The United States And The War On Terror - 1130 Words

Over the course of United States History the country has engaged in several wars. Some of these wars were for independence, national preservation, and national defense. Other wars were for more dubious and obscure reasons such as stopping the spread of communism, â€Å"protecting America’s interests†, and the â€Å"war on terror†. Throughout the history of the United States foreign affairs another pattern has emerged. Our propensity toward military action has also had the unintended consequence of fostering an atmosphere of distrust, anger, and resentment that nurtures potential enemies. This begs the question; does the United States create its own future enemies? If this is the case, what can we do to stop this? From the ashes of World War†¦show more content†¦These proxy wars over time became highly unpopular when the American public became aware of the great human cost of these proxy wars as well as a general distrust of the American government ’s reasons for engaging in these wars. While the United States set to expand its influence globally and participated in conflict, wars, and military interventions an unintended consequence came to the fore, destabilization of the regions of conflict. After the 1989 collapse of the Soviet Union the United States turned its attention toward the Middle East. The United States had previous dealing in the region during the Iran Hostage Crisis in the late 1970s which ultimately hurt perception of the United States in the Middle East and bolstered Iran0, major military presence in the region would not truly happen until the First Gulf War. When Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invaded and annexed Kuwait in 1990 the United States along with a coalition of nations engaged in war with Iraq. Although the war resulted in defeat of the Iraqi army, public image of the United States in the region continued to deteriorate. Due to the United States support of the formation of Israel and o ur choice of allies the perception of the United States among the Arab population in the region has continued to take a negative tone. Another hidden aspect to our perpetual war engaging society, is our peculiar alliances. In the past the United States has taken part in a certain somewhat