Essay Archive - What Leads to Intervention?: A Case Study of Intervention During the Bush Administration
What Leads to Intervention?: A Case Study of Intervention During the Bush
Administration
As Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful armed force in a world
plagued by small military crises, the question ultimately becomes: when does a
crisis call for intervention? From 1988 to 1992, this was President George
Bush's dilemma. The days of the United States fearing embroilment in
international affairs due to the towering menace of the USSR and global
destruction ended at about the same time as Bush ascended the Presidency.
However, with the threat of t....
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