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George H.W. Bush

41st PresidentOf the

United States

Early Political Career• Elected to the House of

Representatives in 1966.• Ambassador to the U.N. in

1970.• Director of the C.I.A. 1976-

77.• Runs for President in 1980 –

dropped out in May.• Selected by Ronald Reagan to

run with him Vice President. Nixon and Bush

Road to the Presidency

• Serves two terms as Reagan’s Vice President.

• Loyal to Reagan and well liked by Republicans.

• Runs for President 1988 vs. Michael Dukakis(D)

Reagan and Bush

Electoral Popular %

Bush = 426 48,886,597 53.4

Dukakis = 111 41,809,476 45.6

G.H.W. Bush - PresidencyDomestic:

• “Read my lips, No new taxes!” - 1988• Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990• NAFTA – Bush gets it started.

Foreign:

• Berlin Wall falls - 1989• S.A.L.T. II – Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty -

1991 • Gulf War - 1991

Desert Storm

The Gulf War

1990-1991

The Causes• Iran-Iraq War during the 1980’s – leaves

Iraq with large war debt.

• Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein accuses Kuwait of “slant drilling” for oil and for increasing oil production.

• Iraq invades Kuwait on August 2, 1990

• U.N. reacts with immediate sanctions.

• United States starts to mobilize…………

Mobilization Begins• Operation Desert Shield (August 7th

1990) – defensive mission to stop Iraqi’s from gaining anymore ground.

• Battleships and Aircraft carriers are also deployed to the Persian Gulf.

• 500,000 U.S. Soldiers are deployed to the Gulf. (30-40,000 casualties expected)

Major Concerns• Will Saddam be

supported by other countries in the Middle East?

• What will happen if Israel is drawn into the fight?

• What will happen to O.P.E.C.?(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Saddam Hussein – Leader of Iraq

The War – Operation Desert Storm

• January 12, 1991 Congress approves Military Force.

• January 17 Air Campaign Begins.

• February 24 Ground Invasion.

• February 27 President Bush declares cease fire.

Air Campaign• Early morning hours

of January 17, 1991

• Aimed at Iraqi Military and Saddam Hussein.

• New technology is extremely effective.

The Ground War

• Operation Desert Sabre- February 24 – Invasion begins

- Force the Iraqi Army out of Kuwait.

Fast Attack……Quick End• Iraqi Elite Republican

Guard retreats – lighting Kuwaiti oil wells on fire.

• Many Iraqi soldiers surrender

• February 27 cease-fire is issued

• Kuwait is liberated.

Highway 80 - “Highway to Hell”

Results• No-Fly Zone is set up over Iraq.

• Animosity in the Middle East towards the U.S.

• Terrorist cells begin to gain strength.

• Is the war over………….