Carter Doctrine: Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Air Force Association. (2001). Carter Doctrine. Retrieved from http://http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2010/April%202010/0410keeper.aspx
In late 1979, the US was shaken by Iran’s seizure of American hostages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The latter event in particular was seen as a direct threat to Persian Gulf oil. President Carter, after a period of vacillation, used his 1980 State of the Union speech to lay out an explicit pledge to defend the Gulf by arms. His words: “An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, …show more content…
(2011). Carter Doctrine. Retrieved from http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/andrew-j-bacevich/carter-doctrine-30
Afghanistan War I (1979-1989), the U.S.-led effort to punish the Soviet Union for occupying that country.
The Beirut Bombing (1983), the name by which Americans choose to remember Ronald Reagan’s intervention in Lebanon.
The war against Khaddafi (1981-1988), a series of inconclusive skirmishes with the Libyan dictator, culminating in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103.
The Tanker War (1984-1988), waged by U. S. naval forces against Iran to maintain the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq War I (1990-1991), the first U. S. armed confrontation with Saddam Hussein, commonly but erroneously thought to have ended with the liberation of Kuwait.
The Somalia Intervention (1992-1993), abruptly terminated by the notorious Mogadishu firefight.
Afghanistan War II (2001-2003), launched in the wake of 9/11, but left in abeyance by the Bush administration’s decision to shift the weight of U.S. military efforts …show more content…
Addresses the implications of oil, the persistence of racial and cultural stereotypes (whether anti-Semitic or anti-Islamic) and the importance of Israel in
American foreign policy.
Phyllis Bennis and Noam Chomsky, Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis (Olive Grove, 2002)
Examines the role of US foreign policy in the terrorism/anti-terrorism crisis that began-publicly-with the attack on the World Trade Center, but which in fact has roots in specific Middle East policies long identified with public opposition in the region (for example: support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, economic sanctions.
Ritscher, A. (1996, April). Afghanistan. War within country. Retrieved from http://www.afghangovernment.com/briefhistory.htm
Written by a novel writer in a Minnesota paper, but was delivered as a speech at a Students Against War teach-in in Duluth, Minnesota (USA)
Klare, M., & Feffer, J. (2009). Foreign Policy In Focus. Retrieved from http://fpif.org/repudiate_the_carter_doctrine/
Written as an article by two New York Times writers to show adopted policy nowadays by our new President concerning foreign
Air Force Association. (2001). Carter Doctrine. Retrieved from http://http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2010/April%202010/0410keeper.aspx
In late 1979, the US was shaken by Iran’s seizure of American hostages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The latter event in particular was seen as a direct threat to Persian Gulf oil. President Carter, after a period of vacillation, used his 1980 State of the Union speech to lay out an explicit pledge to defend the Gulf by arms. His words: “An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, …show more content…
(2011). Carter Doctrine. Retrieved from http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/andrew-j-bacevich/carter-doctrine-30
Afghanistan War I (1979-1989), the U.S.-led effort to punish the Soviet Union for occupying that country.
The Beirut Bombing (1983), the name by which Americans choose to remember Ronald Reagan’s intervention in Lebanon.
The war against Khaddafi (1981-1988), a series of inconclusive skirmishes with the Libyan dictator, culminating in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103.
The Tanker War (1984-1988), waged by U. S. naval forces against Iran to maintain the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq War I (1990-1991), the first U. S. armed confrontation with Saddam Hussein, commonly but erroneously thought to have ended with the liberation of Kuwait.
The Somalia Intervention (1992-1993), abruptly terminated by the notorious Mogadishu firefight.
Afghanistan War II (2001-2003), launched in the wake of 9/11, but left in abeyance by the Bush administration’s decision to shift the weight of U.S. military efforts …show more content…
Addresses the implications of oil, the persistence of racial and cultural stereotypes (whether anti-Semitic or anti-Islamic) and the importance of Israel in
American foreign policy.
Phyllis Bennis and Noam Chomsky, Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis (Olive Grove, 2002)
Examines the role of US foreign policy in the terrorism/anti-terrorism crisis that began-publicly-with the attack on the World Trade Center, but which in fact has roots in specific Middle East policies long identified with public opposition in the region (for example: support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, economic sanctions.
Ritscher, A. (1996, April). Afghanistan. War within country. Retrieved from http://www.afghangovernment.com/briefhistory.htm
Written by a novel writer in a Minnesota paper, but was delivered as a speech at a Students Against War teach-in in Duluth, Minnesota (USA)
Klare, M., & Feffer, J. (2009). Foreign Policy In Focus. Retrieved from http://fpif.org/repudiate_the_carter_doctrine/
Written as an article by two New York Times writers to show adopted policy nowadays by our new President concerning foreign