Iran the United States Has Essay

Now Iran lived up to their reputation.

3) Tracking the tension between United States and Iran: What are best/worst case scenarios facing the two countries against each other.

The best case scenario between the United States and Iran is that the two countries realized that they have more in common than they are both willing to admit. The two countries can be instrumental in forging peace agreements throughout the Middle East. The Iranian people are well-educated. As the Frontline video points out, more than 70% of the nation is literate and educated. Therefore, the United States could have a major non-Sunni ally in the Middle East and thereby create a viable balance of power between Iran and the Sunni powers.

A middle ground solution is a stalemate, which we are seeing now. The Iranian government is currently going to do whatever is in its best interest, just as the Americans are doing. Neither trusts the other.

As a worst-case scenario, Iran has developed nuclear weapons and will use them either just to threaten Israel of the United States or will actually use them. Israel will become a major playing card, and will draw in both the United States and Europe into a World War.

4) Conclusion: Do you think that the video is relevant to the themes of the course Middle East in World Affairs? How? And do you recommend this video for other viewers?

The American public views Middle Eastern affairs in a simplistic way, devoid of knowledge or historical accuracy -- let alone common sense.The Bush administration made Americans lose face, and humiliated the United States. The United States now has no credibility in world affairs, and this course sheds light on the truth of the situation vs. The pre-digested media propaganda fed to the American public. The American public believes in the "axis of evil" propaganda, whereas the PBS Frontline video shows a more well-rounded story. The video is fully relevant to the themes of the course on Middle East in World Affairs. Whether Americans like it or not, we are in bed with the Middle East….....