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Chargement... George H. W. Bushpar Timothy Naftali
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is a servicable narrative history of the Bush administration. It is, however, a bothersome addition to this series, whose stated purpose is to eschew narrative history and cut to the chase of explaining a point or two of major historical importance which resulted from the administration. This volume almost entirely lacks such analysis, and such as there is resides in an overlong coda contrasting the two Bush administrations. It is also far from objective; at one point he characterizes Bush as a 'great' president; the kindliest term for that opinion is 'exaggerated'. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for eloquence, Bush dismissed ideology as "the vision thing." Yet, as biographer Naftali argues, no one was better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely encouraged the liberalization of the Soviet system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. Ultimately, his political awkwardness cost Bush a second term: his toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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