January 1989, did the vice president for 8 years, George Bush (George Bush) from the diplomatic style of the successful tough President Reagan took the stick.

This time, the situation tends to ease the Cold War, U.S. economic growth has continued for 7 years, however, behind this prosperity is up to 2.8 trillion national debt and annual deficits well over 150 billion U.S. dollars, in addition to the huge trade deficit, but also the face of unemployment, drug abuse and education and other social issues. Problems, test the new president's ability. Times to the whole world to his advantage, creating diplomatic relations in his hand pretty transcripts.

He took office less than a month, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito died, he decided to go to Japan to attend the funeral of the Emperor, take the opportunity to visit China and South Korea, the diplomatic activity, known as the "funeral diplomacy."

This is different from the practice of former President, America's most important strategic priority in Europe, Bush's first trip, actually taking care of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, impressive, speculation over its intentions.

World opinion generally believe that the move reflects his intention to the new changes in the strategic, more focused on U.S. diplomatic strategy in the Asia-Pacific region's position in order to enhance the power of the former Soviet Union to compete.

When the U.S. Government's thinking in Cold War global strategy of the country, the former Soviet Union adopted a "containment policy."

Wei, shortly after the volatile international situation, Eastern Europe is even more dramatic changes occur, such as the development of things like the United States, November 1989, erected between the East and West Germany, "Berlin Wall" demolished.

"Berlin Wall" is the 20th century, communism against capitalism and the most representative symbol of the 20th century it was the end of the removal of a key turning point in the prelude to the formal end of the Cold War, completely rewritten the tradition of the century global political and economic structure.

In the post-Cold War, the Soviet Union rattling between the two countries have gradually reduced the smell of gunpowder, so the Soviet Union, Bush is taking a more moderate foreign policy line.

His new global situation closely, with the Western European countries should strengthen policies and actions, while he also believes the timing is adjusted to the Soviet Union's policy.

New policy toward the Soviet Union, is "beyond containment" concept.

Early in 1983, the United States had declared the then Secretary of State George Shultz out of the United States intended to "contain and mitigate stage", however, premature.

Few years later, the situation is reversed, U.S. foreign concept has radically changed, just the upper near the president, has proposed a new idea: "The U.S. goal is now to contain the former Soviet Union than simply a more expansionist much larger, we seek to make integration into the international community in the Soviet Union. "

America's ultimate goal is to welcome back the Soviet world order. He is fully aware that the former Soviet Union to stabilize the situation in Eastern European countries to prevent loss of control is a priority.

1989 年 12 early meeting between two giants in the Soviet Union, and the peak speed up the disarmament talks, the negotiations involved, and the Soviet Union, Eastern European countries not to interfere in the institutional force of change.

The following year, Bush and the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to meet again to talk about the economic and technological cooperation, and destruction of advanced weapons in the excellent results achieved, so that Americans calm down, get rid of the shadow of nuclear war.

His diplomatic achievements for all to see, but he was outside the line, but internal lay, just took office as secretary of defense in the face of candidates nominated by the Congress voted down, and domestic savings and credit crisis, making him a headache.

Plus, the big international events he has spent a lot of energy, so that he too busy dealing with urgent problems to be addressed, leading to lackluster domestic performance. He promised during the election

inherited Reagan's economic policies, but in the end because of congressional pressure to make concessions, the result of its leadership by the people of the doubt, so that his public support rate has plummeted in just six weeks that fell 20 percentage points.

1991 beginning for the United States with his cover of Time magazine that he has a vision in the international arena, but in China is as little.

He believed in the belief that: "to look forward, not backward." He wants to lead America forward with him, however, that to which way to go, where to go, we are not very clear.

No clear goals, and how to obtain excellent results?

Voters that he served as the President, after all, he has brought tangible benefits to his excellent diplomatic though, but in the country but no contribution, after all, become his mortal wound, nor any of his 42 in the next presidential election defeat array, the commission can not win the people to continue re-election.

2 months back 100,000 Iraqi
Gulf War to restore the prestige

Most famous Bush in office for the first time in a war in the Gulf War.

1990 年 8 on 2, there are millions of bold warriors known as the Iraqi occupation of neighboring Kuwait, Kuwait he succeed with this success down to restore the momentum.

Am the same day, 10 million Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait silent cross-border territory, destroy its capital.

Land area of only 1.8 million square kilometers, only 2 million people in Kuwait, the military is not the opponent, no parry the force.

Opportunity to present, the owner immediately to mobilize domestic and international public opinion the White House strongly condemned Iraq.

Foreign crisis, Americans will be to support the President as the obligation itself has always been, the Americans in the event of war will always support their leaders. Therefore a number of U.S. President will make use of foreign crises in order to achieve domestic political purposes, there are even deliberately provoke a crisis in foreign countries.

By this move, there is some risk that if this crisis can not be resolved in the short term, the formation of a protracted war, so that the United States pay a heavy price for it, public support rate will gradually decline, as now, like the war in Iraq , to obtain support for the incumbent president already falling.

Bush authorized the domestic population to obtain, but also successfully promoted the United Nations passed a resolution to form the US-led multinational force, against Iraq war.

Him to find out more joint military allies, there is a reason to spend a lot of money that is fighting a war, the U.S. treasury can not bear this burden alone, so find a few more countries to share military spending is necessary.

The other hand, to placate Israel, so as not to add on the Iraq war when the circumference, while the destruction of the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia, the White House also sent the "Patriot" missile protection of Israel.

January 17, 1990, the US-led multinational force, expand the "Desert Storm" operation, carried out air strikes and ground operations later, which completely defeated within two months the number of 100,000 troops in Iraq, forcing Iraqi troops retreat.

This the first Gulf War, in addition to nuclear weapons, the U.S. advanced to a variety of other sophisticated weapons have come in handy, fully demonstrated the strong U.S. military, the Iraqi trounced, the United States to be strengthened and consolidate its position in the West, the American people are greatly encouraged confidence in the country's advanced weapons, the president's popularity has soared, public support rate was the highest record of 90%.

Gulf War, although the U.S. president's popularity to its highest point, however, the mentality of people during the war is unreliable, this passion is to maintain a short moment, can not be sustained.

By year end, the elder Bush's popularity in the minds of the people has dropped to 140% at the end, until the final confrontation with Clinton, his approval rating the performance of only 30%.

Americans are realistic, 4-year term is up, they abandon the old Bush, but chose Clinton.

proposed the construction of a new world order
all the focus by the United States

the leader of the world's superpower, the elder Bush after the Gulf War, he proposed to establish a "new world order ", it is true, everything is still in U.S. interests and perspectives as a starting point, this "new world order ", it is still "American-style New World Order. "

The concept of a new world order, from the national security adviser General Examination Crofton, namely: "In the U.S. leadership and assistance of the Soviet Union, the United Nations in accordance with the principles of its Charter to protect the world's security, and the punishment of wrongdoers country. "

He pointed out that the U.S. troops, is to create a great opportunity for a new world order, and the role of world policeman to the United States explained: "In this rapidly changing world, U.S. leadership is essential, the United States for the next prepare a century, that is, to establish a new world order. This new world order to the United States as a model in the world to implement Western-style democracy and market economy. "

He also noted that the Gulf crisis provided an excellent opportunity, after this turbulent period, can achieve their goal of a new world order.

The specific practice of the new world order, through the collective participation of the United States to promote the allies, led by the United States to play a role in the establishment of a US-based, western-7 as the core system, one by the United States, Europe and Japan third of the world pattern.

After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, has become a strategic partner of the United States to accept the Bush administration's substantial material assistance, the two countries in political, economic and military cooperation in the field began to close.

As for Japan, the United States has set, attempts to use the powerful economic strength of Japan for the U.S. services, and to make Japan as not to infringe upon their national interests, but also to prevent the revival of militarism in Japan.

order to deal with regional armed threats, safeguarding the interests of itself and its allies, such as the Persian Gulf oil, the U.S. government has maintained its overwhelming military power, military and other places in Europe and Asia, to prevent endangering the interests of regional powers emerged .