How are the u. s. hostilities with the middle east today an extension of events from the 1970s on? provide at least one historical example to support your answer.

 The USA involvement in the middle East in the cold war era was informed by the need to counteract Soviet expansion and protect important oil fields. As  a result, the USA was involved in a number foreign aggression,coups, battles and assassinations in countries like Iran, and Iraq. Consequently, counter reaction from the Arabic nationality against the USA selfish interests , which involved supporting tyrannical regimes cropped up.