Final Exam: US Role in the Modern Middle East.

The Role of the United States of America in the Middle East Peace Process

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U .S . Role in the Middle East Peace Process from the End of the First Gulf War till Camp David

Ever since the time of World War II , the United States has been very dominant in Middle East affairs however , the role of the United States in the Middle East peace process has changed over time , especially after the 1991 Gulf War to the period during , and after the 2000 peace talks at Camp

David (Kaplan , 1993 . Before then , the relationship between Middle East and United States was not only diplomatic but also based on agreed mutual economic interests . However , due to the effects of its economic relationship with Israel , the United States was compelled to side with Israel in defending it against Saddam Hussein during Gulf War (Kaplan , 1993

Gulf war marked the first time that United States initiated a complete attack of Middle East so as to guard its interests (Bronson , 2006 Before Kuwait attacked Iraq , Saddam Hussein was a friend of the United States but a foe after the attack because the United States could not allow him to upset the balance of power by taking control of a quarter of Gulf 's oil (Bronson , 2006 . President George W . Bush deployed the U .S military forces to Saudi Arabia and advised other countries to do the same but majority of forces during Gulf War came from United States . The U .S...