Iraq is dying (and that is a global problem) 

WTF happened to your channel? It used to be informative and interesting. Have you caught TDS and PDS at the same time?

@@111076tom Go watch his older videos. It really didn't change that much mate. Stop being a brainrot.

@@SidMajors I've watched him for years. This channel changed a lot from about the early 2020s. Less impartial, more pandering. He's grown to know his audience, and cater to them. Also more willing to take on ever shadier sponsors.

@@SidMajors Why would I watch them again? Been watching for years. About to unsubscribe. Why does it hurt your feelings Sid?

@@ArawnOfAnnwn In what ways is he less impartial and pandering?

Have you checked out Indian water harvesting projects? Not sure if they’re applicable in Iraq (do you have monsoon rains?), but they’re having an impact in India.

I hope everything gets better for you guys there, you have suffered too much. Best wishes for Irak

God must really hate you.

Can scientists catch more rain with bigger containers in the ground? Plus stop the rain drying up with covers? Also put in more pipes into dwellings?

Use permaculture technique ​@@user-wn2dr6zc9z

Yep, good insight

china is doing the same thing to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam by making HUNDREDS of dams. There must be a solution to stop this.

Although I would expect tibet to be like bhutan. Not really develop, or industrialize. Stay simple and underdeveloped by choice. Dont you think?

Where Most ASIAN water comes from. It's not just China, it's also South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.

Not really much of a concern anyway, as there's no way tibet is going anywhere. That cause is pretty much lost, it's only idle social media activists in the west who still like to bring it up. Even India, who literally host the Dalai Lama, don't bother with it.

Sahih Muslim 2896 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Iraq would withhold its dirhams and qafiz; Syria would withhold its mudd and dinar and Egypt would withhold its irdab and dinar and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started, the flesh and blood of Abu Huraira would bear testimony to it.

bro Iraq been time bomb since 1990-2003

What with egypt

@@Afghanman25 Here is a breakdown of the hadith and its elements: Text of the Hadith "Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Iraq would withhold its dirhams and qafiz; Syria would withhold its mudd and dinar and Egypt would withhold its irdab and dinar and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started, the flesh and blood of Abu Huraira would bear testimony to it." Key Elements and Their Meanings Geographical References: Iraq: The region known for producing and trading in dirhams (a silver coin) and qafiz (a measure of volume, particularly for grains). Syria: Known for using mudd (a measure of volume for dry goods) and dinar (a gold coin). Egypt: Known for irdab (a measure for grains) and dinar (a gold coin). Withholding Resources: The hadith mentions that these regions will withhold their resources (dirhams, qafiz, mudd, dinar, and irdab) from others. This suggests a future scenario where trade or exchange of goods and wealth from these regions would be stopped or disrupted. Recoil to Original Position: The phrase "you would recoil to that position from where you started" repeated three times implies that the Muslim community would return to an earlier state or condition. This could mean a return to a simpler way of life, to a state of isolation, or to the original state of the Muslim community before its expansion. Testimony of Abu Huraira's Flesh and Blood: Abu Huraira asserts that he will be a witness to this prophecy with his own flesh and blood, indicating his strong belief and certainty in the truth of the Prophet’s words. Interpretation Scholars have interpreted this hadith in several ways, often in the context of historical and future events: Economic and Political Isolation: One common interpretation is that there will come a time when the regions of Iraq, Syria, and Egypt will face turmoil, leading to economic sanctions, blockades, or internal strife that results in them ceasing their trade with others. Return to Origin: The repetition of the phrase about recoiling to the original position signifies a cyclical nature of history where the Muslim community might face similar conditions as in the early days of Islam. This could reflect a period of trials, loss of resources, and a need to rebuild. Historical Context: Some historical events, such as invasions, economic crises, or political instability in these regions, have been viewed as fulfillments of this prophecy. However, it is also seen as an indication of future events yet to unfold. Relevance The hadith serves as a reminder of the trials and cyclical nature of history that the Muslim community may face. It emphasizes reliance on faith and perseverance, drawing parallels to the resilience and faith of the early Muslim community. This prophetic insight encourages Muslims to be prepared for hardships and to maintain their faith and unity in the face of adversity. Explanation: ChatGPT

@@stepbruv8780 THE BOMB EXPLODED IT MIGHT EXPLODE AGAIN

It's already started

No, the rich will hoard it and let the rest of the population weaken.

In Midlde East? Yes.

@@jamesfarrell8339 In the U.S. too. Several states, and Mexico, are fighting over rights to the water in the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers.

@@AmateurHistorian999 Great point But they have been fighting about this for a long time A lot closer to home

And what's the main source of the decline, I wonder?

Since the beginning of the Iran-Irak war

@@Emanon... destruction of infrastructures and demigraphic gap during Iran/Irak war, bad diplomatic and communautaristic choices of Hussein, american wars, destruction of the Baas elite, "reconstruction" without any knowledge of the ground, sectarianism, absence of a replacing state, cynical influence from Iran, and finally ISIS and water crisis

@@Emanon...since the end of British occupation Same can be said with many other nations

Since the Mongols sacked Baghdad, lol. Iraq has been a flashpoint since ancient days. The Romans and Persians spent hundreds of years fighting over it. The area has had some high points but has never been stable.

Iran Shia regime destroyed everything around it

Shiites ruin everything they govern. Southern Iran has excellent water resources historically however this water has been diverted via dams to the Persian central regions. Shiism is the problem.

Praying that your situation can improve you amazing perosn!! Thank you for sharing about your personal experiences and helping to shed even more light about the consequences of what's happening in Iraq

Good luck to you and your family...

There are 54 muslim States, 1,8 Billion Muslims live in them. Guess, in HOW many of them: there is: Democracy, freedom of Speech, Sexuality, Press? Woman rights, a good Economy, Science, and no War, Torture, Dictatorship, Inflation xxxl, Corruption xxxl? EXACTLY! ZERO! What does this tell us, about this Religion?

Against the Grain, A deep History Of The Earliest States by James C. Scott

It was mostly tied to high sallination and drought which led to famine, an increase in the pasoralist amorrite population, political unrest, break down of irrigation systems, more famines, deurbanization. Similar events happened at the end of the bronze age, after the greek takeover, after the collapse of the Abbassid empire and after the mongol invasion. It is estimated between 2 and 10 million people lived in Iraq in the XIIth century, in the XVIth century this number had shrunk to below 500 000. Fertile valleys are a blessing but they are sadly complex systems that can collapse quite hard, comparatively Italy's population only dropped by around 50% after the collapse of the roman empire.

Yes it did and within a few hundred years the region recovered. History always repeats this has happened before many times and it will happen again until we learn. Sadly those in power those in control never seem to learn.

You are right it has nothing to do with climate change it has happened before and will happen again it’s part of earth circle but it doesn’t help how Turkey behaves it playes a big part in the water that’s goes down

Yes now we're on the brink of WW 3 peoples forget how destructive were WW 1 and WW 2

As long as it's not the US.

@@PrimericanIdol and China...

LOL, by everyone you mean no-one?

nobody is trying to help lol

I really do hope you're right.

As Shirvan mentioned in the video, one of the problem is not Water Management by the Governments, but Climate Change. Those Governments are most likely unable to do anything significant on that. Unless there’s massive redistribution of wealth from developed countries to support developing countries such as Iraq and Turkey. One can’t expect a democratic nation if its population under constant crisis.

Men who spend their time playing outside with their friends and their children instead of staring at shiny screens and newspapers all day are the most happy.

@@marcusdaniel6406 When you have so many childeren dont expect us to "distribute" our wealth to yours. fix your own things we dont have enough in our countries stop expecting us to help you fix your issues

@@RK-cj4oc Yeah they really expecting the west whose populations have not even doubled, to pay the tab for people who octotupled or tenfolded their population despite resource scarcity. Like bruh ... that's punishing the people who conserved their resources and rewarding those who were negligent with them. It's no different than taking wealth away from those who saved and got rich and give it to those who spent it all and are thus poor.

The people how live there today (Arabs) have nothing to do with the ancient civilizations.

Its takes massive change, unity and strong honest leaders.

Welll - egypt used to be green

@@tapsavteline4568 Maybe 20.000 years ago, Egypt was not green even in antiquity... they could do agriculture only on a small sliver of land along the Nile. Which obviously was incredibly fertile but nobody would call Egypt green. On the other hand Mesopotamia was...

Cradle of civilization there was destroyed by arab invasion.

We love children ❤❤❤in dream 🤣🤣🤣

​@@mommsopopo3293you love them so you bring them into poverty and hardship? Great logic !

tell that to conservatives who want to push single low income unstable moms to have kids without even advocating for any sort of welfare or healthcare for these kids while also denying global warming that at this point is utterly undeniable while blaming all issues rising from this on their opposition without accepting a leak of responsibility on any of it(both these issues are the biggest cause of what you see in this video)

@@Mabjaso why you don’t bring them to your life if your life beautiful ?

No it's on the brink of collapse because of US. US still steals oil from Syria and Iraq

They had more ink than blood? Something is wrong. They were after the Khalif who refused to help their adversary, Menguberdi, who died and his army joined the Mongols they were fighting before. Menguberdi and his father had some controversy with the Khalif, he desperately needed money to fight the Mongols. Khalif refused. Turks and Mongols unified after Menguberdi. Menguberdi means 'Gifted by God to me'. He was the brightest and youngest son. After he defeated the Mongols once, Cheghiz himself came after him, he lost everybody in the battle, but he escaped with 4 of his leutenants. Jallalleddin Kharezmshah.

bloody moment and sad but al Musta'sim was an idiot as the Last caliph.

Baghdad did recover under ottoman government

@@widodoakrom3938 Nonsense. The population of Baghdad didn't even return to its pre-seige level until the 20th century. Before the Mongols Baghdad was arguably the most important capital on earth, as the epicentre of the Islamic golden age. Baghdad has been nothing more than a regional backwater at best since it was sacked.

Mongol just took revenge for Tibetan Buddhist

Are you in Iraq at the moment? 48 degrees is like a oven omg

@@tobia5267 yea currently in Iraq. will reach 52+ in the upcoming month

@@jackraider9113how do you manage it?

@@XYZ-xx4fn staying indoors for the most part of the day. Electricity grid goes down every summer so we get like 2 hours on / 4 hours off for couple of months. But we have emergency generators so that’s that. Working is the worst part of it, I’m an engineer and I get to work around 5 am trying to finish before 11 am or so. Hangout and shopping is strictly either before 9 am or after sunset.

@@jackraider9113 is it true that the temperature is steadily increasing every decade in your country ? some say that by 2060 temp in summer will reach 70c during daytime ?

Why can't people just stop reproducing out of control

Stop the climate nonsense. You fool

And where would those people go, when the situation becomes worse? Be prepared for another wave of "refugees"

Lol, thought you were wrong here first. I pride myself knowing the population of many countries to a certain accuracy and had the figure in my head of around 30 million. But that was around sadams time etc. 45million is insane.

Alas, the beginning of the resource wars. Watch corporations say that the situation is 'complicated'.

I agree. In my state (Pennsylvania) we have riparian laws that prevent exactly that from happening. They make it illegal to stop the flow or degrade the quality of streams & rivers. It always made a ton of sense to me. Something similar globally enforced would be great

@@Anatoliys_Adventure you must not have noticed how difficult it is to globally enforce anything

@@Anatoliys_Adventure You're talking about laws between states in one country vs "international" ""laws"" between two different countries.

Well iraq has oil to drink😂😂😂😂

It's a similar situation for Egypt and Sudan with Ethiopia's Renaissance dam. At least for Iraq, Turkey recognises the problem and wants to help even though they're limited to a degree as they have to take care of their own people as well. With climate change increasing water scarcity, this is bound to happen to other countries as well which will really leave some countries at the mercy of others. Water will become an effective tool for black mail and warfare. I'm glad to be living in Europe, where we have legislation and good neighbourly contacts to prevent crises like these.

yes but the video in the end is positive with technology iraq can get enough drinking water . now the only problem iraq has is Turkey cutting off the water thats used for farming and that may lead to unimportant and the end of iraqi framing . the iraqi government needs to go to the UN and complain about Turkey cutting off its water .

@@samankucher5117 I wish that our government would watch this video since the problem is solvable. The problem is corruption.

As it should. If nothing is done and the population keeps growing, it will soon be a wasteland.

Stop having that many kids!

@@WhatAboutYou123 The problem is that I'm only a citizen and I have no contact with the government nor do I have any influence.

some will most wont and i don't think iraq and its population will continue growing like this all the way to 2050 population increase is related to education and the average age of the population i believe iraq is working on its education now after the last war .

What if nobody is willing to take them?

⁠@@samankucher5117education? lol no! population increase or decrease is related to living standards and culture.

​@@muslimresponse103 education and work, especially for young women, is one of the best predictors for lower total fertility rate. If women are studying and working while they're young, they have much less time to raise more kids.

Europe is turning more right wing as time goes by as for Turkey they can’t handle anymore people once Erdogan leaves as for Iran safest bet but it’s not doing well nowadays if the regime remains Iraq needs a Strongman and civil institutions Right now it’s almost a failed state

Except none of those is actually related to the current crisis, beyond the government not having as much federal control. The US didn't directly cause rain totals to hit 50 year lows in turkey. The US didn't build all of the turkish dams. The US didn't force iraqi farmers to irrigate with open channels for the last 200 years. The US didn't cause the salt water intrusion in the river deltas. Don't get me wrong - US foreign wars have been mostly bad, but blaming EVERYTHING on them is just the sign of a weak and lazy mind.

@@jiiaga5017 removing a strong government and putting a puppet is a significant factor

@@WhatAboutYou123 The same "Strong Government" which built the Mosul dam against *ALL* advice, which could fail at any time killing a million people, and only hasn't failed to this point because of the historically low water levels? That government? Not saying the US improved things, but there was some addition-by-subtraction there as well.

Do you feel it in any way?

Blame the Jesuits

Would you be willing to normalize relations with Israel if it means you could get their revolutionary irrigation system?

Given Iran's increased influence in Iraq, I doubt they would "normalize" relations with Israel. It would help if Israel gave Palestinians their land on the 1967 borders which is what Saudi Arabia is currently demanding. Only time will tell

@@Struggler116 - What's so revolutionary about depriving Palestinians of water?

I believe so too but the video mad me doubt our future

Your casual observation trumps tens of hydrologic studies?

​@@jameskamotho7513 Exactly! Should we trust his emotions and personal feelings over hard facts? 🤔

@@jameskamotho7513 the government is implementing a multi pronged plan to address water and support agriculture, one them is banning the cultivation of rice, plus enforcing drip irrigation using ground waters on farmers and plans for 36 small dams to support agriculture

@@hussainrt3242 I've seen Iraq's "planning." Mosul dam, anyone? If I hear that Baghdad has a plan, I hear "we are all going to die."

في العراق كل شخص يمتلك ١٥ طفل😂

​Animals @@doctorsurgeon4664

@@doctorsurgeon4664 very bad and stupid

Thats kurdistan not iraq you jash

@@yadmuhamad3746 😂😂😂😂 There is no way you people are real

thats why they build the dams tho since the region floods almost every time the winter snow melts in the mountains

Not much u can do Turkey is starving the rivers with dams

تێنەگەشتویت لە ڤیدیۆکە، باسی ڤیدیۆکەی لە خەمی کوردا نییە بەڵکو لە خەمی عەرەبایە ، داوا دەکات حکومەتی عێراق فشار لە حکومەتی هەرێم بکات تا بەنداو دروست نەکات ، چونکە دروستکردنی بەنداو لە زەرەری عەرەب و قازانجی کوردایە، بەڵام بە مەرجێک پارتی و یەکێتی ڕێ بە عەرەب نەدەن کۆچ بۆ کوردستان بکەن

What he doesn't know is the massive real estate and infrastructure development in Iraq. In 20 years it will be a prosperous country.

@@Pmoolihopefully

​@@PmooliLol. Real estate is not a productive sector. What will those people eat? Your path is another version of Egypt, in my view, if you don't break up...

@@jameskamotho7513 its using oil revenues to fund the developments not debt. Just like UAE. Iraq has a brighter future than any Arab country

@@Pmooli "Iraq has a brighter future than any Arab country" the whole region is 100 years behind the rest of the world. When developed countries turn their backs on immigration it's largely because of the mass of people fleeing this region is largely incompatible with civilised societies.

They have oil , exchange with water .

@@talatguneyli13 oil is owned by people who only drink bottled fiji water. what use do they have for making everyone elses life better?

​@@talatguneyli13yes that's what happend

By 2030 low energy desalination will be industrial scale and economical

Less people.

Iraq is a great nation? When? Under Saddam Hussein? The ancient Babylonians have little to do with the current Arab Muslim population of Iraq, definitely not in culture. And the Babylonians ceased to exist more than two millennia ago.

yea...he doesnt talk bad about the americans that even now steal oil from iraq

Great nation? Where?

@@castorchua He probably meant the Babylonians

Great nation until Islam

What will it be then?

Then I suppose your German ass will have to deal with the consequences of that being the case.

😞💔

Do you think that Kurdistan will break the country up?

Iraq will last longer than your weak European country, which will be overtaken by immigrants in 50 years time.

Is it really doom peddling if it accurately reflects the situation on the ground? Where in here was he being unfair and biased towards doom? Do you disagree with his analysis of the current state of Iraq or are you just lamenting the fact that there are legitimate reasons for "doom" in this video?

its not doom peddling, everything shirvan said is factual and a serious problem. We should prepare for things to get ugly.

I agree, we as a species is able to adapt to whatever situation nature throws at us, that's why we've inhabited every corner of earth except Antarctica. Even if Iraq becomes dry, people living there will adapt accordingly, including migration. However doom pedlling provides good content. Bad press sells. 😂

Neither Iran nor Turkey will welcome a demographical apocalypse with open arms. If needed, no one will cross the border from Iraq.

They can just militarize the border, they won't let themselves get destroyed.

Projections of population growth. There is no way those remain accurate if the rivers dry up. He just spent 20min laying out how the water won't support the current population, which greatly call into question the validity of those charts under current circumstances.

Turkey and Iran may not accept them as we can already see with Turkish attitudes hardening towards Syrian refugees and Iran expelling Afghan refugees. The GCC countries to their south are even stricter on immigration. That will make them go to Europe.

Thay should pass water crisis "a live" fir that to happen

There is no law and order in the country. No one would care to follow that policy.

Like every other Middle Eastern country. The divide between rich and poor is the largest of any area on earth.

Biggest gap between rich and poor on the planet. There’re lots of very rich Iraqis in Baghdad.

Thats what happens when you let others take your stuff.

Like russia

My entire life listening to the trope of "so many resources but so poor", again and again. Economic development depends on your ability to add value. To take resources as an input and transform them into something else, much more complex, that somebody somewhere values a lot. That's why Japan is an economic powerhouse while Irak is not. In industrial and post-industrial economies it is nice to have access to your own raw materials and energy sources, sure, but it does not guarantee by and for itself economic development, nor their absence negates it or makes it unattainable at all. The most important resource of a country is its population. What you need is a high-IQ, high-trust, cultured and stable (not fragmented) society with strong work ethics. If you have all the above still many things can go wrong but, without them, you can pretty much forget about any kind of shared economic development. Much to the contrary, your abundance of resources becomes a damnation, almost condemning your society to develop into some extractive economy controlled by the few.

Simple, because the vast majority of people breed without regard for available resources.

Iraqis will continue to make babies no matter the circumstances

In the video it is explained that water crisis is a relatively recent problem . In the past the problem was the opposite: Tigris and Euphrates were prone to flooding

@@Daughterofminerva that isn’t the opposite, that is still a water problem :p

Demographic predictions don't account for political or environmental conditions, they are simply algorithmic extrapolations of current data trends with a few parameters. Obviously, Iraq will not have 85 million people if there's no water, but that's what demographic models predict anyways.

Or brains to innovate and hands to produce..?

Do they even have ready access to birth control?

@@livwake the more poor a society is, the more children they have. This is universal.

@@faza553 sinse islam took over - they didn't invent SHIT!!!

​@Phantom-un2ox Its disgustingly out of control here, the government can't exactly force a birth control policy because of Islamist radicals.

Amazing isn't it.

They blame it on not praying correctly and other religious mockery

@@archer_wsk1408 lol

Not running dry when the water is just being held up by people upstream

You do realize before American invaded which I do not agree with. Their infrastructure was built by America.

Which there probaly wont be, due to corruption

They don’t have oceans to do desalination with..

@@nygeriunprenceIraq has a small strip in the Persian gulf, it is possible to transport the water further inland to desalination plants. Expensive, and the technology comes from Israel.

@@nygeriunprence Ok i guess you are right that the Persian Gulf is not an ocean but there is still plenty of water and it is contiguous with the Indian Ocean. Maybe it would be better to desalinate the brackish water in the river before it gets to the Persian Gulf...less salt so less energy to turn into fresh water.

@@ganjafi59 oh I see

There are 54 muslim States, 1,8 Billion Muslims live in them. Guess, in HOW many of them: there is: Democracy, freedom of Speech, Sexuality, Press? Woman rights, a good Economy, Science, and no War, Torture, Dictatorship, Inflation xxxl, Corruption xxxl? EXACTLY! ZERO! What does this tell us, about this Religion?

Or just let more water enter to Iraq lol what kind of people are you causing people to starve then gets mad when they ask you for food. The world is full of sick minded people that’s the problem.

Your government should team up with Kurdistan region government. But they will never do and will pay for that both of governments

@@robberhans9307 Barzani is Turkey’s bitch for many years. He&Talabani posses Turkish diplomatic passports. I am ok with diplomacy but first we need a proper wall like Chinese one.

@@robberhans9307team up to do what?

he abisi öyle mi olmuş

There are 54 muslim States, 1,8 Billion Muslims live in them. Guess, in HOW many of them: there is: Democracy, freedom of Speech, Sexuality, Press? Woman rights, a good Economy, Science, and no War, Torture, Dictatorship, Inflation xxxl, Corruption xxxl? EXACTLY! ZERO! What does this tell us, about this Religion?

well he already made that video.

the poorer our country gets, the more space there is for extremism, this is anecdotal but look poor undeveloped countries in africa, many have these problems, and it's only for a matter of time before it happens in our own country and without a doubt, neighbouring countries are gonna have to do something about it as they dont want refugees but we'll see where technologi takes us in the next decades as it'll change alot.

try having 94 million in that climate

*How

@@e33d90 well, they didn't just spawned out of nowhere in that area. Iraq is like one of the oldest know civilization. They probably had enough time to get used to the environment, no?

@@Abir-cb4ii times change

​@@e33d90Cry...

True but worry about Africa instead on average they have a fertility of over 5 and six they are plagued with tribalism like iraq and will have 2.5 billon by 2050 and anywhere between 3.5 to 4.5 by 2100 but oh wait you love chocolate people so mush that you have no problem dealing with there shit but when it comes to other groups of people most notably people from the middle east and the Indian subcontinent you tend to focus on our shit as if we are the only source to the world problems think about that will you

The new generation doesn't like this

thats an american lie, most believe that our survival is tied into upholding a country that has existed for thousands of years, even a lot of kurds are realizing they have always historically be an important part of the nation, its developing into a situation similar to the united states or russia where different people come to know that the sum of their differences makes a nation.

@@hussainrt3242 Not true at all. Most Kurdish regions were separate from the Arab populations during the Ottoman Empire. Just look at the administrative divisions versus Iraq today. The modern borders were arbitrarily drawn by the British and French Empires. Why do people in the middle east need to live in fake countries created by their former occupiers?

Yeah cause breaking up countries on sectarian lines always upholds peace and prosperity and never sparks conflict...

Keep your western divide and conquer opinions away from us , we had enough of westerners and foreigners imposing their BS views on our country

they don't give a ________________

A new dam in Kurdistan will be beneficial for all of Iraq because its the perfect area for building dams and during the last rainfall the existing dams there were overflowing with water so we need new reservoirs to use in the dry summer. Also it’s not like Kurdistan is a separate country the money for building the dam will be from Federal Iraq.

It will only hurt them if iraqis get frustrated.

@@titi-nini kurdistan is basicly a seprate country and the dams are funded by KRG NOT iraq and we could close off the dams if we want its under our control

It's not our problem. Majority of Iraqi people are unducated. they just keep breeding and increasing like a rabbit. we and Iraqi government and UN tried to warn them for 8 years straight but they kept laughing. now they will pay for not listening.

That is what happens to those who worship false idols such as Iraq

​@@Oleca-ej7qowhat about what happened to the Kingdom of Antioch, Eddessa and other Christian countries which have fallen?

​@@Oleca-ej7qogod doesn't exist shut up

100% agree

@@Oleca-ej7qowhat are yapping about 💀

third of iraq is desert. the other two thirds are green lands .. it’s called the fertile crescent for a reason

@@rydextv oh then why did the king build the hanging gardens for Queen Amytis to remind her of her green homeland? Because Iraq is a fucking desert. It might have 2 muddy rivers going through it, but it’s still in the middle of a fucking desert

I don't see Finland, Norway, Switzerland have this problem? Why? Because they're civilized nations

@@Zen2k4r-not for long😊

It was dead way before that After Saddam had invaded Iran and Kuwait , the nation got into a 60 billion dollar debt with its neighbors

Iraq is dead because of it's nomadic people

Couldn't have said it better. The extreme corruption the iraqi government has also drained the countrys wealth.

@@Yasser_Kratos don't all blame it on government the people is mainly to blame

@@Zen2k4r-Iraq Has No Government...

learn to type proper English first. who cares about some silly book and the fantasy stories it tells. the bible says some random guy was swallowed by a whale and lived in its belly and moses spoke to god through a bush... you believe that shit too?

Great comment!

Will you continue to have more kids ?

​@@Bohjamfanyone with a brain who sees this country has no future will not bring children into this hell country. But no they never think, they're selfish

@@Bohjamf yes

@@hussainrt3242 how unfortunate, These kids will live in extreme poverty and hardship. They will end up as Beggars on the streets.

thanks for this super easy solution I am calling the Iraqi president on skype now to tell him this

What do you mean population thing ?

@@e33d90You’d be surprised as to how complacent Arab leaders are. Sometimes, problems, such as these, really do have pretty straightforward solutions. It’s just that Arab governments don’t give a crap about their countries, and their sovereignty just as long as they’re in power

@@e33d90 No, he's right. It's that simple on paper, but irl of course it will be harder when your nation is undivided and basically run by militias not loyal to iraq

@@Zen2k4r- i never said he was wrong, its just simplistic and stupid to suggest that a country like Iraq can just do that. We can solve all the world problems like this lol

The same religion which destroy iraq

End time crazies are always a pitiable sight

Yes Akhi It’s near and Iraq is still in poverty compared to Saddam era

The religion that cause Iraq to get destroyed

@@CeoLogJM Nope, the correct Islamic prophecies prove that: 1) A man received revelation from Allah through angel Gabriel 1400 years ago. 2) The Islamic prophecies are unique to anything found in the Jewish and Christian sources. 3) Also, this specific prophecy is warning the people from engaging in the conflict over the treasure that will uncover itself after the river dries up.

Unfortunately also true for parts of Africa and Central/South America. Refugee crises like no other, coming up

@@blink182bfsftw South America will be fine of all places in the world. South America has the healthiest population for its resources Of course tere are some major urban areas but generally the continent would be able to sustain its own population as it currently is.

@@RK-cj4oc you're kidding right, it already has massive migrations into the US. Climate change is going to make it 10x worse

Problem of 70% of the world - Only the northern latitudes with cooler climates are safe - Russia, Northern europe, Canada etc

No Such Thing As "middle east"...

Imperialists: we don’t have oil Imperialists: let’s have 8 puppet states

The US invaded twice, both times totally wiping out civilian infrastructure. In between the invasions, they imposed a decade long sanctions regime that severely lowered the quality of life and killed hundreds of thousands of children. The US didn't give a shit about Saddam's human rights abuses because they knew about them as they were happening and the US supported it and played cover for them. Once Saddam outlived his usefulness to the US, they brought the genocidal hammer down.

At least Turkey wouldn't have suffocated the flow of water if he was still in power. If the downstream country's state is almost non-existent, i.e. occupied with a civil war then foreign influence then a terrorist organization invading its territory, then the upstream country can just ignore downstream countries.

You guys voted for the war and the prez at the time anyway, have only yourselves to blame

I honestly doubt it

Saddam would have likely been overthrown in 2011 during the Arab Spring. Unlike Assad, Saddam couldn't count on outside help. Would very likely have shared the same fate as Gaddafi.

Unlike Nigeria,i doubt

Worry about Africa

​@@Basilreda Yeah, come and feed us. We are hungry in Africa 🤡.

​@@BasilredaYeah, come and feed us, we are hungry in Africa 🤡.