There have been problems in the Middle East since the times of the bible. America can not send troops over to the Middle East and expect to solve problems that have thousands of years of history. The American government feels like it is their responsibility to have troops in foreign countries at all times. Back in January of 1984 Senator John Tower said, “Withdraw of American troops from Lebanon now would be disastrous” (Halloran A1). True at the time some form of troops might have been needed in Lebanon, but why does America feel like we have the responsibility to send our tr

On January 10, 1984 an article entitled “U.S. Said to Be Limited In Ways It Can Aid Iraq” was published in the New York Times. In this article it states

The Reagan Administration has concluded that the defeat of Iraq by Iran would be a major setback to American interests but that there is little the United States can do to help Iraq directly. The officials said a National Security Council study completed two months ago determined that despite concern here about Iraq’s ability to continue to battle the Iranians, there should be no drastic change in American policy.

Second the United States does not want to see the country Iraq bullied by neighboring country Iran; it is clear what the U.S.’s motivation is. Money, money is at the heart of every country in the world. There is a saying “He who has the money has the power”. So why would America care about what is happing

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