United States Foreign Policy

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United States Foreign Policy The Shift from Anti-communism to Anti-terrorism & the Spread of Democracy 1989-2009 By Sarah Butler

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1989

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President George H.W. Bush

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The Berlin Wall comes down

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The Cold War ends…

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1993- Mikhail Gorbachev resigns the presidency and Boris Yeltsin takes over as the leader of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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The nuclear competition and tension between the US and Russia is over. Bush and Yeltsin sign the START I and, later, START II agreements.

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Panama

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1989 - The U.S. invades Panama, takes dictator Manuel Noriega out of power, and helps to establish a Panamanian democracy.

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The Gulf War 1990-1991

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1990 - Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. President Bush responds with Operation Desert Storm, sending troops to the Persian Gulf.

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General Norman Schwarzkopf

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President Bill Clinton

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Bosnia

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1994-1996 - The U.S. helps to suppress conflict between the Bosnian Serbs and the Croat-Muslim forces, and proceeds to establish a democratic system in Bosnia.

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Meanwhile, terrorist forces begin to rise around the world.

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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan supports the terrorist network of Al-Queda.

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In 1996, Osama bin Laden aligned himself with the Taliban and joined Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda suicide bombers began launching attacks against the United States.

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President George W. Bush

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September 11, 2001

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“Terrorism against our nation will not stand.” -President George W. Bush

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The War on Terrorism

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The War in Iraq

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2003 – Joined by British troops, the U.S. invades Iraq and takes Saddam Hussein out of power. 2005 - The U.S. establishes democracy in Iraq.

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President Barack Obama

Under the Obama Administration, the U.S. continues to fight terrorism and work for stability in the Middle East, particularly in Afghanistan. The U.S. is also working to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of dangerous regimes, like those in Iran and North Korea. : 

Under the Obama Administration, the U.S. continues to fight terrorism and work for stability in the Middle East, particularly in Afghanistan. The U.S. is also working to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of dangerous regimes, like those in Iran and North Korea.

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“We sleep peacefully at night, cradled by the big strong hands of America.”  -Val Saintsbury