The American Military presence had thrown its economic, military and diplomatic weight behind the monarchies of the Persian Gulf like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Omar. Even though they rule over less than 10% of the total population of the world, these countries take under the control most of its petroleum wealth (it is approximately 64% of the oil reserves which are in the world). Prior to the war, it was so hard for the United States of America to engage in military exercises or even so-called arrange a port call without asking for permission few months in advance.
However, when the Gulf nations have accepted the acceptance of the balance which was brought, here is the permanent and so effective American military presence in the Persian Gulf. The instability of this region continues because of this presence.
Most Arabs from the Persian Gulf with their leaders felt threatened after the seizure of Iraq of Kuwait and they were grateful for the strong leadership of United States in 1991 war against the regime of Saddam Hussein. However, for some reasons, there is the considerable amount of the cynicism regarding the motives of American States in waging that war. Lots of Arabs in the Gulf can’t shake the sense that the war wasn’t fought for the law on the international level, human rights and self-determination, as the administration of bush said. But it would be rather to protect the United States access to the oil and to enable the United States for gaining the strategic hold Ion this certain region. It is so apparent that the continued presence of the Unites states of America is welcome only as long as representatives of Arabia feel that they require the foreign military presence for protecting them.
The United States of America has no formal defense treaties with the southern allies of the Gulf. It relies on the series of the cooperative agreements with Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE and Oman. IN addition, the government of Saudi Arabia declined to sign any of agreements even though ties between Saudi Arabia and the United States of America become stronger than ties of America with any other state of the Gulf. Even in spite of the fact that the states of Gulf refuse the permanent basing of the troops of America, the Unites States defense planners have arranged to the existed equipment of the pre-positions which are located in the southern Gulf States.
The American Military presence had thrown its economic, military and diplomatic weight behind the monarchies of the Persian Gulf like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Omar.