U.S Middle East Policy

Paper Summary:

This paper contends that American foreign policy towards the Middle East is dictated by oil and that weapons of mass destruction are used as an excuse to impose American will on those that disobey American oil interests. It argues that a continuation of such a policy will only result in making the threat of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East a reality and that countries that cannot counter the immediate and direct threat that America imposes on its regimes if they do not offer a pro-American oil policy have no choice but to develop weapons of mass destruction.

From the Paper:

"A major argument for the United States going to war was that Iraq not only had the capabilities to build weapons of mass destruction, but that the program was well under way and that Iraq had connection to terrorist organizations that were capable of utilizing those weapons on American soil. This was a lie and this has been proven to be a lie. No weapons of mass destruction were found and there were no ties between the Iraqi Regime and Al Qaeda. But before we discuss the current war lets go back a few years and take a look at America's decisions or perhaps a lack of decisions to show that the current conflict in Iraq was not because of security risks inherent to the area, but because of American imperialist tendencies. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Buckley Jr., William. "Looking Ahead--Oil." National Review (2005). 17 Apr. 2007 <http://dev.egloballibrary.com:2218/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_16_57/ai_n15333457>.
• "Imperialism Definition." Dictionary.Com. 17 Apr. 2007 <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imperialism>.
• Lewis, Bernard. "Did You Say 'American Imperialism'? : Power, Weakness, and Choices in the Middle East - America's Middle East Policies, Dating From the End of the Persian Gulf War." National Review (2003). 17 Apr. 2007 <http://dev.egloballibrary.com:2218/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_24_53/ai_80454778/pg_3>.
• Marshall, Joshua M. "Practice to Deceive: Chaos in the Middle East Isn'T the Bush-Hawks' Nigthmare Scenario--It's Their Plan - Cover Story." Washington Monthly (2003). 17 Apr. 2007 <http://dev.egloballibrary.com:2218/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_4_35/ai_99988625>.
• "Oil Has Not Been the Sole Factor Guiding U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East, But Free Access to the Region's Enormous Reserves--Now About Two-Thirds of the World's Known Supply--Has Been Its Most Consistent and Overriding Concern." Monthly Review (2003). 17 Apr. 2007 <http://dev.egloballibrary.com:2218/p/articles/mi_m1132/is_5_55/ai_108882469>.

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