... 1,000 years ago continue to plague the region and the religion to this day. Following the death of Mohammed, Islam was in a precarious position. If it followed the pattern of Middle Eastern history up to that point, Islam would have been virtually discarded after its leader's death. Instead, the Rashidun, the "rightly guided" Muslim leaders who were closest to the prophet, namely ... Umar, Uthman and Ali, took the reins of Islam, beginning a campaign that would, within two centuries, make Islam the dominant religion in the Middle East. This was not an easy or untroubled undertaking. Mid...

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... begin to recognize. At point in their history they experienced trouble with political transformation. In the late 1700's, the thirteen colonies of the eastern United States struggled to gain independence from Britain. After gaining independence there was a period of time where citizens were unhappy with the US ... be made by the Iraqi people. The United States has attempted to impose democracy based upon traditions that are foreign to Middle Eastern cultures. According to Day (2006), Middle Eastern ideas of how a democratic government should work are entirely different from how the West...

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Once again tensions are mounting in the Middle East countries; however, this time it is not two Middle Eastern countries that are coming close to war instead it is the Middle East country of Iraq and the United States. This tension has been underneath the surface since the last escapade between these ... States does not follow the United Nations policies it will lead to an outbreak of violence and long-term turmoil for the United States and the entire Middle East. The United Nations was established at the end of World War II to be used as a system that would establish international peace. Acc...

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... result, adult illiteracy rate is estimated at more than 40 percent of the population, and joblessness is prevalent. There has been an erosion of the middle class to near non-existence, and the economy is completely dependent upon oil, a market that is very volatile and unstable at times (Sterngold 3). ... democratic society to prevail. Most political scientists agree that among the characteristics of a likely democratic nation are things such as a strong economy and a large middle class, a more literate society with people who are largely ethnically, linguistically, and religiously simi...

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... civil war is not stopped the consequences for the United States are crucial. The continuation of political unrest in Syria could spread to the entire Middle East and require U.S military intervention. Military intervention can be immensely detrimental to the US economy, primarily due to the excessive cost to the ... alliance. Most importantly Russia's economic interests influence the behavior to a greater extent. "Moscow is the number one arms supplier in the Middle East"9 and their weapon sales to Syria and Algeria alone total to forty-eight billion US dollars per year.10 Russia's one a...

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... back for a second round in 1939, and the Allied victory in 1945 seemed to seal a great peace upon the world. But with the rise of the oil monarchies in the Middle East, the balance of power shifted, and vast amounts of money has been put into the hands of nations that less than a hundred years ago were still locked in tribal ... , to extreme, and often fatal forms of intimidation, terror, and fear. His rule has also consisted of various military engagements that have demonstrated relentless aggression towards other nations in the Middle East. More importantly, however, is the fact that t...

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Oil was discovered early in the Middle East and has been a leading cause of economic growth for the region. In countries, such as Syria, where oil is not as important they depend on agriculture. Other countries, facing ... textiles, preserved foods, beverages, tobacco, phosphates, fruits, and vegetables. The chief buyers of Syrian exports were Germany, Italy, France, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. In November 1995 Syria and several other Middle Eastern and North African countries signed an agreement with the European Union to create a Mediterranean free trade zone by 2010. ...

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... fall of communism and the death of Marshall Tito in the 1980's, the fazade of forced tolerance through totalitarian politics came to an end. It was at this time that a middle aged and anti-Albanian Serb by the name of Slobodan Milosevic appeared in the political spot light of the region, and in time, the entire world. On the 600th anniversary ... that it needs, while giving Egypt's vast military resources a mission and at the same affiliating it with the West. Moreover, NATO expansionists argue that expanding membership to shaky democracies in Eastern Europe would promote democratizatio...

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... possessed weapons of mass destruction, to remove the "nest of terrorists" that existed in Iraq and bring democracy to Iraq in hopes that it would spillover to surrounding Middle Eastern countries. The United States had ignored previous terrorist attacks from al Qaeda against Americans and American embassies around the world, yet the attack on American soil could not be ignored ... ...

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... the world, it is the figurehead that these terror groups will target. However, America is not without fault. Its policies and actions have many times in the past ostracized many middle-eastern countries and as an imperial power, America tends to ensure that it looks after number one, itself. This is important because as mentioned before, America had the opportunity to remove ... ...

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