Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the United States' foreign policy and how it dealt with the Middle East in an effort to end communism. It shows how the United States, in the past, has taken a realist approach to its foreign policy, and has aided Islam and some Middle Eastern countries. The paper discusses how, in some instances, the United States has aided terrorist networks.

From the Paper:

"The United States and the world of radical Islam through the twentieth century was full of covert and overt operations, through which the United States' exercised its' foreign policy through the Realist framework. The U.S. used this Realist framework by promoting American national interest, promoting the capitalist class interest, and promoting the Judeo-Christian way of life."
"The book Devil's Game by Robert Dreyfuss, gives a heads up on how America used political Islam to promote American national interest. According to Dreyfuss, America and the National Security State (NSS) used outlets such as the Muslim Brotherhood to achieve goals associated with American beliefs. The Muslim Brotherhood is a Sunni Islamic movement founded by Hassan al-Banna. Dreyfuss also says, "supporting, and financing the Muslim Brotherhood would forever entangle the United States with fundamentalist Islam." The Muslim Brotherhood was a strong force to have as an ally; in 1947 there were twenty-five branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine alone."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Devil's Game by Robert Dreyfuss
• Class Notes from Political Science 344- Grosscup
• Liberalism is a Mental Disorder by Michael Savage
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14304397/ - "The day the enemy became 'Islamic fascists'- Politics - MSNBC.com."
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031106-2.html - "President Bush Discusses Freedom in Iraq and the Middle East."

Visitors who viewed this Analytical Essay also liked these:

• Argumentative Essay # 150468 : "The United States and Nuclear Iran: A Diplomatic Strategy"
• Essay # 35067 : "The United States and its Enemies"
• Essay # 143600 : "Domestic Violence Against Women Of Middle-Eastern And Muslim Heritage In The United States After September 11, 2001"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: