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CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION 1) ISIS changed foreign policy between western countries and the Middle East Data Analysis and Sources: *Empirical history USA Foreign policy: From 1945 to 1990 the United States of America kept an important military deployment in Europe and Asia and in contrast they had a low military footprint in the Middle East counting relying instead on their local allies; more particularly the conservative Arab monarchies in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Persian gulf and had a close relationship with Iran until the revolution in 1979. Furthermore, Israel has always been for the United States a strategic weapon in the Middle East mostly because it kept defeating the Soviet Union’s Arab allies. -Bush foreign policy was mainly about keeping the United States powerful and play a â€Å"balance power of game† in the Gulf. Bush â€Å"tilted toward Iraq during its war with Iran, and then Bush turned against Iraq when it invaded Kuwait in 1990†. â€Å"When the Cold War ended, one might have expected that U.S. involvement in the region would decline, because there was no longer a significant external threat to contain. Instead, the U.S. role deepened, beginning with the 1991 Gulf War. Instead of its earlier balance-of-power approach, the Clinton administration’s strategy of â€Å"dual containment† cast Washington in the role of regional policeman. Unfortunately, this ill-conceived strategy required the United States to keep substantial ground and air forces in Saudi Arabia,Show MoreRelatedU.s. Relations With Arab Nations Essay1554 Words   |  7 PagesIntroduction U.S. relations with countries in the Middle East remain to be a point of great interest due to the geopolitical atmosphere and security. 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