United States War on Terror in the Middle East and Afghanistan: A Critical Assessment

Abstract

Terrorism has become a serious problem to both domestic and International Security. The emergence of terrorist groups and individuals operating in the Middle East is worrisome. As a result this research aimed at finding out about the real causes of terrorism in the Middle East, the United States policies on combating terrorism and their implication to world security. The research uses Secondary Source of data to dwell on pure content analysis; the research uses available books, Videos and Documentaries on War on Terror in the Middle East. The theory  adopted was rational model of decision making theory which assumes that decision makers set their goals, evaluate their relative importance, calculate the cost and benefits of each possible course of action then choose one with the best benefits and less cost. The research posits that: the current United States policies on war on terror in the Middle East is full of militaristic approach and therefore can never end terrorism in the region. The United States Policy on War on Terror is decorated with Media Control, Propaganda, Covert Operations, torture, Manipulations and Intimidations. It has also been shown that the one-sided support of Israel by United States government against Palestinians, Support of Arabs despotic and undemocratic rulers, United States invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan on reasons best known to them are all responsible for breeding new terrorists against United States and her core allies.

Keywords: Terrorism, Middle East, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan