Throughout the semester we discussed “The War on Terror” or the Iraq war in almost every lecture. Collectively, we agreed that it is reasonable to argue that the U.S. invaded Iraq for political and financial reasons. In a post 9/11 society, I argue that the media coverage of the Tehran demonstrations reinforced fear for the “other.” The media failed to broaden our society’s understanding of another culture and as a result aided in a continuation of broken communication within The Middle East.
