The U.S. and Iranian conflict started more than 60 years ago. It started when the U.S. and British intelligence agencies killed the Prime Minister of Iran. The U.S. then sought them for help almost 30 years later, by selling them weapons, but Iran had a plan of their own, America did not receive their help. In 2002, Bush declared Iran as an “axis of evil,” this angered Iran. That same year, it was revealed that Iran is developing nuclear facilities. During a phone call between the Presidents of the U.S. and Iran, the men expressed their desire to end the long running dispute between the two nations. They are still discussing ways on which to finish it.…
We have been to quite a few wars with European countries, such as Britain and France, but ironically they are one of our strongest allies. Such as the Seven year war, the French-Indian war, the Revolutionary war, the Opium war, and the War of 1812, to name a few. But despite these battles we have close ties with them. By isolating ourselves from this war, other countries will scratch their heads and wonder why we are sitting in our homes, surrounded by white picket fences, while being completely ignorantly oblivious as to what is really going on outside our own country. Various countries in Europe such as Britain and France have aided us in our times of need as well as other countries, and we would be making a big mistake by deciding not to return the favor. At this point we are the only major world power that is not involved in this war. What happens when a major country that we trade with or need supplies from takes a turn for the worst and we are forced to do without them for an extended period of time? If we choose not to intervene depression will spread like wildfire all across the globe. We are stabbing Europe in the back by watching them suffer this way. We need to do more than just send them supplies over seas, we need to help them as we would want them to…
The debacle between the U.S.A and Iran started many years ago with the Iranian Islamic revolution of 1979, before that they had rather good relations. Iran’s nuclear activities present a particularly acute security challenge. A nuclear-armed Iran would present a direct threat to U.S. friends, allies and wellbeing in the region and destabilize an already delicate…
The United States wanted friendly relations with Iran because of its strategic location and they did not want Iran to become friendly with the Russians (Torr 69). Israel agreed to facilitate this relationship by purchasing weapons from the United States that were then sold to Iran. Israel wanted the war with Iraq and Iran to continue so it would weaken them because they were both their enemies (Torr 75). Iran also had an influence in Lebanon where the American hostages were held. The U.S. also wanted to bribe Iran who was at war with Iraq to pressure Lebanese radicles to release American hostages (Craughwell…
Just recently, politicians in the United States praised the treaty with Iran, but the public found many issues with it. Such as, the twenty-four-hour warning on when they are to make "surprise visits" to the Iranian nuclear facilities (Brookhiser). Furthering the American and Iranian tension, Iran's greatest leaders are now struggling to approach how they are going to make a peace treaty with their great enemy. "We have announced that we will not negotiate with the Americans on any issue other than the nuclear case," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader said, "prepare for the continuation of the fight against America” (Erdbrink). Iran announces that it will only make deals with the United States on nuclear weapons in the hope of it leading to a friendlier relationship between Iran and other countries…
The role of the US was also a crucial reason why Israel survived. The USSR and US were greatly involved with the Yom Kippur War as the USSR sent arms to Egypt and Syria and the US organised a massive airlift to Israel, which contributed to the military power they already had. Another reason why the US supported the Israelis was because they had similar political aims. They were against the spread of communism and the US was also resistant to the expansion of the Soviet Union. After the Suez crisis, the United States became…
Every country has its enemies, its allies, and some who aren’t either. In this case, America’s relationship with Iran started out as healthy , even flourishing, but that all changed during the Iranian Revolution, when things started going pretty bad.…
To jump into the conflict head first was not the US’s first reaction, which is a common misconceptualized topic. It is a widespread belief that the United States heads into any conflict around the world that arises, when in actuality, the preservation of peace is always the main…
He has sided, without quite saying so, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s view — argued, for the most part, in the confines of the White House — that caution, covert action and a modest American military footprint around the world fit the geopolitical moment. The question is whether that approach will fit the coming challenges of stopping Iran’s nuclear program and the potential collapse of Syria.…
According to various online historical articles written by the history.com staff the U.S has been associated with over 230 wars since the beggining of the thirteen colonies. As the definition of “again” has inflicted, in order to make America great again we would have to return to a word of war.. With America’s past history of 239 war, another myriad of wars can be added to this list. The infamous politician, Donald J. Trump has threatened various countries as well as groups of people. He has been noted to have had said, “The United States should not try so hard to stop nuclear proliferation.” (the washington post.com) Trump had declared, “proliferation is going to happen anyway… If Japan had that nuclear war threat, I’m not sure that would be a bad thing for us. Nor would it be so bad, if South Korea and Saudi Arabia had nuclear weapons too.” The stress on anti- proliferation movements is a pathway carved for nuclear war. We would not only be returning to a world of war, but one of nuclear…
The U.S. should try to prevent any country including themselves from reaching the level of power that allows them to destroy the…
The foreign policy for the United States has an obligation to make a huge effort for safety measures and precautions. Worldwide terrorism, pandemonium in Arab countries, is rising poverty in the developing world, and international economics antagonism has formed an intercontinental excavation for leaders in America. Those leaders in the U.S. have to focus energies on protecting securities of American citizens, and making sound trade agreements, ensuring the access to essential raw resources, and stop the increase of nuclear arms, with nations or terrorist networks that are unfriendly. The United States government must be selective in involvement and in global relationships, but must be prepared to protect the American people in the U.S. and aboard against any threats to the United States, prosperity and security, however, this policy may bring resentment and lead those in the Middle East to be bitter against us. The world as we see it is an interdependent and interconnected world. The United States cannot situate alone. General limitations to the United States borders are no longer capable to the stop the progress the break out of AIDS, child prostitution worldwide terrorism, and drug trafficking, other global scourges. The United Sates government is obligated to take the initiative to convey the leaders of all nations in the world to play a joint leadership role in strengthening the UN’s role in the global issues the affect the environment, and the worlds…
In the event that these nations debilitate to utilize these bombs, which we know will be totally destroying to our country, I feel the best way to react is with a similar message, and we should be prepared for them. The United States needs to figure out how to incapacitate alternate nations totally with the goal that we may devastate the atomic weapons, yet we realize that is a substantial errand that would be hard to…
Despite the United States’ own belief in self determination, the U.S. has long felt the obligation to help a struggling country, be a humanitarian aid or to bring peace, justice and freedom into the world. As one of the biggest and most powerful democracy governments in the world, the U.S. has a right to, but when is enough involvement? Although American foreign policies have been praised by many, they have also been cursed just as much. A key moment in American foreign policy history was during the Cold War era. During the Cold War the main priority of the U.S. was ending communism which eve n meant siding with terrorists. It even entailed involvement in Iran's presidential election. At the time many were in favor of what the United States…
As the world has been increasingly interconnected, every country’s economy and national security depends greatly on those of others and as one of the biggest and most powerful countries in the world, the United States of American always has a great impact on foreign countries with its foreign policy.…