Presidential+Primer

=George Herbert Walker Bush=

Overview
George H.W. Bush dedicated his presidency to bringing back more traditional american values and trying to spread the word that the United States was a "kinder, gentler nation" and a true force for good. George H.W. Bush held many government positions before becoming President. He served two terms as a Representative to Congress from Texas from 1966 to 1970 before running twice unsuccessfully for Senate. Soon after he was appointed to a series of high level positions including Ambassador to the United Nations(1971-1974), Chairman of the Republican National Committee(1975-1976), Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China(1974-1975), and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency(1976-1977). in 1980 Mr. Bush ran for President and failed but he was chosen by Ronald Reagan to act as his Vice President. In 1988 George Herbert Walker Bush recieved the nomination to become the Republican candidate for President, he chose Senator J. Danforth "Dan" Quayle as his running mate. He was victorious over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.

Critical Issue
During his Presidency, he was faced with two major military deployments. He oversaw the invasion of Panama o ==== n December, 20 1989. The mission was to dispose of indicted drug trafficker General Manuel Noriega. It was the largest airborne attack since World War II. After the attack, the Army wouldn't allow the press and Red Cross from entering while soldiers burned civilian casualties and buried others in mass graves. Bush’s Secretary of Defense, Richard "Dick" Cheney announced a death toll of between 500 and 600. But human rights groups estimated the death toll between 3,000 and 5,000 with 25,000 left homeless. the Second test came when Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq invaded Kuwait. Soon after the invasion, he threatened to deploy more troops into Saudi Arabia. After promising to free Kuwait, President Bush gained the support of the United Nations, U. S. people, and Congress. He later deployed 425,000 American soldiers. They were joined by 118,000 soldiers from allied countries. After a few weeks of air and missile attacks, the battle dubbed Desert Storm routed Iraq's army and was considered an allied victory.

==Conclusion== Although he had tremendous support from past military and diplomatic events, a faltering economy at home, rising gang violence, and high deficit spending resulted in his failure to be elected to a second term, he lost to William "Bill" Clinton, a democrat from Arkansas. After Presidency, George Bush Sr. was involved in many public relations events including a trip to Kuwait to commemorate the coalition's victory over Saddam Hussein. While on this trip, 17 people were arrested in a plot to kill him using a car bomb. Recently, President Bush and President Clinton have appeared in television commercials to support aid for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster.