Letters From The Wasteland

Letters From The Wasteland

Was George H.W. Bush Really That Pragmatic in Foreign Affairs?

The heralded ex-president, recently deceased, made a number of blunders that set up the descent into fascism across the globe.

Thad Zajac
Dec 11, 2018
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The heralded ex-president, recently deceased, made a number of blunders that set up the descent into fascism across the globe.

As a kid, and well into my adulthood, I admired George H.W. Bush. In the past decade, that view has changed considerably. A full review of his record, especially in foreign affairs, his area of declared expertise, demands a major…

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