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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Donald_RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Rumsfeld was named Secretary of Defense soon after President George W. Bush took office in 2001 despite Rumsfeld's past rivalry with the previous President Bush. Bush's first choice, FedEx founder Fred Smith, was unavailable and Vice President-elect Cheney recommended Rumsfeld for the job.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › George-H-W-BushGeorge H.W. Bush - Cold War, Diplomacy, Leadership

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   Jun 8, 2024 · George H.W. Bush - Cold War, Diplomacy, Leadership: Upon assuming office, Bush made a number of notable senior staff appointments, among them that of Gen. Colin Powell to chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

3. peacehistory-usfp.org › wotAfghanistan, Iraq, and the "war on terror" - Peace History

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   Jun 1, 2024 · President George W. Bush, during his first nine months in office, paid little heed to urgent warnings of a terrorist attack. After September 11, he presented himself as the paramount leader in a global fight against terrorism.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Foreign_policy_of_theForeign policy of the George W. Bush administration - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Hu with George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush in Beijing, August 10, 2008. President Bush called Chinese President Hu Jintao March 26, 2008, to express his concern about China's crackdown on protesters in Tibet since March 10, 2008. Bush and Hu also discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea's denuclearization and Myanmar. India

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gulf_WarGulf War - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and American president George H. W. Bush deployed troops and equipment into Saudi Arabia and urged other countries to send their own forces. An array of countries joined the American-led coalition, forming the largest military alliance since World War II.

6. www.bbc.com › news › articlesWhere does SNP claim of £18bn cuts under Labour come from? - BBC

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   Jun 13, 2024 · It is 36 years since George Bush Senior made "read my lips" the slogan of his US presidential campaign, promising "no new taxes". Once elected, he was forced into raising taxes and lost his...

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   Who was President Bush's first choice for Secretary of Defense?

   • Rumsfeld was named Secretary of Defense soon after President George W. Bush took office in 2001 despite Rumsfeld's past rivalry with the previous President Bush. Bush's first choice, FedEx founder Fred Smith, was unavailable and Vice President-elect Cheney recommended Rumsfeld for the job.

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   Did the Bush administration make terrorism a 'counterterrorism' operation?

   • Schell points out that the Bush administration, by defining the enemy vaguely as “terrorism” rather than al Qaeda, made military action rather than police action the mainstay of “counterterrorism” operations.

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   How did the Bush administration respond to Guantanamo?

   • The Bush administration responded by sending a contingent of ten military notables in its employ, led by retired Air Force general Donald W. Shepperd, to inspect Guantánamo on June 24, 2005. After a few hours of cursory inspection, Shepperd declared that allegations of abuse were wrong and that all detainees were being treated humanely.

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   Was Bush interested in a mujahideen victory?

   • President George H. W. Bush (Sr.) was not interested, expecting a Mujahideen victory. President Mohammad Najibullah was prescient in warning that instability and more war would ensue if the Islamic fundamentalists took over.

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   What did Sheehan do with Bush?

   • That same month, she began an organization called Gold Star Families for Peace, appealing to families with members killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. In August, Sheehan requested another personal meeting with Bush and began a campout near the president’s ranch in Crawford, Texas.

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   Why did Bush support Cheney's view on multilateralism?

   • Bush embraced the views of Cheney and other neoconservatives, who de-emphasized the importance of multilateralism; neoconservatives believed that because the United States was the world's lone superpower, it could act unilaterally if necessary.

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8. thehill.com › opinion › white-houseGeorge H.W. Bush at 100: The last WASP president - The Hill

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   Jun 12, 2024 · He was senior official in the U.K. House of Commons from 2005 to 2016, including serving as a clerk of the Defence Committee and secretary of the U.K. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary...