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Obama's foreign policy (The first Gulf war (1990-1991) (G-Bush…
Obama's foreign policy
Afghanistan war
April 1978: the Afghanistan centrist goverment, headed by President Mohammad Daud Khan, was otherthrown by Marxit military officers (close to the soviet Union)
The soviet in December 1979 invade the country with 30,000 mens (after an uprising)
Afghan mujaheddin did not defeat the Soviets on the battlefield and they have the support of the Americain secrets which provide Stinger missiles.
Gorbachev decided to withdrew its troop in Februrary 1989 because the war had become a stalemate (15,000 dead)
One of the well-known supporter of the mujahedin was the rich Osama bin Laden
He used the country as a safe-base for his anti-Americain terrorist activities.
"You are the first class to graduate since 9/11 who may not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan" (l3-5)
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Problems of Terrorism
the terrorist attack in the 11th september 2011 is the beginning of the fight as a priority for G Bush
uniteralism: a policy of taking unilaterial action (as in international affairs) regarless of outside support or reciprocity
for G Bush, the U have the right to act against the opinion of the international community and to carry a preventive war
the US war against Iraq in 2003 accusing this country to posses weapon of mass destruction ( the UN security council had refuse to give the US its authorization)
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The Obama's main policy
The Americain were less and less keen to be involved in foreign affairs (In 2014, a survey showed that 41% of the Amreicain thought that "the US should stay out of the world affairs")
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In 2011 in Lybia, French warplanes were the first to strike and President Sarkozy was the first leader to visit the lib
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Obama is the first Black President in the history. He is elected in 2009. He marks a break with his predecesor (G Bush)
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isolationism supported by the farewell speech of George Washington in 1796. Isolationism is the belief that a country should not be involved with others countries. (That's why he decided to recall their troops in Iraq in 2011)
"We have to work with others because collective action in these circumstances is more likely to succeed" (l36-37)
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