American Foreign Policy in The Middle East: a case study Iraq and Syria

Abstract

Many authors, scholars, and historians have found American foreign policy to be a significant issue for discussion and evaluation over the previous century, particularly following WWII. This study will look at how the major events in the American foreign policy war changed from an isolationist to an interventionist stance. The main objective of American foreign policy is to create a stable world in which every nation that is not an ally is seen to be the adversary. For this reason, this study aims to examine US foreign policy in the Middle East, where the country vented all of its resentment. in addition to the true reasons for American engagement in the Middle East, particularly in Kuwait, Iraq and lately Syria. While it is a well-known topic among academics to investigate the true motivations behind American participation in Iraq, this study will address the Iraq war and the American foreign policy towards Syria following the 9/11 attacks in an in-depth examination of two cases. This piece of work will highlight the American foreign policy toward the two Arabs opposing countries Iraq and Syria to the US existence in the region, and the flimsy excuses the US made to intervene in Iraq such as the possession of weapons of mass destruction and the harbouring of terrorist groups. In addition, it will show how the US managed to isolate Syria and prevent it from playing its natural role as a leader in the region.