The Effects of the Changing US Policies on Iraq & the Middle East

Abstract

Mesopotamia back then, Iraq and neighbors today were the Cradle of Civilizations, all the first firsts were born there, first concept of cities and villages, first law, philosophy, arts, ceramics, the concept of religion and construction of temples, concept of politics, sciences and technology, medicine and literature were also created first in Mesopotamia as well as the creations of the beer and the wheel. This Civilization exported all its creation to the world, philosophy, literature, science, technology, medicine, arts, education, industry, and manufacturing were all exported from Mesopotamia to the world. The world received the exports and developed them, and each country became the pioneer in a specific development. After that, thousands of years have passed. It was not expected that the mother of the world’s earliest civilizations turns into an authoritarian state that repressed its people, it was not expected that wars occupy the region for decades and sponsor terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism instead of spreading technology and science. September 11 attack changed all the equation and turned President Bush from an introvert to an extrovert. He declared the war on terror and considered Iran, Iraq, and North Korea the “Axis of evil,” and decided to fight terrorists in their homes instead of waiting till they come to the US and harm its people and challenge its sovereignty. This research will study the effects of the changing US Policies under Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump on Iraq & the Middle East.