I want to add my two cents to the last line of the show's anchor ( "The United States has a responsibility to contribute to stability and security of the world" ) - no country has any role to play a thousand miles away unless there's a vicious ambition.
That's so naive. There's no police station in your neighbourhood. But you still expect them to come from afar to safe you when you're in a bad situation. Well, the world is like a neighborhood. And USA is the police station that's not in your neighbourhood. But you still want it there when some bad actor is threatening your country.
@@abdullahsiraj3217the money AIPAC contributes to US politics is nothing compared to the money the US makes via arms deals with countries like Saudi Arabia (hundreds of billions of $). It’s simplistic to think that US involvement in the Middle East is just oil and Israel, influence is far more important for them, and that’s gained by strategic alliances, which includes, but isn’t dependent on Israel.
@@skmediaGP The Arab countries don't have a democracy, because of the US's influence? They don't have democracy because historically and culturally they have never had one. At least, not a working democracy. This is why, though Laurence of Arabia established the Arab Council, so they could use their head-start against the British, the Arab Council collapsed. It is also why, while we were all hopeful during the Arab Spring, and several heads of state were deposed, nothing really changed. The only working democracy in the area is Israel. Also, keep in mind the US is just the first world superpower, not the only one. Iran and Syria are aligned with Russia, Saudi Arabia is now building better relationships with China. If the US were to cease exerting influence in the region, who do you imagine would fill the vacuum?
@@Anil18834 arabs had their own rules which worked with them, US overthrew democracies across the globe by supporting coups. Israel is a parasite in the middle east.
@@Anil18834 lol, so you believe all the propoganda . the democratically elected govt of egypt was overthrown by CIA in 2012 and they placed puppet army generals , same in pakistan
@@Anil18834 yea that democracy that killed one million iraqi and destroyed entire country for nothing that blindly support the extremist israeli the occupation actually the us give the idea of 2 state solution because the UK tell them to share one state under the UN control and equal rights but america didnt like that libya destroyed by them syria destroyed by them so we don't need american democracy bs the only american matter in ME is oil and selling weapons by creating wars (and about israeli democracy it's applied only on israelis but when it's about palestinians they turn to north korea)
Sadly history shows that tyrannical regimes withilitary superiority will find a way to oppress even those that hold no resource wealth...there is always SOMETHING they will want to take.😕
They don't mention it, because one doesn't need to state the obvious. Besides, this isn't a deep dive into the countries the US supports, it's a piece about why the US has a relationship with them, which is far more than oil.
Let's begin with the fact that every country that isn't petroleum self sufficient has a diplomatic relationship with OPEC countries and its affiliates. OPEC countries are also extremely powerful. For example Saudi Arabia and the UAE rank in the top 10 most powerful countries in the world. That means they're more powerful than the rest of the 185 other countries... and power, always comes at the expense of the less powerful. The US, like every other country, use their resources (I should say ours, I'm American) that means military, diplomatic, intelligence, influence, etc., to further their own interests. They do this to increase their wealth, for their national security, and so their citizenry live more comfortably. For example: India chose to continue to buy oil at a discount from Putin , even if he was attacking Ukraine and we all saw the war crimes he's committing in his play to take over a sovereign nation. He did this for his vanity, but also for the benefit of Russia I might add. India chose to do this, because oil at a discount helps all of its citizenry, even if, that purchase gives Russia money to pay for its war. The US doesn't set out to support autocratic governments (even if its own republican party has been hijacked by autocrats). The US has diplomatic relationships with SOME of the OPEC countries. It does this because it furthers its own interests. It does this despite the fact that autocracy is the only thing that works in the Middle East. It's in their heritage, it's in their culture. It's why the Arab Council created by Lawrence of Arabia to assert the independence of the Middle East failed. It's why while we were all hopeful during the Arab Spring, and some heads of state were thrown out, nothing really changed. The only working democracy in the Middle East is Israel. Which for example, currently has Netanyahu in power, with an ultra-right government that only has a 32% approval rate. But its citizens are doing what every mature democracy does: Wait until there are elections, instead of overthrowing the government. Bottom line is: The US doesn't "SUPPORT autocratic governments in the Middle East " it trades with some of them and maintains a diplomatic relationship with them. There's a difference as to countries the US supports. Examples: -The EU is supported by the US through NATO. -The UK is supported through "The Special Relationship ". -Israel is supported no longer through money, because Israel has become wealthy in its own right, but with weapons. -Colombia is supported through "The war on Drugs". Etc , etc...
Autocraticc Governmentts,the monarchies are easy to deal with. You just need to get the approval of one man in charge,unlike a democracy where the people influence the foreign policy and big decisions. Imagine if there are democracies across the middle Easst, all those countries will go to war with isreall since most of the populations of those countries hate the Zionisst state.
@@saeiddavatolhagh9627 Wake up. Whoever is in possession of the land, gets to say what they want to do with it. So, I'll use the example of Palestine, since it seems that's what you're talking about: Palestine was under British control when the Brits decided to create the state of Israel. Before the British Empire, for centuries, it was under the Ottoman Empire. Before the Ottoman Empire, it was under the Islamic Caliphate. Please note the Islamic Caliphate didn't just have the territory of Palestine handed to them. They took it by force, as has everyone before them AND after them. This created one of many Diasporas of the Jews, as the Caliphate forced everyone to convert to Islam, including Palestinians, under pain of death. Before the Caliphate took over, it was under the control of the Byzantine Empire. Before the Byzantine Empire, it was under the control of the Roman Empire. Before the Roman Empire, it was under the control of the Greek Empire. Before then, it was in the hands of the Persian Empire. Before then, it was under the Babylonians. Before then, it was under the Assyrian Empire. Bottom line is: A. Palestine has never been independent. B. Independent countries fight for and WIN their independence. C. The Jews were already there before the Palestinians arrived. The word Palestinian derives from Philistines, which meant Foreigner. These "foreigners" were given that name by the Jews, who were already there.
@@Anil18834 & yet the Israelis feel obliged to ethnically cleanse the local population from the land that they have been living on for generations. The region was populated before the Jews arrived & well before the land was named Palestine. Only the Jews were driven out by the Romans & not all Semites are/were Jewish. Apply your 'logic' to the US & you'd be encouraging the Native Americans to rise up to reclaim their land. It's interesting that through B. you are advising Palestinians to fight for their independence rather than to negotiate.
@@Anil18834 Dumb dumb the Brits ain't superior race . It wasn't their land to give away . The Palestinian people living in that land for thousands of years . Just like India and Pakistan used to be colonized by the Brits but doesn't mean brist have the right to give away the lands to European colonizers.
@@Anil18834 two words: nonsense arguments. Let us then also say this about Ukraine. According to your view it should be given to Russia. I see you are delusional as hell. Apart from that, the modern world seeks peace, i.e. no further wars & territory claims. Otherwise we could have also let Taiwan to be invaded by China, right?
@simratsingh1416 that last sentence about the us having a responsibility to protect peace, because did they bring peace or democracy Afghanistan, Iraq, their coup in Iran and their unconditional support of Israel is just an example of how they actually did quite the opposite
And to claim that they want to spread democracy while supporting authoritarian regimes such as Saudi arabia egypt and the netenyahu government is ridiculous
It is the victor who writes the history books, Im sure if you taught the rape of Germany or the atom bomb in WW2, if the allies hadnt won, these 2 would have possibly been the biggest war crimes. I know there was a ton of other stuff like how the Germans and the Russians treated eachothers prisoners etc. but as for scale.
@@aryanali6527 I hope you are aware that "you" in your statement means a lot of people: - The IDF, has bombed Gaza under Netanyahu's orders. - The US has an agreement to support Israel, so it's providing weapons. - Israel also receives support from the UK and France. - Hamas members killed babies in its attack on Israel. - Hamas has also killed 14 to 16 year olds by enrollment as suicide bombers. FYI: They also steal from the people they're supposed to protect, through misappropriation of all the foreign aid Gaza receives. - Qatar and Iran supply money, arms and safe haven for Hamas. - Iran also supports Hezbollah to send unguided rockets into Northern Israel that can kill anyone. As if that wasn't enough, Yemen has been destroyed over decades of war, where the Houthies, sponsored by Iran, enlist child soldiers as young as 9, to fight. While Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support the opposition. All of it is for CONTOL of oil, not for oil. Control of oil is what gives them power and money.
@@Anil18834you missed the point. What does power mean? Military strength for military strength’s sake? No it’s ECONOMIC POWER. ECONOMIC DOMINATION. In the Middle East that comes from OIL
Oil and Power. Israël also has a very strong lobby influencing American politics. Mostly legal but the legality was specifically created to allow for all this.
@@rubenneto6198 I'm venturing that Iraq was created artificially from three separate peoples who would not get along. Another instance is India, forgive my limited knowledge but inviting discussion, the British gave one people's land to another and did likewise with that other people. Each wanted to keep what they had and also keep what they were given. The highest form of citizenship and tranquility is being a member of a race, a religion, a tribe, a family; all other qualifications are tenuous.
They never lost the Iraq war, and arguably even the Afghan war, they only pulled out of Afghanistan because what got them there was no longer a threat.
@@ThereItIsBuddy You are 100% wrong. They thought they will make bases like Japan and south Korea so they can surround the China and Russia. But Afghans/Viernames relentlessness had gorilla war for 2 decades. You are also right they did not loose it but even though they are printing paper money, yet they were loosing alot of paper money, if you keep printing that paper and spend on wars, then the risk is that paper money may loose its popularity quickly. So they lost because of paper money.
You forgot to mention the most important reason why the 2003 war was indeed a very significant development - it removed Iran's historic counterbalance enemy, allowing the fascist religious regime in Tehran to spread havoc all across the Middle East. Including Iraq itself...
The reporter said both: 1) The US placed it self as police force for the world. 2) the US has a responsibility to contribute to stability and security in the world.
I am Bangladeshi student, at present time, Bangladeshi situation is very bad our illegal prime Minister hasina torture by police,arny, navy, air force board guard now we need international support . The actual number of death 900 Plus injured and missing are uncountable . Still the killing mission is going on the live of student is at stake . Please support us.
The US has meddled in the Middle East for a long time. It has prevented its democratic conversion, and the region has been inflamed since the beginning of the 20th century until now. They have supported Gulf monarchies and certain dictators and assisted in numerous coups. Indeed, they did not start this action at the beginning of the century; it was Britain and France who began it with the Treaty of Lausanne in 1912 and the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916. Afterwards, the GP came as heirs to the colonial empires that had become exhausted by their continuous wars. The US's active intervention in the Middle East began effectively after the 1950s and 1960s, since the establishment of Israel. The region moves from one problem and conflict to another, and the situation will never calm down.
People saying its all for oil don't really know much. America produces and sells its own oil. In reality its interest in mid East is for Israel, which dominates its foreign policy and military involvement.
te irony of explaining the whole video how the us repeatedly destabelized and messed up the whole region and then ending with; The united stated has a responibility to contribute to stability and security of the world ...
The lady calls the Iraq invasion " most significant." what does she mean. Is it praise or condemnation'? because US has not done any good job but harm.
Oil and Power, power is the most important reason. Next to that US is not totally independent. The government is strongly influenced by lobby groups donating money. Israël has a very strong lobby influencing American politics. Mostly legal but the legality was specifically created to allow for all that. Professor John Mearsheimer is an expert on power politics.
Full video on US actions that destabilised the middle-east. Conclusion: the US has an obligation to continue to provide 'stabiltiy'. Perfect sense, thanks bbc.
The video ignores that the US was actually literally following the steps of the British empire in the region , once destructive and self-delusional policy and if they were smarter they would know why the UK ended up isolated and untrustworthy ! Being untrustworthy is a fatal mistake in international relations and in a multipolar world , the fall will be disastrous .
@@SametFiliz-b1t that's what the British said some decades ago , look at how pathetic they are tody . They are even enslaved by the US because they know by heart how miserable and weak they are without protection from US.
@@SametFiliz-b1t yes but they will backstab you the momemnt they get a chance...and whilst it won't be soon, history tells us that no empire ever lasts forever
‘I think it’s simplistic to reduce the United States alliances with countries in the gulf to just money… these alliances are about strategic power’ well done for explaining it is infact about money.
@@hugovelasco3186 No I mean Palestine, which is illegally and belligerently occupied as per international law. This has been explained in some detail at the International Court of Justice - The highest court in the world. I recommend you watch the submissions and judgement for a better understanding.
@@Badgerbeardforget your international laws and icj rulings. palestinans in west bank are living on Israeli land of Judea and Samaria that predate UNO, international laws and icj. Arabs and palestinans don't have historical or acenstral roots in west bank they are sojourners there. that's is it. the war will continue until true owners of the land possess it
A frustrated senior Soviet diplomat declared in the 1970s that "Watching United States Middle East policy evolve is like watching a troop of monkeys play with a hand-grenade".
@@bluecouchpodcast24 The Arabization of North Africa is a process that occurred through several centuries. While North Africa is clearly not in Asia, they do share an Arab culture.
A correction: the USA unconditional support to Israel was due to what happened during the WW2. Today seems to be due to internal (power/money) influence. Hopefully I am not flagged as antisemitic, as I like Israel, what I dislike is the extremist in power. Am awaiting for Rev2 of this vision much more clear in the entire subject. Thanks
You missed the point. There's a reason the US is the first superpower in the world, and we owe that possition to far more than American ingenuity and GDP. Influence is what superpowers do. The US is the 1st. Our influence in the region began way before 1948. One example of many: The Red Line Agreement of 1929. It gave drilling rights to 7 companies. 5 of them American. By 1930 th US controlled the majority of oil production. Our support of Israel is about having a foothold in the region. Yes, there's the added benefit of a Judeo-Christian alliance; but the bottom line is relationships with OPEC countries are delicate. So we implement the carrot and the stick strategy. Carrot: Diplomacy backed by gun deals. Stick: Unwavering support for Israel with even more advanced weapons.
If you look closely at Israel's actions you'll find that the US plays the biggest role here, they wouldn't have gone that far and that extreme if it weren't for the US because somehow what they're doing is beneficiary for the US arms industry and of course with the added benefits of satisfying the far right Jewish extremists who are mostly illegal settlers in the west Bank and hold now high positions in the government such as Ben gvir the minister of national security
This is the most comprehensive synopses I've seen on the subject. I've been talking about this for years and I find most people fail to see the big picture. It's normal to be moved by the pain and misery in Gaza. Most voters don't realize that whether trump or Biden wins, whether Netanyahu commits war crimes, or a decent person takes his place, the US (the country) has an alliance with Israel (the country) because we need them in order for us to maintain the status quo. We Americans as a people are too self centered and too ignorant about foreign policy to understand that our country is the first world superpower due to far more than ingenuity, hard work ethic and GDP. Is it pretty? No, it's a nasty business. But then again power is ugly, and in the end, the more power we have, the more money we make. Yet somehow, we (middle America), in our self centered perspective, think we don't earn enough, because we have no dimension of really how poor and middle class people live in other countries. Somehow, we end up electing presidents who promise us a better economy, but we don't question how the sausage is made.
Well written @Anil18834 ! Sadly though, blindly backing Netanyahu undermines the very foundations of the Rules Based Order, which will be very costly for the US & her allies (& play into the hands of putin, Xi & any other wannabe dictator). & yes, I am aware that Biden did try to hold Netanyahu back but the protégé seems to have gone rogue. No-one nor nation can be above the law. It will be interesting to see what the ICJ has to say about the situation tomorrow (the 19th), the ICC in the coming weeks & how the US reacts to their pronouncements. Wishing you well 😊
Synopsis, rather than synapses... Are you enjoying the destruction of your middle class in USA as much as we, in the South Pacific ? If you you are extremely rich and devoid of any morality, or conscience, the depravity of what is happening to the Palestinians is fine, I guess...
@@mariag3605 Critical thinking requires objectivity. It doesn't mean one doesn't have a moral position, or that one enjoys destruction. It looks like neither critical thinking, or reading comprehension are your strong suit. Thank you for the correction though, typo corrected.
If US has a responsibility then it has failed badly in the Middle East. In order to stay in leadership position, you have to be able to sort some problems and save some lives.
The so called Middle East is a new name. That place is north east Africa. It sits on the Africa tectonic plate. The Suez Canal separating it from Africa is manmade. In biblical times, people like Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus walked to Egypt. BBC start telling the truth, it does not matter again, we are at the end of time, let’s reconcile as we prepare to meet our creator.
Middle East is Muslims land. This is no longer a place of ignorance of the past to worship man as god or statues, leave us alone with our lives and seek your own way, you're are not welcome here to butcher and commit genocide
For a better and peaceful world and to secure a better future for the humanity, the United States of America should stop playing Any Role in the Middle East! Neither should the Russian Fedration nor the People's Republic of China play Any role in Middle East! Apart From OIL, we need to look towards environment-friendly and greener alternatives like E-Vehicles, Solar Power, Hydroelectric power, Geo-Thermal Power, Gas-Hydrates, CCS strategies etc. We have to stop this mad scramble for oil and the inhuman approach towards it!
@@Richard-x3hwell you brought America to them countless times before in Afghanistan and Iran so you should be forever in their debt too using your own logic It's a never ending vicious cycle of violence and it has to end
us really dont, but its allies does need oil from middle east. if us want to grab oil, venezula r literally just at the door step and got more oil reserve then saudi
Expecting the BBC to do actual objective journalism is like expecting the sun to rise from the West instead of East, both hopeless and unrealistic. First of all that’s the wrong map of the Middle East, you excluded Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. Also you used the wrong map of Egypt, it’s missing two of its southern cities. You just can’t help your colonialism instincts can you? Removing those countries from the map won’t deny your atrocities in them. And yes the short answer is oil.
Three countries in Middle East are very crucial for entire world, Hijaz formally known as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Palestine. Any leader or government who can control Hijaz, Iraq and Palestine, will rule the Globe. But the U.S model politics doesn't work, but it will bring chaos upon chaos and no peace. The Leader who can bring social justice, economic justice and ethnic race justice, will build the type 1, 2 and type 3 Civilization. According to Dr Michio Kaku's analysis, today's humans are type zero Civilization and that's true.
Fardeen mate, that's a bit of a stretch. Don't you think. Hermoz, sewais, artic sea, and much much more. You need the whole world to control the whole world my friend
1. Cash: Saudi Arabia’s largest oil fields were discovered in 1929, therfore, oil is the cornerstone for global economy A market for American ammunition and weapons to be sold and Israel is the largest beneficiary of aid from USA in Middle East since World War 2, spending most of it to purchase weapons! 2. Alliances: NATO’s alliance with Turkey, American alliance with Israel and countering Russia, American alliance with Saudi Arabia, American alliance with Qatar and Bahrain, also before the Iranian Revolution, Iran was one of the closest allies of America during mid twentieth century, until 1953 when Iran’s first democratically elected president Mogasshed got overthrown 3. Security Threats and Wars in Middle East: America's most significant war was US War on Terror in Afghanistan by Bush, then Iraq's invasion due to allegations of weapons of mass destruction, overthrowing authoritarian regimes, during Israel-Gaza war, Houthi fighters got into the Red Sea, which has led to fighting as the Strait of Bandel Mandeb and flow to Mediterranean Sea has been blocked, increasing by costs! It is impossible to see Middle East without a role of America for its security and stability. AMERICA IS THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE! UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON EARTH- Barack Obama!
@@coolcalm1605 I can also imagine a unicorn, but that won't happen either. Here's why: 1. While it is true that all countries in the Middle East and North Africa are against Israel, it doesn't mean they are all against the US. They deal with the US, not out of love or affinity, but for their mutual benefit, and the 2 most powerful countries in the Middle East, in fact among the 10 most powerful in the world, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, owe that position of power, thanks to their alignment with the US.
@@coolcalm1605 2. A. Middle Eastern countries don't only take issue with Israel's existence, they also have conflict with one another. There has been conflict in Yemen for decades and it's caused by the UAE. Iran and Saudi Arabia HAAAAATE one another. I mean have you heard of conflict between Shiites and Sunnis? This issue isn't just between countries, it's also internal within more than one country. 2. B. Internal conflict also exists without the Shiia and Sunni issue. Example: Libya, or Palestinians from the West Bank vs Palestinians from Gaza, etc.
@@coolcalm1605 3. Let's say all Jews left Isael. In 2004, all Jews left Gaza. They left not only their houses, they left businesses, factories, they even exhumed the bodies from the cemeteries and left it all behind. Did the Palestinians from Gaza take over and build upon this new wealth? No. They burned all that infrastructure down to the ground. I don't mean figuratively, I mean literally, that's what they did, they burned it all. Also, take into consideration that Isael and Palestine were given each their respective land almost simultaneously because the UK left the entire territory. Look at what Israel has built and what Palestine has built. Isrel has made huge contributions to furthering medicine, science, technology, agriculture... I mean they even invented Hydroponics. I know the future is always there to be created, but there is also something to be said for past behavior to predict future behavior.
@@coolcalm1605 4. Just because the US is the first superpower, doesn't mean there aren't other superpowers. Each has that much power because they exert influence throughout ALL continents. Iran and Syria for example, are aligned with Russia. While Saudi Arabia is building stronger ties with Russia and China. Let's say the US suffered from collective amnesia and forgot that the sole purpose of Foreign Policy is to use all of the tax payers' resources (money, people, intelligence, army, diplomacy) to further its interests to assert a better quality of life to their people. Let's say they forgot that today, and left tomorrow, since today is Sunday. Do you honestly think other superpowers like Russia or China wouldn't step in to fill the void? Furthermore, what would China look like with control of oil production? What would the US look like if that happens? What would Europe look like? In fact the entire world?
@@Anil18834I'm sorry but your comments on palestine lack some integrity First of all what could have the Palestinians built ever? They never had a state or any sort of real self governance since the British left and have been living under the longest military occupation in modern history since 1967. Gaza itself is still very occupied according to many UN officials, it's ture israel left the territory of gaza in 2005 but the replaced their physical presence with military besiege, gaza couldn't ever build an airport or even exploit the natural resource in their own sea because of Israel, and since 2005 Israel has attacked gaza with their airforce many times which Israelis call mowing the lawn to make sure Gazans are always on their feet. I'm sorry but to expect gazand to achieve any sort of meaningful development while living in an open air prison for two dacades lacks honesty
4 million Iraqis muslims died, millions of Afghan muslim died, millions of Palestinian muslims are dying, thousands in Pakistan died, de-stabalized middle east( Muslim lands) ... Are US And Uk want to islamic caliphs? Before their ww1 was there terrorism in these regions? Colonial powers now just changed the way of acing but idea is same. Peace is the motto of islam.
@@eddastrohmayer251 Read the English translation of Holy Quran. Those who act upon the verses of Quran and follow the teachings of Islam will never pose harm to other people. Take the example of first Four Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam. I hope you can understand better and clear your doubts forever. Thanks
@@Truth_sounds You can read out of Holy Quran peace but also opposite, it's a matter of interpretation.Those who claim to know best what Allah wants, the Islamists, are the worst examples of Muslims. And as a woman I cannot agree with Islamic views on women's position in society - sorry!
@@Truth_sounds Terrirism didn't exist in the Middle East before WW1 because the Middle East was under the SUPERBLY oppressive yoke of the Ottoman Empire, which subjugated all tribes is the region and had "modern" guns and artillery which the tribes lacked. Bloodshed has always existed in the Middle East. Even by the Muslim Caliphate (who took over the land and converted everyone by the sword in the 7th Century), between different Muslims tribes ; later against the Ottomans and Prussians aided by the English and the French, and today.
Whatever happened to those honorable Wilsonian principles about self determination? As long as we are the world’s policeman and have open borders, the police state will have unlimited power to do as it pleases. This is un American
The ongoing battle against terrorism requires a multifaceted approach that combines intelligence gathering, international cooperation, and community engagement. Governments around the world are investing in advanced technologies to detect and prevent potential threats before they can escalate. Meanwhile, grassroots initiatives aim to counter radicalization by promoting tolerance and understanding among diverse populations. Ultimately, the success of these efforts hinges on the ability to address the root causes of extremism while ensuring the safety and security of citizens.
The US is connected by a vast web of oil pipes, oil transporting railways and oil-carrying shipping lines with Canada and Mexico, not to mention the rest of the world. This far, in the US today nobody likely knows exactly how much oil, natural gas and coal the US actually produces from those imported. Without the seas of oil supplies going daily to China from the Middle East, Russia, Africa, South Asia and South America (17 million barrel daily), coal extraction in China would have come to a grinding halt - and China and the world as we know them would have ceased in a matter of weeks, including the US. Today, nobody wants to know how much exactly oil, n. gas and coal are produced and consumed in each nation - being a scary endeavour. An increasingly war-torn Middle East, Russia, Africa and South America, where oil produced there is dedicated for export rather than consumed locally - is a must in order to sustain the style of the world we are living in today - owing to oil depletion. A vicious Peak Energy Musical Chairs Game, if you like. This is "Why the Middle East is so important to the US" and to the continuity of our Western Civilisation. “In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most. No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores. No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future” (2017).
The americans? From where? Mexico? Peru? Colombia? Canada? Argentina? Equador? Bolivia? Nicaragua? Brasil? Venezuela? Honduras? Panama? USA? Chile? Jamaica? All of them are americans, don't you know?
Middle east is a region blessed with huge sources of crude oil and natural gas. For the heavily industrialized US it acts as the energy for its industry. Securing these supplies is of paramount importance to the administration and the big businesses. Security umbrella is what the middle east gets in return which is the top priority in highly volatile region riven with destruction, conflict and geopolitical rivalries.
At 4:10 Lina Khatib engages in a disgusting and shameful effort to downplay and make light of the Holocaust. She mentions that a reason the U.S. supports Israel due to what she obliquely calls 'the consequences and the scenarios that happened during World War II." It's called the Holocaust lady, when six million Jews were murdered. The way she phrases it creates confusion, downplays and in effect makes light of a very tragic historical event. She's trying to take the Holocaust out of history with this very confusing and distracting choice of words. Those only shows she will go to any length to try to discredit, confuse and downplay the suffering of the Jews and one of the major reasons Israel was created. This woman has no shame. The BBC has stooped to a new low with this egregious language that downplays the Holocaust. Maybe the BBC should refer to the Armenian Genocide or the Genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s in the same way. People would be rightfully up in arms. This is disgraceful. There is no limit to the BBC's efforts to hit at Israel.
Looking at that map, at this point just come out and say Europe is a continent because of racism. There is really no other reason for it to be defined as a continent. Just draw a line and say "White People Land".
Stability and Security 😂😂😂 The world laughs when hear this words from American mouth. Everyone know how stable and secure Middle East have been after US intervention.
A) Oil B) OIL C) Petroleo?
Suez Canal?
@@ph1984col the Suez canal is still controlled by GB.
Petrodollar,,swift financial system global usage
Taylor Swift that's it
@@Anil18834 what's GB?
I want to add my two cents to the last line of the show's anchor ( "The United States has a responsibility to contribute to stability and security of the world" ) - no country has any role to play a thousand miles away unless there's a vicious ambition.
Any attack on the US there will be consequences .
I was going to comment but you did this for me
That's so naive.
There's no police station in your neighbourhood. But you still expect them to come from afar to safe you when you're in a bad situation.
Well, the world is like a neighborhood. And USA is the police station that's not in your neighbourhood. But you still want it there when some bad actor is threatening your country.
Ikr
Well said
We don't need to watch a 10 min video to know its OIL 😂😂😂
No. But you needed to watch a 10 min video to learn it is far more than oil. Looks like you missed it.
And AIPAC
@@abdullahsiraj3217the money AIPAC contributes to US politics is nothing compared to the money the US makes via arms deals with countries like Saudi Arabia (hundreds of billions of $). It’s simplistic to think that US involvement in the Middle East is just oil and Israel, influence is far more important for them, and that’s gained by strategic alliances, which includes, but isn’t dependent on Israel.
You said it all
No. It is not oil. USA is oil self-sufficient. it is Power! World-dominance!
"welcome to democracy". There would be more peace in the region if US wasnt present there
@@skmediaGP The Arab countries don't have a democracy, because of the US's influence? They don't have democracy because historically and culturally they have never had one. At least, not a working democracy.
This is why, though Laurence of Arabia established the Arab Council, so they could use their head-start against the British, the Arab Council collapsed.
It is also why, while we were all hopeful during the Arab Spring, and several heads of state were deposed, nothing really changed.
The only working democracy in the area is Israel.
Also, keep in mind the US is just the first world superpower, not the only one. Iran and Syria are aligned with Russia, Saudi Arabia is now building better relationships with China. If the US were to cease exerting influence in the region, who do you imagine would fill the vacuum?
@@Anil18834 arabs had their own rules which worked with them, US overthrew democracies across the globe by supporting coups. Israel is a parasite in the middle east.
@@Anil18834 lol, so you believe all the propoganda . the democratically elected govt of egypt was overthrown by CIA in 2012 and they placed puppet army generals , same in pakistan
@@Anil18834 yea that democracy that killed one million iraqi and destroyed entire country for nothing that blindly support the extremist israeli the occupation actually the us give the idea of 2 state solution because the UK tell them to share one state under the UN control and equal rights but america didnt like that libya destroyed by them syria destroyed by them so we don't need american democracy bs the only american matter in ME is oil and selling weapons by creating wars (and about israeli democracy it's applied only on israelis but when it's about palestinians they turn to north korea)
What democracy does US have? Or did you mean American imperialism/ neocolonalism?
I am from the Middle East , wished we had no riches at all , no oil or any gas or minerals, so that we may finally live in peace
The Americans will leave when all the oil is pumped dry and you have nothing left to take by force. This will happen no earlier than 2060.
Same 👏
You will then be at war more as you will be fighting amongst yourselfs for survival
Sadly history shows that tyrannical regimes withilitary superiority will find a way to oppress even those that hold no resource wealth...there is always SOMETHING they will want to take.😕
@@pele914just take the oil and shaaddap tired of hearing bs all the time
Us supporting all the autocratic monarches in the middle east...why u cant tell this bbc
They don't mention it, because one doesn't need to state the obvious. Besides, this isn't a deep dive into the countries the US supports, it's a piece about why the US has a relationship with them, which is far more than oil.
@@Anil18834why is that? Can you tell?
Let's begin with the fact that every country that isn't petroleum self sufficient has a diplomatic relationship with OPEC countries and its affiliates.
OPEC countries are also extremely powerful. For example Saudi Arabia and the UAE rank in the top 10 most powerful countries in the world. That means they're more powerful than the rest of the 185 other countries... and power, always comes at the expense of the less powerful.
The US, like every other country, use their resources (I should say ours, I'm American) that means military, diplomatic, intelligence, influence, etc., to further their own interests. They do this to increase their wealth, for their national security, and so their citizenry live more comfortably.
For example: India chose to continue to buy oil at a discount from Putin , even if he was attacking Ukraine and we all saw the war crimes he's committing in his play to take over a sovereign nation. He did this for his vanity, but also for the benefit of Russia I might add.
India chose to do this, because oil at a discount helps all of its citizenry, even if, that purchase gives Russia money to pay for its war.
The US doesn't set out to support autocratic governments (even if its own republican party has been hijacked by autocrats). The US has diplomatic relationships with SOME of the OPEC countries. It does this because it furthers its own interests. It does this despite the fact that autocracy is the only thing that works in the Middle East. It's in their heritage, it's in their culture. It's why the Arab Council created by Lawrence of Arabia to assert the independence of the Middle East failed. It's why while we were all hopeful during the Arab Spring, and some heads of state were thrown out, nothing really changed.
The only working democracy in the Middle East is Israel. Which for example, currently has Netanyahu in power, with an ultra-right government that only has a 32% approval rate. But its citizens are doing what every mature democracy does:
Wait until there are elections, instead of overthrowing the government.
Bottom line is:
The US doesn't "SUPPORT autocratic governments in the Middle East " it trades with some of them and maintains a diplomatic relationship with them.
There's a difference as to countries the US supports. Examples:
-The EU is supported by the US through NATO.
-The UK is supported through "The Special Relationship ".
-Israel is supported no longer through money, because Israel has become wealthy in its own right, but with weapons.
-Colombia is supported through "The war on Drugs". Etc , etc...
Autocraticc Governmentts,the monarchies are easy to deal with. You just need to get the approval of one man in charge,unlike a democracy where the people influence the foreign policy and big decisions. Imagine if there are democracies across the middle Easst, all those countries will go to war with isreall since most of the populations of those countries hate the Zionisst state.
It is over for us now
You cannot promise a land that isn't yours.
@@saeiddavatolhagh9627 Wake up. Whoever is in possession of the land, gets to say what they want to do with it.
So, I'll use the example of Palestine, since it seems that's what you're talking about:
Palestine was under British control when the Brits decided to create the state of Israel.
Before the British Empire, for centuries, it was under the Ottoman Empire.
Before the Ottoman Empire, it was under the Islamic Caliphate. Please note the Islamic Caliphate didn't just have the territory of Palestine handed to them. They took it by force, as has everyone before them AND after them. This created one of many Diasporas of the Jews, as the Caliphate forced everyone to convert to Islam, including Palestinians, under pain of death.
Before the Caliphate took over, it was under the control of the Byzantine Empire.
Before the Byzantine Empire, it was under the control of the Roman Empire.
Before the Roman Empire, it was under the control of the Greek Empire.
Before then, it was in the hands of the Persian Empire. Before then, it was under the Babylonians. Before then, it was under the Assyrian Empire.
Bottom line is:
A. Palestine has never been independent.
B. Independent countries fight for and WIN their independence.
C. The Jews were already there before the Palestinians arrived. The word Palestinian derives from Philistines, which meant Foreigner. These "foreigners" were given that name by the Jews, who were already there.
@@Anil18834 & yet the Israelis feel obliged to ethnically cleanse the local population from the land that they have been living on for generations.
The region was populated before the Jews arrived & well before the land was named Palestine.
Only the Jews were driven out by the Romans & not all Semites are/were Jewish.
Apply your 'logic' to the US & you'd be encouraging the Native Americans to rise up to reclaim their land.
It's interesting that through B. you are advising Palestinians to fight for their independence rather than to negotiate.
No point in speaking facts to the hateful @Anil18834
@@Anil18834
Dumb dumb the Brits ain't superior race . It wasn't their land to give away . The Palestinian people living in that land for thousands of years .
Just like India and Pakistan used to be colonized by the Brits but doesn't mean brist have the right to give away the lands to European colonizers.
@@Anil18834 two words: nonsense arguments. Let us then also say this about Ukraine. According to your view it should be given to Russia. I see you are delusional as hell. Apart from that, the modern world seeks peace, i.e. no further wars & territory claims. Otherwise we could have also let Taiwan to be invaded by China, right?
I had such a high hopes for this video, hoping bbc is still capable of what it was 10 years ago. What a dissapointment.
This piece of garbage BBC produced really revealed the garbage I expected out of BBC!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮
I don’t get it. What was wrong with explanations? They maybe simplified a lot but yea it’s about oil and power and geopolitics, isn’t it?
@simratsingh1416 that last sentence about the us having a responsibility to protect peace, because did they bring peace or democracy
Afghanistan, Iraq, their coup in Iran and their unconditional support of Israel is just an example of how they actually did quite the opposite
And to claim that they want to spread democracy while supporting authoritarian regimes such as Saudi arabia egypt and the netenyahu government is ridiculous
@@zeyadghanim8271 but thats the whole point lol they support such countries only for oil , you dont need a docu to know that , a child knows that
Being powerful dont make you right.
It is the victor who writes the history books, Im sure if you taught the rape of Germany or the atom bomb in WW2, if the allies hadnt won, these 2 would have possibly been the biggest war crimes. I know there was a ton of other stuff like how the Germans and the Russians treated eachothers prisoners etc. but as for scale.
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please,,,save Bangladeshi students..
A-)OIL B-)Oil C-)oil
C oil
Its zionist lobby vying for bibilical lands and not oil .they want to get rid of muslims and bring christians to these lands
D. Gas
and for the beautiful woman to
So u killed all those babies for oil
@@aryanali6527 I hope you are aware that "you" in your statement means a lot of people:
- The IDF, has bombed Gaza under Netanyahu's orders.
- The US has an agreement to support Israel, so it's providing weapons.
- Israel also receives support from the UK and France.
- Hamas members killed babies in its attack on Israel.
- Hamas has also killed 14 to 16 year olds by enrollment as suicide bombers. FYI: They also steal from the people they're supposed to protect, through misappropriation of all the foreign aid Gaza receives.
- Qatar and Iran supply money, arms and safe haven for Hamas.
- Iran also supports Hezbollah to send unguided rockets into Northern Israel that can kill anyone.
As if that wasn't enough, Yemen has been destroyed over decades of war, where the Houthies, sponsored by Iran, enlist child soldiers as young as 9, to fight. While Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support the opposition.
All of it is for CONTOL of oil, not for oil. Control of oil is what gives them power and money.
did someone say oil
Even without watching the video 😂
Missed the point. It's power.
Democracy is coming🦅🇺🇸
@@Anil18834you missed the point. What does power mean? Military strength for military strength’s sake? No it’s ECONOMIC POWER. ECONOMIC DOMINATION. In the Middle East that comes from OIL
AND ARMS SALES
The US is not only interested in the middle East but also the whole of Africa and Asia.
And Australia
Another military base
The 🇺🇸 USA is actually interested in THE WHOLE WORLD. More wealth, more power, more control.
@@AinsleyValladares with the help of other western governments, NATO and the UN.
1 - Oil.
2 - Oil.
3 - Oil.
Suez Canal?
@@go4ittt837 It looks like you missed the point. It's power, not oil. Control of oil is but the tool.
1. Oil
2. Oil
3. OIl
4. All the Above
4. Israel
Oil and Power. Israël also has a very strong lobby influencing American politics. Mostly legal but the legality was specifically created to allow for all this.
Oil. Just saved you some time. Also after WW1 Britain and France set the Middle East up for perpetual war.
What do you mean
@@rubenneto6198 I'm venturing that Iraq was created artificially from three separate peoples who would not get along. Another instance is India, forgive my limited knowledge but inviting discussion, the British gave one people's land to another and did likewise with that other people. Each wanted to keep what they had and also keep what they were given. The highest form of citizenship and tranquility is being a member of a race, a religion, a tribe, a family; all other qualifications are tenuous.
If USA is a MOST POWERFUL NATION so how USA lose each and every war such as Vietnam, Iraq, Afghan War...
They never lost the Iraq war, and arguably even the Afghan war, they only pulled out of Afghanistan because what got them there was no longer a threat.
Somalia
@@ThereItIsBuddy You are 100% wrong. They thought they will make bases like Japan and south Korea so they can surround the China and Russia. But Afghans/Viernames relentlessness had gorilla war for 2 decades. You are also right they did not loose it but even though they are printing paper money, yet they were loosing alot of paper money, if you keep printing that paper and spend on wars, then the risk is that paper money may loose its popularity quickly. So they lost because of paper money.
@@ThereItIsBuddyabsolutely 100% USA were lose Afghanistan, and iraq as they said the analysers of USA
طاقت کا توازن بدلتا رہتا ہے. مغرب کتنا گرے گا ان کے یہودی آقا کے سامنے. کمی لوگ حکمرانی کر رہے ہیں
You forgot to mention the most important reason why the 2003 war was indeed a very significant development - it removed Iran's historic counterbalance enemy, allowing the fascist religious regime in Tehran to spread havoc all across the Middle East. Including Iraq itself...
She did not mention US Genocide in Syrian and Iraq the their terrorism in Libya!
The USA are the good guys!!! Never did those things you said.
Same reason why Scotland is a Colony of England and the Anglosphere.
Wrong information .
Henry Kisisnger . [Quote] to be an enemy of US is danger , but to be a friend is fatal .
Ukraine learned that the hard way.
unless you're the Juice
With diminished power comes diminished responsibility.
The reporter said both:
1) The US placed it self as police force for the world.
2) the US has a responsibility to contribute to stability and security in the world.
She's very unserious
I am Bangladeshi student, at present time, Bangladeshi situation is very bad our illegal prime Minister hasina torture by police,arny, navy, air force board guard now we need international support . The actual number of death 900 Plus injured and missing are uncountable . Still the killing mission is going on the live of student is at stake . Please support us.
Trust me you don't want the to support you that didn't work well for the Iraqis
You did it yourself, isn't it? Now you have a good leader?
The US has meddled in the Middle East for a long time. It has prevented its democratic conversion, and the region has been inflamed since the beginning of the 20th century until now. They have supported Gulf monarchies and certain dictators and assisted in numerous coups. Indeed, they did not start this action at the beginning of the century; it was Britain and France who began it with the Treaty of Lausanne in 1912 and the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916. Afterwards, the GP came as heirs to the colonial empires that had become exhausted by their continuous wars. The US's active intervention in the Middle East began effectively after the 1950s and 1960s, since the establishment of Israel. The region moves from one problem and conflict to another, and the situation will never calm down.
They are lucky we are not using the oil like the dirty works they do, or they will be no US gov today
People saying its all for oil don't really know much. America produces and sells its own oil. In reality its interest in mid East is for Israel, which dominates its foreign policy and military involvement.
You are spot on .
Facts
It's almost like no one in the comments, including you, watched the video.
and what is the interest with israel for?
@@Lizardtidings US press and purse strings are in their hands !
te irony of explaining the whole video how the us repeatedly destabelized and messed up the whole region and then ending with; The united stated has a responibility to contribute to stability and security of the world ...
The lady calls the Iraq invasion " most significant." what does she mean. Is it praise or condemnation'? because US has not done any good job but harm.
She says that the US has the responsibility to contribute to stability and security in the world :)
US government policy has been horrible for west Asia because of the importance of geography and oil their policy has been based on these two things
This is a good piece..
Hi
Oil and Power, power is the most important reason. Next to that US is not totally independent. The government is strongly influenced by lobby groups donating money. Israël has a very strong lobby influencing American politics. Mostly legal but the legality was specifically created to allow for all that. Professor John Mearsheimer is an expert on power politics.
The Middle East requires some freedom and democracy 😂😂
The BBC is complicit
thanks for this information
Full video on US actions that destabilised the middle-east. Conclusion: the US has an obligation to continue to provide 'stabiltiy'. Perfect sense, thanks bbc.
Oh you left out Mauritania Tunisia Algeria and Libya as in the middle east have you forgot
There soldiers are already there
how are they countries in the middle east
@@metalvideos1961 they are considered a part of the greater middle east because of what do they share in common
@@metalvideos1961 Maybe you should ask BBC that's the same point that I try to make across
@@mambaiyirrwah1064 they talk about the Middle east why that is so important to them
Not just the middle east and not just the US, Europeans imperialism and greed knows no bounds
A French woman saying "the US has a responsibility to contribute to security...". 😂. New Caledonia, Algeria, West Africa? Get real
The video ignores that the US was actually literally following the steps of the British empire in the region , once destructive and self-delusional policy and if they were smarter they would know why the UK ended up isolated and untrustworthy ! Being untrustworthy is a fatal mistake in international relations and in a multipolar world , the fall will be disastrous .
Money and weapons everywone will bow down.
@@SametFiliz-b1t that's what the British said some decades ago , look at how pathetic they are tody . They are even enslaved by the US because they know by heart how miserable and weak they are without protection from US.
@@SametFiliz-b1t yes but they will backstab you the momemnt they get a chance...and whilst it won't be soon, history tells us that no empire ever lasts forever
Hillarious. A reminder why we don't subscribe to this MI6 channel
No, it's all about Israel. See the "GDF" documentary about the Iraq war...
When It's about spreading misinformation, BBC is the King👑
Thanks 🌹 for this detailed information about the subject in discussion ❤👍💯🌹
‘I think it’s simplistic to reduce the United States alliances with countries in the gulf to just money… these alliances are about strategic power’ well done for explaining it is infact about money.
Did they forget to mention the gas and oil under the west bank and off shore from Gaza. Yup I guess they did.
You mean Judea and Samaria
@@hugovelasco3186 No I mean Palestine, which is illegally and belligerently occupied as per international law. This has been explained in some detail at the International Court of Justice - The highest court in the world. I recommend you watch the submissions and judgement for a better understanding.
@@Badgerbeardforget your international laws and icj rulings. palestinans in west bank are living on Israeli land of Judea and Samaria that predate UNO, international laws and icj. Arabs and palestinans don't have historical or acenstral roots in west bank
they are sojourners there. that's is it. the war will continue until true owners of the land possess it
“Scenarios in world war 2” is the craziest euphemism of all time
America have more but greed is the problem s
A frustrated senior Soviet diplomat declared in the 1970s that "Watching United States Middle East policy evolve is like watching a troop of monkeys play with a hand-grenade".
Libya is in Africa NOT Middle East
Libyas Berber and Arab Mediterranean influences has more in common with the Middle East then Subsaharan Africa for example Rwanda.
@@bluecouchpodcast24 The Arabization of North Africa is a process that occurred through several centuries. While North Africa is clearly not in Asia, they do share an Arab culture.
A correction: the USA unconditional support to Israel was due to what happened during the WW2.
Today seems to be due to internal (power/money) influence. Hopefully I am not flagged as antisemitic, as I like Israel, what I dislike is the extremist in power.
Am awaiting for Rev2 of this vision much more clear in the entire subject. Thanks
You missed the point. There's a reason the US is the first superpower in the world, and we owe that possition to far more than American ingenuity and GDP.
Influence is what superpowers do. The US is the 1st. Our influence in the region began way before 1948. One example of many: The Red Line Agreement of 1929. It gave drilling rights to 7 companies. 5 of them American. By 1930 th US controlled the majority of oil production.
Our support of Israel is about having a foothold in the region. Yes, there's the added benefit of a Judeo-Christian alliance; but the bottom line is relationships with OPEC countries are delicate. So we implement the carrot and the stick strategy.
Carrot: Diplomacy backed by gun deals.
Stick: Unwavering support for Israel with even more advanced weapons.
If you look closely at Israel's actions you'll find that the US plays the biggest role here, they wouldn't have gone that far and that extreme if it weren't for the US because somehow what they're doing is beneficiary for the US arms industry and of course with the added benefits of satisfying the far right Jewish extremists who are mostly illegal settlers in the west Bank and hold now high positions in the government such as Ben gvir the minister of national security
This is the most comprehensive synopses I've seen on the subject. I've been talking about this for years and I find most people fail to see the big picture.
It's normal to be moved by the pain and misery in Gaza. Most voters don't realize that whether trump or Biden wins, whether Netanyahu commits war crimes, or a decent person takes his place, the US (the country) has an alliance with Israel (the country) because we need them in order for us to maintain the status quo.
We Americans as a people are too self centered and too ignorant about foreign policy to understand that our country is the first world superpower due to far more than ingenuity, hard work ethic and GDP.
Is it pretty? No, it's a nasty business. But then again power is ugly, and in the end, the more power we have, the more money we make. Yet somehow, we (middle America), in our self centered perspective, think we don't earn enough, because we have no dimension of really how poor and middle class people live in other countries. Somehow, we end up electing presidents who promise us a better economy, but we don't question how the sausage is made.
Well said, sir
@@hanosuperIt's ma'am, but thank you 😊
Well written @Anil18834 !
Sadly though, blindly backing Netanyahu undermines the very foundations of the Rules Based Order, which will be very costly for the US & her allies (& play into the hands of putin, Xi & any other wannabe dictator).
& yes, I am aware that Biden did try to hold Netanyahu back but the protégé seems to have gone rogue.
No-one nor nation can be above the law.
It will be interesting to see what the ICJ has to say about the situation tomorrow (the 19th), the ICC in the coming weeks & how the US reacts to their pronouncements.
Wishing you well 😊
Synopsis, rather than synapses... Are you enjoying the destruction of your middle class in USA as much as we, in the South Pacific ? If you you are extremely rich and devoid of any morality, or conscience, the depravity of what is happening to the Palestinians is fine, I guess...
@@mariag3605
Critical thinking requires objectivity. It doesn't mean one doesn't have a moral position, or that one enjoys destruction. It looks like neither critical thinking, or reading comprehension are your strong suit.
Thank you for the correction though, typo corrected.
If US has a responsibility then it has failed badly in the Middle East. In order to stay in leadership position, you have to be able to sort some problems and save some lives.
The so called Middle East is a new name. That place is north east Africa. It sits on the Africa tectonic plate. The Suez Canal separating it from Africa is manmade. In biblical times, people like Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus walked to Egypt.
BBC start telling the truth, it does not matter again, we are at the end of time, let’s reconcile as we prepare to meet our creator.
Middle East is Muslims land. This is no longer a place of ignorance of the past to worship man as god or statues, leave us alone with our lives and seek your own way, you're are not welcome here to butcher and commit genocide
plzz,,help us,,,our students are killed by the army. Our brother and sisters are in danger. we need International help.🇧🇩
So wtf is the petrodollar?
Very good analysis.
West Asia meaning: Oil, Power and Money.
For the people who keep saying oil oil oil 1:25 . How about you actually watch the video and learn something
Im waiting for video whith a title "why middle East is important for the middle East" 😂😂
For a better and peaceful world and to secure a better future for the humanity, the United States of America should stop playing Any Role in the Middle East! Neither should the Russian Fedration nor the People's Republic of China play Any role in Middle East!
Apart From OIL, we need to look towards environment-friendly and greener alternatives like E-Vehicles, Solar Power, Hydroelectric power, Geo-Thermal Power, Gas-Hydrates, CCS strategies etc. We have to stop this mad scramble for oil and the inhuman approach towards it!
U brought the Middle east to us during 9/11 U will forever be in our debt
@@Richard-x3hwell you brought America to them countless times before in Afghanistan and Iran so you should be forever in their debt too using your own logic
It's a never ending vicious cycle of violence and it has to end
Why the US want other people stuff.
Turkey is not in the middle east but Cyprus is. What a ridiculous map 😂
Turkey is in middle east, please check Atlas.
Turkey is a link between Europe and the East. Istanbul.
Turkey is in the Caucuses
“us is oil self sufficient so it doesn’t need it from middle east”??? what kind of amateur she is?
us really dont, but its allies does need oil from middle east. if us want to grab oil, venezula r literally just at the door step and got more oil reserve then saudi
@@laujack24Exactly, these people just spit out false information and uneducated people think it's real
Why do people with borrow n don’t use their own 😂think about that
The problem is colonial power
Expecting the BBC to do actual objective journalism is like expecting the sun to rise from the West instead of East, both hopeless and unrealistic. First of all that’s the wrong map of the Middle East, you excluded Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. Also you used the wrong map of Egypt, it’s missing two of its southern cities. You just can’t help your colonialism instincts can you? Removing those countries from the map won’t deny your atrocities in them. And yes the short answer is oil.
It's oil gold, dude
Oil, money, greed
OIL! Also, not the use of that oil but as Chomsky said "US controls the spigot!" meaning petro dollars!
The answer Oil . Don't need to watch this video.
Save Bangladeshi students. Plz focus upon Bangladesh
What happened to them ?
@@ahsanalirafaq805top secret
What happened to Bangladesh
It benefit nothing for the US, the West, Israel and the rest of the world.
NO Codes of Silence when they take their last breath, NO Codes of Silence in the 2nd death
Three countries in Middle East are very crucial for entire world, Hijaz formally known as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Palestine.
Any leader or government who can control Hijaz, Iraq and Palestine, will rule the Globe. But the U.S model politics doesn't work, but it will bring chaos upon chaos and no peace.
The Leader who can bring social justice, economic justice and ethnic race justice, will build the type 1, 2 and type 3 Civilization.
According to Dr Michio Kaku's analysis, today's humans are type zero Civilization and that's true.
Fardeen mate, that's a bit of a stretch. Don't you think. Hermoz, sewais, artic sea, and much much more. You need the whole world to control the whole world my friend
@@bringman23 wasn’t going to say that but ya that’s true too, at least he doesn’t give up on his dreams……
Saudi = oil, Iraq = oil, Palestine = ?
1. Cash:
Saudi Arabia’s largest oil fields were discovered in 1929, therfore, oil is the cornerstone for global economy
A market for American ammunition and weapons to be sold and Israel is the largest beneficiary of aid from USA in Middle East since World War 2, spending most of it to purchase weapons!
2. Alliances:
NATO’s alliance with Turkey, American alliance with Israel and countering Russia, American alliance with Saudi Arabia, American alliance with Qatar and Bahrain, also before the Iranian Revolution, Iran was one of the closest allies of America during mid twentieth century, until 1953 when Iran’s first democratically elected president Mogasshed got overthrown
3. Security Threats and Wars in Middle East:
America's most significant war was US War on Terror in Afghanistan by Bush, then Iraq's invasion due to allegations of weapons of mass destruction, overthrowing authoritarian regimes, during Israel-Gaza war, Houthi fighters got into the Red Sea, which has led to fighting as the Strait of Bandel Mandeb and flow to Mediterranean Sea has been blocked, increasing by costs!
It is impossible to see Middle East without a role of America for its security and stability.
AMERICA IS THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE!
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON EARTH- Barack Obama!
I can imagine security and prosperity in middle east and africa without Israel and USA.
@@coolcalm1605 I can also imagine a unicorn, but that won't happen either. Here's why:
1. While it is true that all countries in the Middle East and North Africa are against Israel, it doesn't mean they are all against the US. They deal with the US, not out of love or affinity, but for their mutual benefit, and the 2 most powerful countries in the Middle East, in fact among the 10 most powerful in the world, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, owe that position of power, thanks to their alignment with the US.
@@coolcalm1605
2. A. Middle Eastern countries don't only take issue with Israel's existence, they also have conflict with one another. There has been conflict in Yemen for decades and it's caused by the UAE. Iran and Saudi Arabia HAAAAATE one another. I mean have you heard of conflict between Shiites and Sunnis? This issue isn't just between countries, it's also internal within more than one country.
2. B. Internal conflict also exists without the Shiia and Sunni issue. Example: Libya, or Palestinians from the West Bank vs Palestinians from Gaza, etc.
@@coolcalm1605 3. Let's say all Jews left Isael. In 2004, all Jews left Gaza. They left not only their houses, they left businesses, factories, they even exhumed the bodies from the cemeteries and left it all behind.
Did the Palestinians from Gaza take over and build upon this new wealth? No. They burned all that infrastructure down to the ground. I don't mean figuratively, I mean literally, that's what they did, they burned it all.
Also, take into consideration that Isael and Palestine were given each their respective land almost simultaneously because the UK left the entire territory. Look at what Israel has built and what Palestine has built. Isrel has made huge contributions to furthering medicine, science, technology, agriculture... I mean they even invented Hydroponics.
I know the future is always there to be created, but there is also something to be said for past behavior to predict future behavior.
@@coolcalm1605
4. Just because the US is the first superpower, doesn't mean there aren't other superpowers. Each has that much power because they exert influence throughout ALL continents. Iran and Syria for example, are aligned with Russia. While Saudi Arabia is building stronger ties with Russia and China.
Let's say the US suffered from collective amnesia and forgot that the sole purpose of Foreign Policy is to use all of the tax payers' resources (money, people, intelligence, army, diplomacy) to further its interests to assert a better quality of life to their people. Let's say they forgot that today, and left tomorrow, since today is Sunday.
Do you honestly think other superpowers like Russia or China wouldn't step in to fill the void? Furthermore, what would China look like with control of oil production? What would the US look like if that happens? What would Europe look like? In fact the entire world?
@@Anil18834I'm sorry but your comments on palestine lack some integrity
First of all what could have the Palestinians built ever? They never had a state or any sort of real self governance since the British left and have been living under the longest military occupation in modern history since 1967. Gaza itself is still very occupied according to many UN officials, it's ture israel left the territory of gaza in 2005 but the replaced their physical presence with military besiege, gaza couldn't ever build an airport or even exploit the natural resource in their own sea because of Israel, and since 2005 Israel has attacked gaza with their airforce many times which Israelis call mowing the lawn to make sure Gazans are always on their feet. I'm sorry but to expect gazand to achieve any sort of meaningful development while living in an open air prison for two dacades lacks honesty
Stop all the wars live in peace
4 million Iraqis muslims died, millions of Afghan muslim died, millions of Palestinian muslims are dying, thousands in Pakistan died, de-stabalized middle east( Muslim lands) ... Are US And Uk want to islamic caliphs? Before their ww1 was there terrorism in these regions? Colonial powers now just changed the way of acing but idea is same. Peace is the motto of islam.
Agree to all except the last sentence !
@@eddastrohmayer251 Read the English translation of Holy Quran. Those who act upon the verses of Quran and follow the teachings of Islam will never pose harm to other people. Take the example of first Four Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam. I hope you can understand better and clear your doubts forever. Thanks
@@Truth_sounds You can read out of Holy Quran peace but also opposite, it's a matter of interpretation.Those who claim to know best what Allah wants, the Islamists, are the worst examples of Muslims. And as a woman I cannot agree with Islamic views on women's position in society - sorry!
@@eddastrohmayer251 May Allah Guide you to the right path. Ma'am
@@Truth_sounds Terrirism didn't exist in the Middle East before WW1 because the Middle East was under the SUPERBLY oppressive yoke of the Ottoman Empire, which subjugated all tribes is the region and had "modern" guns and artillery which the tribes lacked.
Bloodshed has always existed in the Middle East. Even by the Muslim Caliphate (who took over the land and converted everyone by the sword in the 7th Century), between different Muslims tribes ; later against the Ottomans and Prussians aided by the English and the French, and today.
Whatever happened to those honorable Wilsonian principles about self determination? As long as we are the world’s policeman and have open borders, the police state will have unlimited power to do as it pleases. This is un American
The ongoing battle against terrorism requires a multifaceted approach that combines intelligence gathering, international cooperation, and community engagement. Governments around the world are investing in advanced technologies to detect and prevent potential threats before they can escalate. Meanwhile, grassroots initiatives aim to counter radicalization by promoting tolerance and understanding among diverse populations. Ultimately, the success of these efforts hinges on the ability to address the root causes of extremism while ensuring the safety and security of citizens.
The answer to the question is oil. It's not called liquid gold for nothing.
The US is connected by a vast web of oil pipes, oil transporting railways and oil-carrying shipping lines with Canada and Mexico, not to mention the rest of the world.
This far, in the US today nobody likely knows exactly how much oil, natural gas and coal the US actually produces from those imported.
Without the seas of oil supplies going daily to China from the Middle East, Russia, Africa, South Asia and South America (17 million barrel daily), coal extraction in China would have come to a grinding halt - and China and the world as we know them would have ceased in a matter of weeks, including the US.
Today, nobody wants to know how much exactly oil, n. gas and coal are produced and consumed in each nation - being a scary endeavour.
An increasingly war-torn Middle East, Russia, Africa and South America, where oil produced there is dedicated for export rather than consumed locally - is a must in order to sustain the style of the world we are living in today - owing to oil depletion.
A vicious Peak Energy Musical Chairs Game, if you like.
This is "Why the Middle East is so important to the US" and to the continuity of our Western Civilisation.
“In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most.
No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores.
No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it.
This universal truth applies to all systems.
Energy, like time, flows from past to future” (2017).
Thanks
Colonialism & Zionism 😅
The americans? From where? Mexico? Peru? Colombia? Canada? Argentina? Equador? Bolivia? Nicaragua? Brasil? Venezuela? Honduras? Panama? USA? Chile? Jamaica? All of them are americans, don't you know?
There are Canadians, Americans and rest of them are Latinas.
Middle east is a region blessed with huge sources of crude oil and natural gas. For the heavily industrialized US it acts as the energy for its industry. Securing these supplies is of paramount importance to the administration and the big businesses. Security umbrella is what the middle east gets in return which is the top priority in highly volatile region riven with destruction, conflict and geopolitical rivalries.
The US exports its own heavy crude and imports light crude that can be processed by its refineries. So it is not really self sufficient in oil.
At 4:10 Lina Khatib engages in a disgusting and shameful effort to downplay and make light of the Holocaust.
She mentions that a reason the U.S. supports Israel due to what she obliquely calls 'the consequences and the scenarios that happened during World War II." It's called the Holocaust lady, when six million Jews were murdered. The way she phrases it creates confusion, downplays and in effect makes light of a very tragic historical event. She's trying to take the Holocaust out of history with this very confusing and distracting choice of words.
Those only shows she will go to any length to try to discredit, confuse and downplay the suffering of the Jews and one of the major reasons Israel was created.
This woman has no shame. The BBC has stooped to a new low with this egregious language that downplays the Holocaust.
Maybe the BBC should refer to the Armenian Genocide or the Genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s in the same way. People would be rightfully up in arms.
This is disgraceful. There is no limit to the BBC's efforts to hit at Israel.
So, what do you think of the jenocyde in Gaza and the West Bank?
So now you are getting even by massacring women and kids and destroying all signs of life in G**a .
President Trump summed it up best years ago "We could have gone to the beach for the last 30 years and accomplished more in the Middle East .
Looking at that map, at this point just come out and say Europe is a continent because of racism. There is really no other reason for it to be defined as a continent. Just draw a line and say "White People Land".
It has always been resources. We are Saudi Arabia's mercenary army.
No. We should not get sucked into the instability of tha Afro-Eurasian landmass. We are better served building strong partnerships in the Americas.
Stability and Security 😂😂😂
The world laughs when hear this words from American mouth.
Everyone know how stable and secure Middle East have been after US intervention.
US provides security and stability 🤣
Oil. Every other ‘link’ is just a smoke screen.
Not much in this video about US slowly pulling out of the Middle East
Thats rich coming from british Palestine
Countries have the right to stop ships etc going through their ocean or land
Not smart enough to work on south america
You're wrong.. it's POWER
What links BBC and the middle east?
NOT IMPORTANT!
WE HAVE OUR OWN OIL. AND PLENTY OF IT.
Oil and trade routes
Why don't you guys call it terrori sm? Or you call people who defend themselves terrori sts?