The Iraq War Explained
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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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