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  United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East

  During the first half of the 1970's, major changers took place in the American Policy. Those changers reflected the shifts occurring in the global correlation of forces, the strengthen position of world socialism, the growing influence of the third world countries. The search for a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East has been a constant feature of American Policy. The change of administration at Washington (Republican took over from Democrats) coincide with a review of number of important foreign policy concepts which had guided this leading capitalist country for a quarter of century after World War II.
  
  US foreign policy in Middle East is of special importance to US because of the economic and military involvement in the region since the post Cold War. The importance of Middle East oil decided Washington's Middle East policy aimed at consolidating United States imperialist positions in this pivotal corner of the globe. The United States has mustered Israel as its own outpost in the area. It was because of United States military, economic and political support for Israel that the UN Security Council Resolution No 242 adopted in 1967 has not been enforced. Israel connected by multitude of strands with American Zionism and in effect, living off American provided support, continuous to be the main fool of American influence in the Middle East.