Persian Gulf War Case Study

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There are three general circumstances under which I would recommend greater U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf: rebuilding, stabilization, and a direct threat to the United States’ national security.
When a nation is rebuilding, its institutional structures are weak and prone to chaos and corruption. The best example of such weakness is Iraq following the fall of Sadam Hussein, where the democratically elected government seemed unable to effectively rule the country. Backed by a woefully weak military, Iraq quickly capitulated to the Islamic State following the American withdrawal, and suffered a historic collapse. Thus, Iraq is a situation in which I favor increased military involvement because it is necessary for the country’s ability to rebuild and reestablish itself as regionally prominent. I would also be willing to support United States military involvement in the rebuilding of Syria if opposition forces depose Assad, which may not be a Persian Gulf country, but it is a significant state actor in Persian Gulf affairs. In these cases, the United States is currying favor with …show more content…
The military does not just need to use its weapons, it can also use its engineering expertise and effective labor methods to rebuild homes, construct refugee/survival camps, and fix infrastructural issues. For example, while Iraq hired an Italian firm to help repair the Mosul dam, which could cause a disaster “of biblical proportions,” I would support the use of American military engineers to provide some kind of temporary solution, or even a more permanent one if the resource were available. Therefore, I support great American military involvement during the rebuilding of governments after a collapse, and nations after a natural
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