Tension In The Middle East 2

What sources of tension, new or old, in the Middle East are revealed by the film?

Is the US going to stop buying oil from the Middle east? Arab spring, people protest for economic reform and human rights against their dictator. Security forces opened fire on them days later. Many people were killed and injured by the protest. The Arab people ask why the US hasn’t done more. Usually if the US likes the dictator then we tend to not get involved with their decisions, and if we don’t like them then we get involved more. They are disappointed by Americas response to the fighting over human rights and economic reform. They expect the US to be a big source of democracy and step in. Protesters that have spoken to Aljazeera have been killed tortured or beaten. America’s fifth fleet is in Batrain, it is a very important naval base. 

Middle East Essay

Based on the research I did, and what I found, there is not a balance of wealth in the Middle East. The countries that I think have the highest standard of living are Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran. My findings might illustrate a source of conflict in the region because certain countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran have a lot more money than any other country in the Middle East. This probably has a lot to do with their resources. So there may be big conflict over resources and how they should be shared or who they should go to.

Tension In The Middle East

What sources of tension, new and old, in the Middle East are revealed by the film?

Sources of tension: Conflict between Libya and the US. Bengazi wants Ghadaffi to leave Libya. Personally I don’t think that we should get in the middle of everyone elses tension because it makes other countries mad at us. And creates more problems that never had to be there. We may think that we are helping and trying to stop the fighting but it's creating worse things. Getting in the middle of conflicts causes tension which leads to war. Then when we get in the middle of war we start paying for weapons and other military aids. We end up spending a lot of money and killing more people. So I don't think it is worth it.