Iraq War And Reconstruction Relations Among Major Powers In Europe And America

Given Middle East's important geographical position and rich oil reserves and output, influence and involvement in the Middle East has been of paramount importance for the former and current powers. It is also true that the wars happened in Middle East always have great impacts on the relations between powers.In 2003 US forces upset the Saddam government easily. Yet since the postwar reconstruction of Iraq began two"new"war have broken out: battle between American army and the anti-American strength; fighting between Shia and Sunni.The impact of Iraq war and rcconstruction of Iraq on relations between Eruropean powers and the US vary. French President Jacques Chirac's strongly anti-war position makes cracks in the relationship between France and the United States. After Sarkozy came to power, the Iraq war and reconstruction remains one of the variables that will alienant France from the US. During the Iraq war crisis, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder also expressed his stronly anti-war stance, which seemed to cause crisis in Germany-US relations; However, after the war really broke out, on the one hand leaders of German and the US critisised each other on the public media and on the other hand German supported the US's invasion into Iraq at almost every levels except sending trops into Iraq; Since the reconstruction began, the support of German government, including Chancellor Merkel's government, is still unable to break through the limits of sending troops. On the whole Iraq war and reconstruction strengthen the Germen-US alliance. British Prime Minister Tony Blair actively involved in planning the Iraq war and. participated in the entire process: for the Iraq war looking for excuses; actively seeking support from the international community; at home trying to get the legislature authorized the use of force; senting more than 40,000 soldiers to Iraq. The's actions were so consistent that the Britian-US relationship appears more "special".The reason why the Britain participated in the Iraq war isn't to follow the United States but to take actions according to the leader's own judgement and their own domestic political situations. Because of it's development in the field of economic integration, European Union is becoming an increasingly important role on the international stage. During the Iraq war crisis, the European Union clearly expressed their anti-war stance,but the US turned a deaf ear to the EU's voice of opposition. In the process of the reconstruction of Iraq, the EU provides aids in economic , political and other aspects.The difficults in the reconstruction make the US pay more attention to the EU.In the war the relations between EU powers and the US vary.so we can conclude that there is now united"west". EU power's attitudes towards US depend on their understanding to"threats"and the measures they will take.