e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Saeid Naji and Jayum A. Jawan
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2014
Keywords: U.S. geopolitical code, Persian Gulf's energy resources, the Bush Administration, pre-emptive war, U.S. hegemonic position
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This paper seeks to explore the motives of the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf region vis-a-vis the energy resources of the region. Studying geopolitical codes helps reveal the intentions behind a state's foreign policy through defining national interests, threats, actions and justification. Examining the U.S. code suggests the importance of oil as a vital strategic interest for the country. It defines the preservation of the U.S. hegemonic position as an ultimate goal for its presence in the Persian Gulf. In this respect, the threat of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government to three vast fields of energy reservoirs in the Persian Gulf made it necessary to affect regime change so as to protect the free flow of oil to the West and this was done through the control and preservation of the U.S. hegemonic position.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542