The Gulf Position On The U.S. Occupation Of Iraq 2003 (Qatar, The UAE, Bahrain, Oman) As A Model

Abstract

The Gulf States are of great strategic, economic and political importance to Iraq, due to the common historical and geographical relations that bind them. These countries are considered a basic partner for Iraq in several areas such as the economy, security, energy, and regional politics. Iraq and the Gulf States have close relations, and these relations have gone through several changes, after which the region witnessed new political transformations and opened the widest doors of change in the policies of these countries after the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) and the formation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (1981). The Gulf States stood with Iraq in its war with Iran and sought to provide military and political aid in addition to their attempts to prevent the expansion of the war and work to end it. This policy of friendship and cooperation quickly collapsed after Iraq entered Kuwait in 1990, and the negative consequences that resulted from that for Iraq politically and economically. The American occupation came as the most dangerous variable on the entire regional environment, driven by political and economic reasons, including research and knowledge of the position of the Gulf States on that occupation. And the extent of assistance provided by some of them to the occupation forces.