The US-Iraq Relations: a Historical Perspective

The strategic situation of the Persian Gulf region and its oil and gas resources has tempted the United States of America to choose this region as one of its targets and to exploit the fortunes of the region to serve American capitalist companies. With the second Gulf war, the US could legitimize its military presence in the region by signing contracts with six members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council; it could also make these countries to a viable market for arms trade. Having aided the US in its interventionist policies, leaders of rich Arab countries of the Persian Gulf are now facing budget deficit. American government’s militarization policy of the Persian Gulf oil, as an unchangeable strategy, has wasted Arab countries’ fortunes and, as a result, these countries are deprived of the means to develop their societies and establish security in areas of income, hygiene, education and other living needs of their people.