George H. W. Bush (Bush 41). Eastern Europe 1989

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

Eastern Europe 1989Eastern Europe 1989

October 1990October 1990

Bush Foreign Policy PositionsBush Foreign Policy Positions

US Ambassador to the UNUS Ambassador to the UN Chief of US Liaison Mission to Chief of US Liaison Mission to

ChinaChina Director of Central IntelligenceDirector of Central Intelligence

Threats to the US after the Threats to the US after the Cold War?Cold War?

SomaliaSomalia

HaitiHaiti

Yugoslavia 1991Yugoslavia 1991

Bosnia 1991 Bosnia 1991 (map reference)(map reference)

Bush’s DilemmaBush’s Dilemma

What does a realist do in an What does a realist do in an era of “peace”era of “peace”

•Think like a realist…Think like a realist… Defense GuidanceDefense Guidance

•Or an IdealistOr an Idealist

Iraq-Kuwait 1990Iraq-Kuwait 1990

Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein

Halabja, 1988Halabja, 1988

Bush as Idealist: Bush as Idealist: Collective Security and the UNCollective Security and the UN

UNSC Resolution 660 (8/2/90)UNSC Resolution 660 (8/2/90) UNSC Resolution 678 UNSC Resolution 678

(11/29/90)(11/29/90)

““New World Order” speech New World Order” speech (9/11/90)(9/11/90)

The War EndsThe War Ends

Elimination of Iraqi WMDElimination of Iraqi WMD

International Atomic Energy International Atomic Energy Agency –IAEAAgency –IAEA

UN Special Commission -- UNSCOMUN Special Commission -- UNSCOM

No-Fly ZonesNo-Fly Zones

Idealism?Idealism? But…But…

•Economic issuesEconomic issues•MultilateralismMultilateralism•RealismRealism

Realism: Iraq as a BufferRealism: Iraq as a Buffer

Idealism?Idealism?

Somali clansSomali clans

Bush Valedictory SpeechBush Valedictory Speech

When should the US When should the US intervene?intervene?•It DependsIt Depends•texttext