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The Greek, Roman, Ottoman, British, and even the Second French Colonial Empires. What they all have in common is their control of the Middle East. Thee who controls the Middle East, controls the world. The Middle East is conveniently and strategically located between Asia, Africa and Europe. Nowadays, it is the center where the United States, Russia and China all lay their foundations in their race to hegemony. The three countries continue to compete for influence and power, in hopes to become (or remain) the most powerful nation in the world.
Generally speaking, American foreign policy in the Middle East, for the most part, has centered around three main debates; the question of whether to withdraw US troops from the region, reexamining arms sales to Middle East countries due to their human rights track records and the fear of sparking an arms race, and reducing dependency of Middle East countries on China and Russia, creating a holy trinity. You can’t have all three of them at once.
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