The Administration of Bush’s Son Foreign Policy towards the Middle East 2001-2003: Afghanistan and Iraq as an Instance under the Light of Bush’s Speeches
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https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.29.3.6Keywords:
Gorge Bush’s son, US foreign policy, international relations, Gorge Bush’s doctrine, United Nations, Middle East and Terrorist’s war.Abstract
This research which entitles “The administration of Bush’s son foreign policy towards the Middle East 2001-2003: Afghanistan and Iraq as an instance”, is studied a very crucial part of the foreign policy of the Bush’s son toward the Middle East. This research is used a number of significant documents and newspaper reports, which are relevant to the foreign policy of the Bush’s administration towards the Middle East. The terrorist attack of 11 September of 2001 imposed the US president, Bush’s son to put an end to the ancient policies of containment and initiative a new idea for the US to construct peace, stability and freedom through cultivating of democracy’s seeds. The administration of Bush’s son, greatly observed the democracy for the US national interests and the world peace also its reality.
This study main aim is to explore the administration of Bush’s son believed it was the US responsibility to bring prosperity and peace to the civilization world, especially the Middle East. The Bush’s son administration foreign policy of the Middle East took two positions till to be capable to form freedom, friendly manner, peace, hope, stability and democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Bush administration foreign policy to establish democracy within Iraq and Afghanistan in the Middle East did not stop. In other words, it effected on the Arab-Israel peace process as well.
This article attempts to answer some critical questions for instance why after the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 the US and the Bush’s administration directly declared war on terror? Why the war on terror forwarded the US to Afghanistan as well as Iraq? Why the US was impatient with prior efforts of the US foreign policy for generating the prosperity, peace and stability in the Middle East? Was The US foreign policy wisely contemplated on generating the democracy and showing local democracy? did the world unipolar give the US opportunities to take this effective force. As, the merely world power, it was in the US interests to protect its economic and alliances as well as making suitable circumstance in the desires of its leaders?
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