Why and how did America’s strategy in West Asia fail?
| The power-seeking axis of the resistance and America's inability to ensure the security of the Zionist regime is a sign of the failure of America's strategy, the outcome of this failed strategy is the withdrawal of this country's military from Iraq and Syria after Afghanistan. |
Mehr News, International Group: On the first day of 1403, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution with the presence Imam Khomeini (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a speech in Hosseinieh in front of the people of Tehran and reminded them about the recent developments in the region.
The supreme leader of the revolution pointed to the failed strategy of America in the region and noted: “The Americans in this region were trying to control all the circumstances of this region with their own presence. find a sovereign region; whether in Iraq, whether in Syria, whether in Lebanon, or in all regions; With a wrong calculation, they thought like this; The power of resistance messed up this calculation; showed that such a thing is not possible and Americans cannot stay in this area; They have to evacuate the area.”
Examples of America’s failure to provide security for the Zionist regime in the face of resistance
The reason for the importance and presence of Americans in West Asia is that this region is one of the most strategic regions in the world due to the presence of oil and gas resources as well as important waterways. Is. For this reason, America, which sought to expand its power in the world, especially after the Second World War, gradually started its interventions in West Asia.
In fact, along with plundering the wealth and energy of this region, America has several other important goals, such as securing the security of the Zionist regime, confronting the axis of resistance, stabilizing the American order, etc. but a look at the current regional situation shows that the American strategy in West Asia has failed.
Despite the all-round political, financial and weapons support of the Zionist regime, America has failed to provide security for this regime today. Now, in the midst of the Gaza war, this security of the regime as America’s most important goal in the Middle East is being challenged more than ever.
During this 6-month war, the Zionist regime has been attacked from all sides and the resistance forces from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen have made the occupied lands unsafe. In addition, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are also fighting against the crimes of the Zionist regime from inside Palestine.
1. Defeat against “Yemen” as the most powerful member of the resistance
During this period, the Yemeni National Army is pursuing the Red Sea insecurity project in line with the confrontation with the Western-Hebrew axis, parallel to the continuation and escalation of the Zionist genocide in Gaza. Of course, America wanted to build a military alliance in this maritime area and “Guardians of Prosperity” was the name chosen by America and European allies for the naval alliance in the Red Sea in order to protect the Zionist regime from attacks in Yemen, but this alliance collapsed in the first days.
The Yemeni army’s daily missile and drone attacks on the ships and positions of the Hebrew-Western axis have made the failure of the American strategy in this maritime area more visible and confirmed. And they remain powerless compared to the strategic position and military power of the powerful member of the resistance front.
The New York Times newspaper wrote about this: Although Western intelligence agencies have spent a lot of time and resources in recent years to collect data and information about the location of air defenses. , command centers, weapons arsenals, drone and missile warehouses and production facilities have been destroyed in Yemen, finding the desired targets and positions for America and England is more challenging than expected.
2. America’s failed strategy in Lebanon
Regarding Lebanon, the American website “Providence” recently wrote that Washington should admit the fact that its policy against Lebanon has failed.
According to this website, a group of Americans are still counting on the Lebanese army as a tool for their country’s foreign policy in Lebanon to confront Hezbollah, but this has not happened until now. The moment has not come true, that’s why this group believes that the American government in Lebanon only made accumulated failures because with its “generous security” aid to the Lebanese army, it could not prevent what the author called “facilitation of terrorist acts”. describes.
This American media added that “Hizbollah’s attacks on northern occupied Palestine in response to the attacks on Gaza have not only killed a large number of Israelis, but displaced a large number of them.” It also led from the north of the occupied lands.”
According to US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Hezbollah has more capabilities than other countries and has more than 150,000 missiles, many of which are guided. And in this context, it is much better than Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Based on this, the battle with Hezbollah will be at a different level and scope for the Zionist army.
According to the Israeli lobby “Defense of Democracies”, about 100,000 residents of the northern settlements of the occupied territories were forced to evacuate the areas near the borders of Lebanon. They are displaced and many of them live in temporary houses, and they are rarely discussed in the media of the Zionist regime.
The American website “Providence” mentioned in part of its report: America gave generous security assistance to the Lebanese army. In September 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country called aid an important factor in the country’s foreign policy towards Lebanon, which strengthened Lebanon’s sovereignty, provided security to its borders, and helped it against internal threats and actions it called “terrorist”. Of course, these are absurd comments and the reality is completely the opposite. America has failed to provide security for Israel. This issue has caused America’s strategic failure in West Asia.
3. America’s failure in Iraq and laying the groundwork for exit
About 2 years after America’s irresponsible withdrawal from Afghanistan, Washington decided to withdraw from Iraq last year; Their decision was due to the independence and xenophobia of the Iraqi people, as well as the atmosphere of fear and insecurity that has cast a shadow over the American military and bases during the past months due to the Gaza war.
The war of the Zionist regime against Gaza under the support of the United States caused the Iraqi resistance to carry out more than 100 points and more than 150 operations against the American positions in the last 6 months.
In such a situation, the public relations of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office announced on Saturday (7th of Bahman 1402) that bilateral talks between Baghdad and Washington have begun to end the coalition mission in Iraq. gave.
4. America’s failure in Syria and planning for military withdrawal
With the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the United States sought to weaken the country, disintegrate and ultimately overthrow the regime of Bashar al-Assad in this country, but after about a decade, these goals were not realized. As a result of “Bashar Assad”, the president of this country is permanent and the arms of the Arab countries opened once again to Damascus.
At the beginning of February, “Foreign Policy” magazine, quoting informed sources, revealed that the US is planning to withdraw from Syria, and this magazine, quoting officials The American reported: The White House no longer attaches importance to the American mission in Syria and considers the mission of American forces in Syria unnecessary.
This report added: There are discussions in Washington about the date of withdrawal of American forces from Syria; But its time has not been determined yet.
At the same time as Foreign Policy, the American media “Politico” also reported, quoting three senior officials of the American government, that negotiations are underway regarding the withdrawal of American troops from Syria.
Public dissatisfaction and mistrust; The most important reason for America’s strategic failure
Not long ago, the official news agency of the Chinese government “Xinhua” explained in an analytical report why the American policies failed in the Middle East region and wrote: “The people of other regions trust America.” They don’t have it and they ignore the words of the authorities of this country.
The “Al Jazeera” news base also recently wrote in an analysis that the United States has lost the game in the Middle East region and only Washington is to blame for this issue.
A look at recent developments shows that this is the ruling view in the Middle East. For several decades, the United States, which is more than 10 thousand kilometers away from this region, has caused conflict, war and poverty in this region by interfering in the internal affairs of the Middle East countries. Therefore, the countries of the region have no choice but to separate from the arrogant policies of “Uncle Sam”.
According to Al Jazeera, America has caused unprecedented disasters in the Middle East by fueling the flames of war. In 2003, citing fabricated evidence, this country started a war in Iraq without the permission of the UN Security Council and despite the strong opposition of the international community.
According to the statistics published by Statista, about 209,000 Iraqi civilians were killed during the war and violent conflicts between 2003 and 2021. About 9.2 million Iraqis were displaced or forced to leave their country.
Meanwhile, the United States has long supported the influence of non-governmental organizations and agents in the Middle East society and has repeatedly changed the development paths of Middle Eastern countries using “color revolutions”. ” has changed. Also, by continuing to financially support the National Democracy Foundation of the United States, the United States has set the stage for color revolutions in Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Algeria, Syria and other countries, and by providing funding to individuals and groups that support it, it is considered to be the mastermind of the “Arab Spring”. is coming.
Al Jazeera added that the US has also misused sanctions as a tool of harassment in the Middle East region. Washington has been using the sanctions lever for more than four decades with the aim of overthrowing the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tehran describes the sanctions imposed by the US as inhumane, criminal and terrorist acts.
Conclusion
The study of America’s behavior in West Asia shows that this country has not had a successful policy in this region despite the heavy cost in the Middle East, and the strategic failure is the result of America’s approach in the West Asia has been since World War II until now.
America’s unquestioning support of the Zionist regime, the activation of controversial centers in the region, the creation of terrorist groups such as ISIS, and the attack on Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. have not made the palace White to get closer to his goals and eventually Dominovar has to leave the region.
On the other hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran has reached the highest power; The axis of resistance against the policies of the United States and the Zionist regime stands and achieves remarkable successes; In addition, the level of hatred of the public opinion in the region towards America and the Zionist regime has also reached the highest possible level.
American think tanks and political circles have foresightly acknowledged this failure many times over the past years, such as Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama’s national security adviser in foreign affairs, who emphasized “Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia would have been better off without US intervention” or Harvard University professor Stephen Walt who said: “The least thing we have learned in the last 15 years is that the US will never be able to control any country in the world.” to take over the Middle East.”
