күн бұрын

    Thank you 🇮🇶❤️🇺🇸

  • @kv-2156

    @kv-2156

    12 күн бұрын

    @@Iraq_Baghdad Americans still hate you.

  • @dr.maitham3138

    @dr.maitham3138

    Күн бұрын

    Do you know Iraq? Greetings to you from Iraq🇮🇶, my sister

  • @windhoek_stallion8455
    @windhoek_stallion845512 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @saifsvideos

    @saifsvideos

    2 сағат бұрын

    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).

  • @om4313284
    @om4313284Ай бұрын

    Peace for the middle east from an Iranian living in the Netherlands.

  • @darklord8559

    @darklord8559

    Ай бұрын

    Thank u 🇮🇶🇮🇷💖

  • @ImAgentK

    @ImAgentK

    Ай бұрын

    What's the Netherlands like, would you ever move back to the Middle East or no?

  • @om4313284

    @om4313284

    29 күн бұрын

    @@ImAgentK For me it’s like a heaven. For now I unlikely move back given the situation in Iran.

  • @Hkdxcv

    @Hkdxcv

    27 күн бұрын

    Can you explain to me what is happening in Iran?

  • @user-mu7pl8ui8s

    @user-mu7pl8ui8s

    24 күн бұрын

    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

  • @pabloescabar1038
    @pabloescabar10384 күн бұрын

    I deployed to Iraq twice, and I hate what happened there. I wish only peace and prosperity for Iraq and her people.

  • @peaceandlove5214
    @peaceandlove5214Ай бұрын

    I'm Iraqi living in Baghdad and Iraq is very safe now.

  • @sawtooth808

    @sawtooth808

    19 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @mostlyshorts7462

    @mostlyshorts7462

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@sawtooth808 yeah still doesn't sound good 😂

  • @yadiah4319

    @yadiah4319

    3 күн бұрын

    You are Chaldean living in Babylonia around a new generation of Chaldeans and Assyrians.

  • @mohamedabouzaenin
    @mohamedabouzaenin26 күн бұрын

    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 .

  • @try2justbe

    @try2justbe

    8 күн бұрын

    امين يارب ولليبيا ايضا يرجع خيرها لاهلها ويرجع فيها الامان والاستقرار

  • @leila_1196
    @leila_1196Ай бұрын

    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 :(

  • @mohammadalhulli

    @mohammadalhulli

    Ай бұрын

    nazik sözlerin için teşekkür ederim

  • @mahmedakan

    @mahmedakan

    Ай бұрын

    @leila_1196 Selamun eleykum!

  • @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    Ай бұрын

    homeless

  • @darklord8559

    @darklord8559

    Ай бұрын

    Thank u💐

  • @testnameplsignore6916

    @testnameplsignore6916

    11 күн бұрын

    Love Iraq from Türkiye ❤️🇹🇷🇮🇶

  • @saidsms8488
    @saidsms8488Ай бұрын

    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 🇸🇴

  • @ahmedabdinaasir6913

    @ahmedabdinaasir6913

    Ай бұрын

    Shut up

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. Much love to our Somalian brothers.

  • @nizarmustafa3915

    @nizarmustafa3915

    17 күн бұрын

    Thank to our friend from Somalia.

  • @robertb.4202
    @robertb.420216 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @Iraq_Baghdad

    @Iraq_Baghdad

    16 күн бұрын

    Thank you 🇮🇶❤️🇺🇸

  • @ulgenkoc2893

    @ulgenkoc2893

    11 күн бұрын

    Easy to say. Iraq had suffered a lot of because of western war.

  • @mostlyshorts7462

    @mostlyshorts7462

    5 күн бұрын

    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

  • @Iraq_Baghdad

    @Iraq_Baghdad

    5 күн бұрын

    @@mostlyshorts7462 Wait... are you an American?

  • @mostlyshorts7462

    @mostlyshorts7462

    5 күн бұрын

    @@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

  • @Mlridge
    @MlridgeАй бұрын

    so good to see Iraq rebuilding. Love from Pakistan I will definitely visit someday

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    Iraq isn't building. Foreign capital is building for-profit commodity centres while the poor suffer. We are heading to where Egypt is.

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    19 күн бұрын

    ​@@christopher5846unfortunately yes 😢😢😢

  • @SoldierofGod123

    @SoldierofGod123

    17 күн бұрын

    @@christopher5846The foreign capital should still pump a lot of funds into the economy which should ultimately benefit the people

  • @darknight00h

    @darknight00h

    14 күн бұрын

    @@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😊❤

  • @AdrianOkay

    @AdrianOkay

    13 күн бұрын

    ​​@@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

  • @KasiEverhart
    @KasiEverhartАй бұрын

    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.

  • @Babycrabcakes-bj6ge

    @Babycrabcakes-bj6ge

    27 күн бұрын

    Nice to see at least one person on here that is well read!

  • @najmnajm7471

    @najmnajm7471

    26 күн бұрын

    I agree with you

  • @mohammedabduljabbar9478

    @mohammedabduljabbar9478

    14 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @danielpeters2282

    @danielpeters2282

    9 күн бұрын

    And people who hold ID outside of Iraq?

  • @suzanmiller558

    @suzanmiller558

    3 күн бұрын

    @@danielpeters2282they will become wealthy

  • @FabledCity
    @FabledCityАй бұрын

    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.

  • @user-cg3ei3wh6o

    @user-cg3ei3wh6o

    Ай бұрын

    I’ve been always a fan of your blogs which made me like historical places

  • @adithyagmenon378
    @adithyagmenon378Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Bibinutz14
    @Bibinutz149 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @user-oz1fc6fn7b

    @user-oz1fc6fn7b

    6 күн бұрын

    غير مرحب بك انت مجرم حرب مثل بايدن وجوش يا لك من شخص وقح

  • @pabloescabar1038

    @pabloescabar1038

    4 күн бұрын

    It’s bitter sweet to watch, isn’t it brother?

  • @totti345
    @totti345Ай бұрын

    iraq is one of the most beautiful countries and the nicest people 🇪🇬❤🇮🇶

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. We love our Egyptian brothers.

  • @multiverse-UFO
    @multiverse-UFOАй бұрын

    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.

  • @Just4Kixs
    @Just4KixsАй бұрын

    I'm happy for the Iraqis! I'd love to come visit Iraq one day

  • @user-yh3yz7kt5e

    @user-yh3yz7kt5e

    Ай бұрын

    Welcome to Iraq at any time

  • @americanadreaming
    @americanadreaming5 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @rodrigoachabal2732
    @rodrigoachabal273227 күн бұрын

    I hope Irak improves and transforms into a thriving nation, greetings from Uruguay.

  • @user-mu7pl8ui8s
    @user-mu7pl8ui8s24 күн бұрын

    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.🇸🇦❤️🇮🇶

  • @user-rc4ci1bd9o
    @user-rc4ci1bd9o23 күн бұрын

    على الجميع أن يعلم العراق يمرض ولا يموت 🇮🇶❤️ كطائر الفينيق يخرج من الرماد ☀️☀️☀️

  • @SleepingKing936
    @SleepingKing936Ай бұрын

    May Allah help Iraq to thrive and flourish like the developing world! GodSpeed Iraq! 🇮🇶 Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @ohk749

    @ohk749

    Ай бұрын

    Make Iraq Christian again.

  • @Moe00111

    @Moe00111

    Ай бұрын

    ​@191snapper are you Gonna force your religion just like you forced it on the black people?

  • @ohk749

    @ohk749

    Ай бұрын

    @@Moe00111 How stupid are you, Christianity was not started by white people.

  • @AnimationCraftFR

    @AnimationCraftFR

    Ай бұрын

    @@Moe00111 Just like islam forced black people to convert themselves or be slave ? Do you know that Christianity was first in Africa before Europe ? Not defending any religion, all of them are just backward ideologies, but get your facts straight

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@ohk749 Hello Christian Iraqi here :) Check my other comments to see what I think about this ordeal.

  • @BG-ej5fy
    @BG-ej5fy12 күн бұрын

    This is awesome, great to see Iraq progressing , I hope every Middle East country had this mindset! Greetings from 🇺🇸

  • @HowDoU24
    @HowDoU24Ай бұрын

    As an American, its great to see our Iraqi brothers and sisters building up their country! 🇺🇲🇮🇶

  • @abbashusen1136

    @abbashusen1136

    26 күн бұрын

    thank you i am iraqi

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    26 күн бұрын

    Pay reparations before you're forced to like with Nicaragua.

  • @rjohn00

    @rjohn00

    24 күн бұрын

    Yeah and shame on the past governments us had

  • @msharq

    @msharq

    22 күн бұрын

    we are not brothers.

  • @BrookT786

    @BrookT786

    22 күн бұрын

    After bombing a nation, today you say brothers? America is a butcher and human rights abuser

  • @campdav2000
    @campdav200014 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @ohmai3706
    @ohmai3706Ай бұрын

    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!

  • @Hayverse

    @Hayverse

    27 күн бұрын

    welcome to Iraq anytime 💖

  • @sajjadghassanhadi9020
    @sajjadghassanhadi902020 күн бұрын

    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. ❤

  • @Zergcerebrates
    @ZergcerebratesАй бұрын

    Hopefully they can prosper and all the Iraqi refugees in Europe will go back to Iraq and help rebuild.

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    19 күн бұрын

    I dobout anyone who have already establish a life for himself or herself would ever want to get back to iraq

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg
    @Ahmed-pf3lgАй бұрын

    Hope to visit Baghdad one day - From a Saudi ✌🏽

  • @mohammadalhulli

    @mohammadalhulli

    Ай бұрын

    Youre more than welcome my arab brother

  • @Ahmed-pf3lg

    @Ahmed-pf3lg

    Ай бұрын

    @@mohammadalhulli و نِعم بك و بالعراق. شكرا لك ❤️

  • @mohammadalhulli

    @mohammadalhulli

    Ай бұрын

    @@Ahmed-pf3lg على راسي اخوي

  • @classic.cameras
    @classic.camerasАй бұрын

    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.

  • @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    Ай бұрын

    baghdad is built where nimrod founded babylon. it has been built & destroyed 7 times.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    It's ran by a American-installed Islamic dictatorship

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    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...

  • @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    Ай бұрын

    @@christopher5846 كفاك يا عربوط

  • @shiyas9321

    @shiyas9321

    23 күн бұрын

    ​@@christopher5846where are the weapons of mass destruction

  • @justnowvideos
    @justnowvideos26 күн бұрын

    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!?

  • @colinmerrilees
    @colinmerrilees12 сағат бұрын

    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.

  • @jasonreviews
    @jasonreviewsАй бұрын

    great journalism uptin.

  • @Jackknowshow
    @JackknowshowАй бұрын

    A day that Uptin uploads is always a good day

  • @sohilabemanian3793
    @sohilabemanian3793Ай бұрын

    Amazing documentary! Thanks for sharing another great documentary.

  • @uptin

    @uptin

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @phoebus86
    @phoebus8622 күн бұрын

    The key of success for Iraq is that it has to have a fine balance between the two spheres of influence: Iran and the US.

  • @OmarTravelAdventures
    @OmarTravelAdventuresАй бұрын

    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.

  • @fettywap1738
    @fettywap1738Ай бұрын

    Great video Uptin. More content like this about Iraq rather than focus on the conflicts

  • @dqgrillchillbrimfield2344
    @dqgrillchillbrimfield234429 күн бұрын

    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?

  • @mahd1
    @mahd121 күн бұрын

    Great job and nice video

  • @SathyaswamyS
    @SathyaswamySАй бұрын

    Good luck to Iraq. Hope Yemen, Libya, Syria and Sudan rebuild to such a level that Indians can come for jobs and residency.

  • @ROHITKUMAR-mx5fr
    @ROHITKUMAR-mx5frАй бұрын

    Thanks Uptin for bringing this. Iraqis deserve a better life after all the painful history that they went through.

  • @user-cvbnm
    @user-cvbnmАй бұрын

    As an American, I'm glad to see that Iraq is doing better.

  • @newyorkcity5851

    @newyorkcity5851

    Ай бұрын

    Where is the weapon of mass destruction?

  • @IITZMODY

    @IITZMODY

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@newyorkcity5851in pubg😂

  • @andriod8014

    @andriod8014

    Ай бұрын

    That’s because no one talks about what US did in Iraq after the war. Iraq’s biggest threat is Iran

  • @jayyy3456

    @jayyy3456

    Ай бұрын

    No thanks to America.

  • @mohammedali-rh7cq

    @mohammedali-rh7cq

    Ай бұрын

    Do you condemn the American invasion of Iraq?

  • @boomer6549
    @boomer654913 күн бұрын

    Awesome video!

  • @RobJaeger
    @RobJaeger5 күн бұрын

    Though I still miss my friend, this warms my heart.

  • @judymckee5992
    @judymckee599220 күн бұрын

    Thank you, I must visit Baghdad, it looks great.

  • @darknight00h

    @darknight00h

    14 күн бұрын

    You are welcome from wherever you are and don’t forget to get help and Information from the Iraqi traveler group

  • @timanaya3847
    @timanaya3847Күн бұрын

    Incredible video 👍

  • @sethkipkoros9295
    @sethkipkoros9295Ай бұрын

    insha'Allah Iraq will fully recovery,. prayers and best wishes to Iraq ❤

  • @biglance
    @biglance22 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this, very interesting, almost no news about Iraq these days......bless you!

  • @ThomasDutzky-bj4je
    @ThomasDutzky-bj4jeАй бұрын

    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.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks. Islamists are US leftovers and stand between us and development.

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    17 күн бұрын

    @@christopher5846 now an Islamphoia?

  • @Gossuarit
    @GossuaritАй бұрын

    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.

  • @Mentosmazza

    @Mentosmazza

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly.Same things i have notice in other Arab country. It’s a low grade things to see.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    Bro she is a bourgeois liberal who lived outside. Basically a westerner. احنا فخوريين بكل لغاتنا ܚܝܐ ܐܬܘܪ

  • @aliabbas2010
    @aliabbas2010Ай бұрын

    Hmm, you forgot to mention the issue with currency is Iran. As dollar is getting smuggled to Iran and us didn’t like that

  • @taino4281
    @taino42812 күн бұрын

    Wow, the country is rebuilding quite fast, I was there in 2004-2006 with the US Army, very resilient people. Iraq has lots of history, tourism will flourish again. The people are really nice also.

  • @muhas9755
    @muhas97556 күн бұрын

    "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?

  • @Supersurfer12

    @Supersurfer12

    Күн бұрын

    Doesn't the Iraqi government constantly tell the US to stay?

  • @DavidJKelly
    @DavidJKellyКүн бұрын

    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

  • @larrythao1414
    @larrythao141423 күн бұрын

    This is all due to American democracy. You can thank America for that.

  • @user-no3cp8wt8v

    @user-no3cp8wt8v

    22 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @matth3708

    @matth3708

    21 күн бұрын

    @@user-no3cp8wt8v Are you laughing at your own ignorance?

  • @user-no3cp8wt8v

    @user-no3cp8wt8v

    21 күн бұрын

    @@matth3708 I laugh at the stupidity of the commentator and I laugh at you because you are stupider than him

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    17 күн бұрын

    It is funny how you are saying You can't hank America for what? Over 1 million Iraqi civilians killed by the American invasion of Iraq?

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821Ай бұрын

    Peace to Iraq

  • @lebbeus
    @lebbeusАй бұрын

    Glad you are calling it an invasion as it is

  • @ScottCleve33

    @ScottCleve33

    Ай бұрын

    Liberation. If you think that they'd be where they are now if Saddam had continued to rule then you weren't paying attention.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@ScottCleve33 Hello from Christian Iraqi living in Iraq. God bless Ba'athists ✝️🇮🇶 Will be waiting for your generous three trillion dollar in reparations :)

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@ScottCleve33 Iraq before 2003: Secular Socialist dictatorship and best country in the region Iraq after 2003: Islamic dictatorship worst country in the region Iraq still hasn't exceeded its all time peak GDP per capita back when it was under Ba'athists. You're one delusional Yank.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    ​​@@ScottCleve33 Iraq before 2003: Secular Socialist republic and best country in the region Iraq after 2003: western-installed Islamic dictatorship worst country in the region

  • @ScottCleve33

    @ScottCleve33

    Ай бұрын

    @@christopher5846 that's a funny way of say thank you.

  • @LiveInLove33
    @LiveInLove33Ай бұрын

    Que Dios bendiga al pueblo de Irak. Solidaridad desde Puerto Rico, otro país aplastado por EEUU.

  • @sezgnt3811
    @sezgnt381128 күн бұрын

    Wonderful to see. As an Aussie, I hope to visit someday. 😊

  • @SATH373

    @SATH373

    19 күн бұрын

    Your always welcomed

  • @user-ov4qe2kq3z
    @user-ov4qe2kq3zАй бұрын

    اهلا بك في بلدي❤

  • @rediatsahhle7079
    @rediatsahhle707912 күн бұрын

    I am Happy to see Iraqi people moving forward God bless From eritrea

  • @louiesouthgate8347
    @louiesouthgate8347Ай бұрын

    Crazy that people not from Iraq still say things would be better if Saddam was in power lmao 💀

  • @darknight00h

    @darknight00h

    14 күн бұрын

    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

  • @tedkoko3719
    @tedkoko371917 күн бұрын

    Wow...beautiful young talented young people. This clip changed my mind about your new beloved homeland, Iraq.

  • @kenlan3347
    @kenlan3347Ай бұрын

    Based on this documentary you made and the one you made on Hong Kong last year, who would have thought how the world changed.

  • @husainalsaadi3100
    @husainalsaadi3100Ай бұрын

    i went to iraq 7 years ago it was very safe only bad thing was power outerges and the heat

  • @Hkdxcv

    @Hkdxcv

    27 күн бұрын

    The south is hot, the capital too, the center is mostly mild, and the north is moderate

  • @brexistentialism7628
    @brexistentialism762813 күн бұрын

    Like this video. There are still many areas in Iraq which are not safe or stable however one must acknowledge that iraq seems to slowly find their feet again. My best friend is Iraqi and visits his family regularly there. The pics he sends of cafész restaurants and gyms is quite positively surprising. Also, the city of Erbil is almost entirely modernised (Kurdish capital).

  • @shahimkoog

    @shahimkoog

    9 күн бұрын

    Today, Iraq pays all international monetary debts and becomes the first Arab country without foreign debts

  • @mustafaqasam3107

    @mustafaqasam3107

    3 күн бұрын

    العراق امن دوله في الشرق الاوسط

  • @charliem6604
    @charliem660424 күн бұрын

    It’s very uplifting to hear how positive the Iraqi people are for their future. Knowing their governments agendas with foreign countries have nothing to do with why they should like or not like their neighbors a beautiful thing. Dubai’s growth will look like a drop in the bucket compared to what Iraq will look like after their dinar revalues.

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    17 күн бұрын

    I hope iraq could grwo to be way better In terms of technology, military, economic growth

  • @dougwbenson
    @dougwbenson2 күн бұрын

    Come to Bagdad, Arizona!

  • @MortadaAl-Iraqi807
    @MortadaAl-Iraqi8078 күн бұрын

    تحياتي لك من العراق 🇮🇶

  • @tabithan2978
    @tabithan297822 күн бұрын

    I hope they can develop as a free and open democracy and resist tribalism.

  • @williamlinder5180
    @williamlinder5180Ай бұрын

    Do you have any more videos on Iraq and its rebuilding since 2020?

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    17 күн бұрын

    I am an Iraqi myself Their been not much differince only in the recent years been a bit of improvement but nothing major

  • @darknight00h

    @darknight00h

    14 күн бұрын

    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

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    14 күн бұрын

    @@darknight00h 🤔

  • @Hardworkandrealestateprofits
    @Hardworkandrealestateprofits10 күн бұрын

    This was very insightful to see. Thank you and I hope Iraq continues to prosper.

  • @Elder_Tree
    @Elder_Tree5 күн бұрын

    Love 💗 to Iraq from Pakistan

  • @anmonrahman5191
    @anmonrahman5191Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    I also like how you think we have democracy and it is our choice under the current corrupt dictatorship 😂

  • @zarosderer4447

    @zarosderer4447

    Ай бұрын

    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

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    19 күн бұрын

    @@christopher5846 we actually do not have anything near democracy in iraq 🤣😂🙂

  • @darknight00h

    @darknight00h

    14 күн бұрын

    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

  • @michaelsomething7674
    @michaelsomething7674Ай бұрын

    The problem with Iraq is near landlocked country.

  • @michaelsomething7674

    @michaelsomething7674

    Ай бұрын

    It can only be a junior partner of Iran or Kuwait when it comes to trade

  • @maherhattab7375

    @maherhattab7375

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah thats crap since they have a big port in Um Qasr and building one of the worlds biggest ports as we speak.

  • @armesheimkind2245

    @armesheimkind2245

    Ай бұрын

    Switzerland is also Landlocked

  • @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    Ай бұрын

    you get an F in geography

  • @vsboy2577
    @vsboy2577Ай бұрын

    Doing better than western countries

  • @millevenon5853

    @millevenon5853

    Ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    @gustavfringdelapolloshermanos

    Ай бұрын

    iq70 post

  • @ravib81
    @ravib8114 күн бұрын

    This is awesome. As an American I want to say I'm sorry if we messed things up in your country. Sorry about that.

  • @Altricksss
    @Altricksss12 күн бұрын

    Using the dollar for daily transactions is what made Cambodia more expensive than its neighbours so fair play to stop USD transactions

  • @teddydavis2339
    @teddydavis2339Ай бұрын

    I would like to visit Iraq. I will put it on my bucket list.

  • @josebessa6520
    @josebessa6520Ай бұрын

    "The area was funded by the US Gov." Talk about irony.

  • @WilliamBruhhh

    @WilliamBruhhh

    Ай бұрын

    Right lol. War in Iraq was a scam

  • @paulmuscat2542

    @paulmuscat2542

    Ай бұрын

    I mean, the current Iraqi government is the same one the U.S. set up in 2004. Iraq is now a U.S. ally (and basically the U.S. won in Iraq).

  • @louiesouthgate8347

    @louiesouthgate8347

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@paulmuscat2542 and yet people not from Iraq say that things would be better if Saddam was still in power lmao 💀

  • @Homer-OJ-Simpson

    @Homer-OJ-Simpson

    Ай бұрын

    @@louiesouthgate8347yes, this is far more complicated than all the lame arguments saying US isn’t a big factor why things are better today than they were anytime under Saddam. Dethroning Saddam is why they can prosper to some degree today and why they are not oppressed. But it also doesn’t necessarily mean it was all worth it.

  • @christopher5846

    @christopher5846

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Homer-OJ-Simpson Look up the 2019 protests. Not oppressed my ass 😂

  • @vikmaknae
    @vikmaknaeАй бұрын

    can you make a documentary about persia? why the US empire failed to conquer it and is NOW afraid of their PEOPLE.

  • @ahmadabdelmawla5405

    @ahmadabdelmawla5405

    Ай бұрын

    They never tried to conquer it and they were never afraid of it. And its no longer Persia but Iran

  • @millevenon5853

    @millevenon5853

    Ай бұрын

    We the American people don't care about Iran and can't even locate it on a map

  • @uptin

    @uptin

    Ай бұрын

    I just spent 2 weeks in Iran! Check out my shorts on my 2nd channel: KZread.com/uptins

  • @rizkyadiyanto7922

    @rizkyadiyanto7922

    Ай бұрын

    because they are the real aryan.

  • @ChrisT-jv2qm
    @ChrisT-jv2qmАй бұрын

    Wonderful News.

  • @sarahlawrence1444
    @sarahlawrence1444Ай бұрын

    It's funny you release this video right after the huge explosion in South of Baghdad yesterday

  • @living_peace

    @living_peace

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @living_peace

    @living_peace

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @uptin

    @uptin

    Ай бұрын

    It was scheduled a few days ago. Crazy tho

  • @Hkdxcv

    @Hkdxcv

    27 күн бұрын

    Tension is happening now in the entire Middle East, not just Iraq, because of the Gaza-Israel war

  • @mariwannasih93
    @mariwannasih93Ай бұрын

    come to Sulaymaniyah province i will guide you and i will try stay with you what where do you want to visit

  • @scorpiovenator_4736
    @scorpiovenator_473621 күн бұрын

    America funding a "america" room is the most american thing I ever heard

  • @innerlight6430
    @innerlight643016 күн бұрын

    Nice to see women walking freely. May Iraq have all the success.

  • @vietnamemperor123461
    @vietnamemperor12346126 күн бұрын

    I hope I can visit this country one day.

  • @ISOF_IQ1

    @ISOF_IQ1

    24 күн бұрын

    You are welcome, you can come whenever you want

  • @Darklink1017
    @Darklink1017Ай бұрын

    What a pointless war. And it's due to Netanyahu getting what he wanted. Unnecessary war that led to so many innocent people dying.

  • @farazkhan7035
    @farazkhan7035Ай бұрын

    may allah bless iraq with peace and prosperity

  • @Supersurfer12
    @Supersurfer12Күн бұрын

    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

  • @MrMarkhall1
    @MrMarkhall112 күн бұрын

    Baghdad looks like it has lovely sunny weather but too hot for me.

  • @rymoe6299
    @rymoe629913 күн бұрын

    Something positive I watched today 🫵🏼👍🏻🇬🇧

  • @user-ic6pv6oj3f
    @user-ic6pv6oj3fАй бұрын

    Iraq, I genuinely hope for the best for your country, but history has shown that when the US intervenes, it often leads to complications.

  • @danmartin9363
    @danmartin936311 күн бұрын

    Beautiful country

  • @KurdoDuski
    @KurdoDuskiАй бұрын

    In sha Allah, all of Iraq will be completely safe and doing great asap.

  • @gary9933
    @gary99337 сағат бұрын

    It's good to see what's happening there. They got the perfect geography to be a center of trade; just need continual stability to realize it and create wealth.

  • @Jungleman707
    @Jungleman70722 күн бұрын

    Wow. I used to work in Iraq before the war. Good to know we can go back for tourism ❤

  • @mradvar1
    @mradvar1Ай бұрын

    One of the best countries in Middle East! Both Iran and Iraq have a lot of potentials if they are managed properly.

  • @crowguy4350

    @crowguy4350

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @paulmuscat2542

    @paulmuscat2542

    Ай бұрын

    @@crowguy4350 Fair point, the U.S. sanctions are hurting innocent people, but if Iran stopped attacking American citizens and boats … maybe something can change.

  • @crowguy4350

    @crowguy4350

    Ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @izanagisora

    @izanagisora

    17 күн бұрын

    @@paulmuscat2542 now it is Iran fualt 🤔😐

  • @paulmuscat2542

    @paulmuscat2542

    15 күн бұрын

    @@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).