Middle East

I think by now there are very few people still convinced that the US has nothing to be shame of regarding the continuous tensions in the Middle East. After WWII, the American politicians saw the opportunities in the area as a “source of power” for many years to come – and dominating the main source of oil was the foundation of American domination in the last part of the twentieth century.

Exporting democracy to the countries in the Middle East was from the beginning out of question, because in this case the people from those countries would not have had any reason to blindly obey the American orders. Instead, totalitarian regimes were supported by the United States, disregarding the wealth of the people, human rights, and so on.

From time to time, we get news about fights – these days in Iran, after the elections. Wouldn’t it be better to get rid of the dependence of American economy on imported oil, and let the countries in Middle East evolve toward democracy?