2. Cold War in the ME Scramble for post-colonial alignment Oil! Resources
Non-alignment?
Islam vs. the West: Communism as the Islamic alternative to American supported Israel?
Military support…

3. Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Implications for America:
Jewish lobby and political support for Israel
Osama, ME terrorists, Arab countries’ condemnation of U.S. support for Israel
Munich
Need by American presidents to try and find a solution

4. Egyptian/Israeli Conflict

5. 1967: Six Day’s War
1973: Yom Kippur War

6. Implications:
1973 Arab Oil Embargo and recession
Success for Carter!
Longest lasting peace in ME
1979: Camp David Peace Accords, Anwar Sadat (E), Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin (I)

7. U.S.-Iranian Conflict

8. The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah Khomeini

9. Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranian Revolution

10. Iraq/Iran War
Implications for the U.S.:
Hostage crisis, on top of Vietnam, seen as failure of U.S. Foreign policy, U.S. exceptionalism, Carter admin
Supported Sadaam Hussein of Iraq, against Iran in Iran/Iraq War
Earned hatred of Iran, now trying to get nukes
Iran has sponsored terrorism against American interests

11. Post Cold War Mess Post Cold War Implications:
Terrorism as counter to uni-polar world
Shiite vs. Sunni split
Fundamentalism vs. moderates
Future of Oil?
Can Islam and Democracy co-exist?