The United States’ International Policies Focused in Iran and Iraq Essa

The United States International Policies Foc drilld in Iran and Iraq After World War II the United States promised to not amends to its isolationist attitude, which allowed Hitler to gain so much power. They instead decided to take a very active role in the spheres politics. From Korea to Vietnam, the U.S. prove that it would go to extreme lengths to police the world. The past two decades have seen the U.S. deeply involved in the Middle eastmost as they show to stabilize a region ravaged by ethnic battles and power struggles for the worlds oil supply. America has played integral roles in the skirmishes by either seek to organize a peace process or supporting one or both sides. These actions will have consequences. Just as the British world empire crumbled in the early 1900s, the U.S. has chosen a path of expansionism that if not altered will lead to the disintegration of its world dominance in policy-making and economic power. As we all know history has been k nown to repeat itself. Thus to justify my hypothesis, we must look at the last country to try to hold the Middle East, specifically Great Britain. In 1917 the British began their occupation of Baghdad in order to protect the Arabs from the Turks from the Ottoman Empire. By 1920 the British had not fulfilled their promise to leave the area and the people of southern Iraq responded with military action. The British returned with their own aggression, but soon realized that they could not maintain control over the area. In 1921, a popular election was held and Prince Faisal of Hijaz won with 96% of the ballots. Unfortunately the new king of Iraq inherited a kingdom torn by civil war. To understand this internal struggle, look at how the Kurds make ... ...rman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because he has been through the Persian Gulf, has learned from the mistakes of the United States and will use his knowledge to prevent another debacle from beginning.BibliographyAtkeson, Maj. G en. Edward B., The Persian Gulf Still a Vital Interest? Armed Forces Journal International, Vol. 124, No. 9, April 1987Brown, Harold, Thinking about National Security, Boulder Westview, 1983, p. 157Stocking, George W., Middle East Oil A Study in Political and Economic Controversy, Nashville Vanderbilt U.P., 1970 p. 103-106Stork, Joe, Middle East Oil and the Energy Crisis, New York Monthly Review Press, 1975http//i-cias.com/e.o/iraq_4.htmhttp//www.oppression.org/middleeast/kurdish_history.htmlhttp//www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859147.htmlhttp//www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm