George Bush on US military role

Title

George Bush on US military role

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

6 Jan 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Paul Woodley reports on a speech (excerpts heard) by outgoing US President George H.W. Bush to cadets at the West Point military academy on the US military role and where the military option is appropriate, saying they should avoid being the world’s police force. In the speech he refers to the US decision not to send troops for peacekeeping in Bosnia; and briefly to Saddam Hussein and Iraq.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

International politics; Foreign policy; Peacekeeping; War (concept); International cooperation; Wars (events); Yugoslavia; Civil wars (events); Iraq; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Saddam Hussein; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); West Point; Military cadets

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