Arab Resentment for the US
On September 11, 2001, a horrific terrorist attack was waged against the United States. Thousands of working men and women were killed in the attacks, leaving the country grieving and angry. On that day, I asked myself, "What could make those people hate America so much that they would do such a terrible thing?" Since that day, finding the answer to that question has been a priority of mine. I have concluded that the varying interpretations of Islamic values, America's indulgent culture, and United States foreign policy are all sources of resentment for America in the Middle East. During this time of terrorism, many Americans have been looking for a religious reasoning to account for the resentment for the United States among many Middle Eastern peoples. In contrast to the Middle East, American culture tends to be ostentatious and thrives on indulgence. It has been assumed that the people of the Middle East, being predominantly Muslim, fear the corruption of their culture by the omnipresent American culture. Many speculators have looked to the Koran for explanations. However, the Koran can be translated in many ways, making it difficult for non-Ara
In addition to the United States' support of Israel, the U.S. involvement in the Gulf War is a great source for this kind of resentment. America's involvement in the war was controversial since the beginning. Furthermore, the aggressive actions taken by the United States during the war and in the following decade have enraged many Iraqis as well as people of other nations. In an effort to defend the Kuwaiti oil and to secure the safety of Kuwait after the war, the United States army has bombed innumerable civilian targets, including a secondary school. This kind of audacious aggression has fostered much of the resentment of the Arab people. Misinterpretations of the Koran, opposition to the United States foreign policy and culture are all reasons for the recent contention. Unfortunately, the solution to this dilemma is not so feasible: In order to appease the infuriated fundamentalists of the Middle East, the United States government needs to act humbly and less arrogantly in dealings with foreign policy matters. The ego of the United States government needs to subside in order for this struggle to be resolved, and this will not be done in the near
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