Now that the US military action in Iraq has come to an end, the focus of American involvement in the Middle East will, in all likelihood, shift to other threats in the region. Based on this week’s required readings from Politics of the Middle East and “Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East,” what do you think will be the role of the US in the post-Iraq War Middle East? Will American foreign policy become more or less engaged in the region? What role will Iran play in the international relations of the region?
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