Robert Newman's History of Oil ( 3 of 9 )

Laugh and learn!

The brilliant Robert Newman comes to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years - but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, places oil at the center stage of all the cause of all commotion.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Iraq
• Iran
• war
• politics
• oil
• history
• comedy

[AvangionQ]

"The first world war should be taught in our schools as an invasion of Iraq" ... I was never satisfied with the explanation given in school either about the reasons for the start of World War 1 ... the Berlin - Basra transcontinental railway, otherwise known as the Orient Express, and the shipment of oil from Iraq to Germany was the real cause of World War 1 ... if you look at history with this clear perspective, then the socio-economic policy of the last hundred years all makes sense ...

[fallisja1]

WoW thats so incisive,AvanggionQ did you work that out yourself, or just watch the video

[geezzerboy]

The Brits got their butts kicked in Iraq, The Battle of Kut was one of the worse losses in British Military History.

[shaftsbury94]

whatever the arguements world war 1 was a horrible bloodbath.

[lickstickly]

@beastatlay i can find evidence to back up Robs theory and yours so i cant see how you are right, plus you just tend to rubbish his arguments without maybe submitting your theories on world war 1, it does seem obvious to me that it was the Germans attempting to amass an empire and military force to rival Great Britains and Britains attempt to forge alliances to thwart them and the rail link was a big factor in this, your insults are also childish, your getting a thumbs down from a fellow Taff

[palkom13]

he sounds like galloway when he says basra

[1numanoid]

There's a little book on sale in a record shop in Bristol (UK), called RISE. The book's called The Serviceman's Guide to the Invasion of Iraq 1943, it gives a brief synopsis of the history of Britain's involvement in the region, and also gives credence to Roberts assertions.

[paratrooper6]

I'm sorry, but 51 divisions being sent to Iraq? I mean come on.

[LordClaremorris]

@Withnail1969 Indeed, didn't realise. Apologies sir.

[Withnail1969]

@LordClaremorris i think you need to read my comment again and ask yourself whether or not i'm being sarcastic.

[LordClaremorris]

@Withnail1969 Didn't you listen to him? Oil powered warships were far more efficient than coal powered. Britain had the huge advantage here having ready access to oil. The German Fleet, if it remained coal-powered would have stood no chance against the British. So oil was critical for both navies. You reveal your ignorance simply by saying "oil was of no significance" which flies in the face of everyone else's opinion, including British and German statesmen of the time.

[Withnail1969]

@dayiiv please give me a link to a page which states the Kaiser abdicated on December 9th 1918, thank you.