Continuance of Assignment 1: President Carter Doctrine 1977-1981 Make Clear To Soviets That Persian Gulf Is A Vital U.S Interest

Continuance of Assignment 1: President Carter Doctrine 1977-1981 Make Clear To Soviets That Persian Gulf Is A Vital U.S Interest

Introduction

The policies and doctrines that are passed by the countries are because of the best interest of the countries in question. The following section aims at discussing in detail about the President Carter Doctrine 1977-1981that clearly reveals that the Persian Gulf Is a vital U.S interest.

Discussion

Definition of presidential doctrine

The presidential doctrines of the United States outline the major and essential goals, attitudes, and standpoints that deal for the interest of the United States. These doctrines are basically the foreign affairs that are outlined by Presidents of the United States. Most of the presented presidential doctrines of the United States related to the Cold War. The presidents use these doctrines in the regional or global affairs accomplish the foreign policy goals for the best interest of the United States.

Regional or global events that caused formation of the presidential doctrine - President Carter Doctrine

The President Carter Doctrine was presented by Jimmy Carter on January 23, 1980. This doctrine stated that the United States will have to make the use of its military in order to attain its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. This doctrine was presented in reaction to the 1979 assault of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union which created the cold war challenger of the United States. This event created the cold war for the United States and caused the objective of the attainment of control and supremacy in the Persian Gulf. The objective of getting the control over the Persian Gulf is in the best interest of the United States as this is the region that can let the United States ...