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George H. W. Bush (Bush 41)

George H. W. Bush (Bush 41). Eastern Europe 1989. October 1990. Bush Foreign Policy Positions. US Ambassador to the UN Chief of US Liaison Mission to China Director of Central Intelligence. Threats to the US after the Cold War?. Somalia. Haiti. Yugoslavia 1991. Bosnia 1991

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George H. W. Bush (Bush 41)

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  1. George H. W. Bush (Bush 41)

  2. Eastern Europe 1989

  3. October 1990

  4. Bush Foreign Policy Positions • US Ambassador to the UN • Chief of US Liaison Mission to China • Director of Central Intelligence

  5. Threats to the US after the Cold War? • Somalia

  6. Haiti

  7. Yugoslavia 1991

  8. Bosnia 1991 (map reference)

  9. Bush’s Dilemma • What does a realist do in an era of “peace” • Think like a realist… • Defense Guidance • Or an Idealist

  10. Iraq-Kuwait 1990

  11. Saddam Hussein

  12. Halabja, 1988

  13. Bush as Idealist: Collective Security and the UN • UNSC Resolution 660 (8/2/90) • UNSC Resolution 678 (11/29/90) • “New World Order” speech (9/11/90)

  14. The War Ends • Elimination of Iraqi WMD • International Atomic Energy Agency –IAEA • UN Special Commission -- UNSCOM

  15. No-Fly Zones

  16. Idealism? • But… • Economic issues • Multilateralism • Realism

  17. Realism: Iraq as a Buffer

  18. Idealism? Somali clans

  19. Bush Valedictory Speech • When should the US intervene? • It Depends • text

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