The American Occupation Policy toward Japan 1945-1951 and Iraq 2003-2008: Comparative Historical Study

Abstract

With their strategic and geographical positions, Japan and Iraq are one of the major countries in the world, especially to the United States. Japan lies near the two American Continents, separated only by the Pacific and it is only normal to have the interests of both countries crossed and joined in the Far East region. This made the occupation of Japan an inventible matter in the second half of the 20th century. Iraq, on the other hand, has strategic position in the Middle East, being surrounded by many active countries like Turkey, Iran, and Gulf countries, besides Iraq’s oil wealth which is needed by such industrial country like the United States.