US Foreign Policy with Iran
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United States' foreign policy with respect to Iran has been a love-hate relationship, with the love symbolized by the time in which the Shah of Iran was in power, until the immense hate during the Iran hostage crisis in 1980 and at the present the United States' accusations of the Iranian possession of weapons of mass destruction.
I believe that the attempts of the United States foreign policy to isolate Iran through trade sanctions have been a pointless move by the government since no other trading partners of Iran follow the same actions that the Americans have taken. In addition, the United States is missing out on a thriving and lucrative market where we can do business and possibly help out the present state of our economy. Also, by adhering strictly to United States foreign policy our government is greatly contributing to the rising costs of oil in our country because if we were open to trade with Iran, we could also partake of the substantial oil reserves that are present in Iran, which would in turn help to increase our oil supply and at the same time reduce the cost of oil.
In terms of nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction, and terrorism, the United States has just naturally grouped Iran with other countries that have had many instances of terrorism and use of chemical weapons because "naturally", Iran contains a majority of people that are Muslim, Iran has been thought of as "anti-western", and it is also headed up by a theocracy rather than a democracy. However, the United States does not realize how heterogeneous the people of Iran are, in that, they want democracy, dress and somewhat act western, and are Muslims that follow the religion of Islam and not the propaganda the fanatic Muslims live by. Again, I believe the United States foreign policy is extremely flawed with respect to Iran because for example, American politicians constantly proclaim that Iran is waging an unrelenting war of terrorism against the United States, however, when these politicians are asked about a single incident of Iranian terrorism to America since the hostage crisis, I have never heard of them being able to reply. There is no evidence to back up such accusations by the United States.
I believe that since the 1980 hostage crisis, being Iranian and the entire country of Iran has been given a stigma as being terrorists and part of the axis of evil that want nothing more than to cause pain to Americans and their country. In contrast, there are many Iranians living in the states that do the opposite and have been trying to convince legislatures ( my dad included; I like to call him the Iranian hippy) like Sheila Jackson Lee, the United Nations, and others, that foreign policy should be revised toward Iran...