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The Iraq War Explained (Patreon)

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2024-03-26 17:40:04
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I apologize that this video didn't come out to you sooner. I wanted it out to my patrons last Thursday, but I've had issues publishing it as YouTube kept age-restricting it. I finally censored it enough to get the age-restriction removed, but if you want to watch the less censored version I've put it in the description of the video.

I lived through the Iraq War, as most of us did. I had family and friends who fought in the Iraq War. I am obviously quite biased about it. Please keep that in mind as you watch. That said, I think I did fairly well at trying to stay as neutral as possible, although my dad did say I was a bit snarky a couple times. :) He insists we will eventually find out that there was definitive evidence of weapons of mass destruction.

Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and publish it later today. Thank you for your continued support!

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The Iraq War Explained

Mr. Beat tells the story of arguably the most controversial war in American history- the Iraq War. This video has been heavily censored. For a less censored version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVhY1lnbGqc Produced by Matt Beat. and Beat Productions, LLC. All images/video by Matt Beat, Shannon Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Kwon, Gunnar Olsen, and CreatorMix.com Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SoGyb9gQ0YHAotREmz6QqYc3ndr2QsIvyVA-9lVGldk/edit?usp=sharing Sources/further reading: To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq by Robert Draper Purchase here: https://amzn.to/43g2BLu Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks Purchase here: https://amzn.to/3TfXF4P Disarming Iraq by Hans Blix Purchase here: https://amzn.to/4caprbn The American Pageant. (16th edition). Cengage Learning. The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People (9th edition) America Through the Lens (National Geographic) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09636412.2019.1551567 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/why/said.html https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F03%2F08%2Fmovies%2Foscars-iraq-2003.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCREVuE9_c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War https://www.britannica.com/event/Iraq-War https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/perspectives-on-the-iraq-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMSNUX3n6yA https://www.npr.org/2023/02/03/1151160567/colin-powell-iraq-un-weapons-mass-destruction https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64914542 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/dec/20/iraq.foreignpolicy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/why-u-s-forces-remain-in-iraq-20-years-after-shock-and-awe https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleeast/us-casualties-of-iraq-chemical-weapons.html Creative commons credits: Aaron Keene, Ragesoss, Mstyslav Chernov, Fibonacci Blue Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjwMvJ2Zrdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI0XaUDeLaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKDkSuLZrXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnNQ6qnjRmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT2-S9z9140&t Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #ushistory #iraqwar #iraq Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Causes of The Iraq War 12:22 What Went Down in The Iraq War 26:28 The Legacy of The Iraq War

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Chums McGuffey

Thank you Mr. Beat for another great video! Like you I know many veterans of this war, some of which I went to Afghanistan with. Unfortunately a few of them were in Iraq during "the surge" and their stories are tragic. A drill sergeant of mine had someone from his squad taken off the streets, tortured, then executed. It was all broadcasted on Al Jazeera. The next day they did their patrol and found his body chopped into pieces and left on the side of a road for them to put into trash bags and carry back to the FOB. A buddy of mine, "P" for short, killed people both in Iraq and Afghanistan. He believed that he didn't deserve anything, like having a family for example. And when asked about having one he would say that he needed to adopt a kid from every country he killed one in first. I hate to quantify relationships I have with people, but if I were to bring back one person that died it'd be "P." This was all avoidable, but it's in the past. Now it's important to remember the lessons from Iraq, the middle east, and all wars to work towards avoiding the next one. So thank you again for making a video about the Iraq War. You had a hard time working around YT age restrictions and I'm grateful you went the extra mile. (Fun fact: On March 19, 2003 I was 5 years old.)

Devin Canada

The amount of trouble Youtube put you through for this video is ridiculous this was one of your better videos.

Matt Beat
>>133458562

Wow, thanks for sharing all that, especially thank you for sharing about the legacy of "P." I appreciate the support. Yes, we need to continue to learn about our mistakes during this war. It's insane that me, a stupid 21-year old kid, knew that the war was a mistake back then, but the entire Bush administration didn't. Just shows how we're all human.

Naterade

The Iraq War… What a cluster f***! A waste of resources, money and lives (both American and Iraqi) I would like to think that the war taught the US to embrace a more “should we” vs “can we” attitude on foreign policy, but only time will tell. And if history has taught us anything I wouldn’t bet on it..

Matt Beat
>>133564708

I'm optimistic that we've already mostly learned our lesson from it. That said, the endless War on Terrorism does continue.