Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Jordan releases security video of shooting of US soldiers" video.
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One will find, that the leading political parties in the northern countries of the Middle-East, are all communist/socialist, except Israel and Turkey. Iraq used to be, (Saddam's Socialist Ba'ath Party), but they still have the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan, who now have the communists in their group.
There was the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia, under Carter, which was eventually stopped, but their leading political parties are still socialist. Coincidentally, Iran was taken over during the same time, by the Russian backed Ayatollah. Now, Iran will only allow Islamic parties (claiming to somehow be conservative, because they're against civil rights), but are still in bed with Russia.
It was Pakistan and the Saudis who asked the US to intervene, under Carter, with the Saudis chipping in half the money, and the Pakistanis using it to arm the mujahedin in Afghanistan. Now, we have a mess, but the main reason was to stop communism spreading south, though the US has its eyes on the oil. When a country becomes socialized, capitalism is thrown out, and industry is nationalized (the government steals it from the owners). That is what this whole business is all about.
Some may not remember this, but when Putin gained power, he nationalized the Russian energy industry, again, and locked up the owners in prison. That also happened in Iran, and in other countries where communism/socialism takes over. Venezuela is a prime example now.
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