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A 3 page research paper that argues that the root cause of problems in the Middle East is the continuing legacy of colonialism. Many members of the general public in Western countries are mystified by the problems originating in the Middle East and the threat of global terrorism. After the terrorist attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush characterized the terrorists as hating liberty and American values. This is one of the views that has remained prominent as the root cause of problems of the Middle East, i.e., Islamic rigidity. Thus discussion of the root cause of conflicts in the Middle East will demonstrate that simply focusing on Islamic fundamentalism is too simplistic as this overlooks the impact of Western actions in the region and the continuing legacy of colonialism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush characterized the terrorists as hating liberty and American values. This is one of the views that has remained prominent as the root cause
of problems of the Middle East, i.e., Islamic rigidity. The following discussion of the root cause of conflicts in the Middle East will demonstrate that simply focusing on Islamic fundamentalism
is too simplistic as this overlooks the impact of Western actions in the region and the continuing legacy of colonialism. Scholars consider the advent of the modern Middle East
to have begun with Napoleons arrival in Egypt (Haass 2). Other notable events in Middle Eastern history are the end of the Ottoman Empire, the official end of colonialism and
the end of the Cold War (Haass 2). The US had very little interest in what happened in the Middle East until 1941, as American leaders generally deferred to British
and French officials who ruled the Middle East "on behalf of the Western world" (Hahn 5). During the Cold War, the US perceived it as imperative to keep the Middle
Eastern oil resources within the orbit of American control, while denying its assets to the Soviet Union (Hahn 5). The Cold War policy of the US was considered so compelling
that the CIA covertly engineered a coup in Iran that overthrew a democratically elected president and instituted a dictatorial ruler more favorable to US interests. The 1979 Iranian revolution in
Iran that disposed the Shah and instituted the Islamic regime that is currently considered to be a major threat to peace in the region. In January of
2008, President Bush announced the decision of his administration to approve selling "bomb-guidance kits to Saudi Arabia" (Zunes). The announcement follows public notification of five major arms deals to "Saudi
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