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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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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
Bosnia 1991 (map reference)
Bush’s Dilemma • What does a realist do in an era of “peace” • Think like a realist… • Defense Guidance • Or an Idealist
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)
The War Ends • Elimination of Iraqi WMD • International Atomic Energy Agency –IAEA • UN Special Commission -- UNSCOM
Idealism? • But… • Economic issues • Multilateralism • Realism
Idealism? Somali clans
Bush Valedictory Speech • When should the US intervene? • It Depends • text