- 1989-1993 - Republican. - Spoke of the coming new world order after the US Cold War victory.- His first major foreign policy action was a throwback to the days of American interventionism in the Western Hemisphere.- Dispatched troops to Panama in 1989 to overthrow the government General Manuel Noriega (former US ally involved in international drug trade) and was successful - then installed a new government and convicted Noriega on drug charges.- Succeed in the Gulf War - the Iraqi invasion was such a violation of international law that he was able to build a 40 nation coalition committed to restoring Kuwait's independence, secure UN support, and send half a million US troops and a naval armada to the region.- US success in the Gulf War left him with unprecedented public approval at 89%.- Would have been victorious if an election was held in 1991.- Because many Americans believed the nation was on the wrong track, his lack of captioning skills, and the fact that the country fell into economic recession in 1991, he faced a humiliating loss in the election of 1992.- Spoke of an American mission to create a single global free market as the path to rising living standards, the spread of democracy, and greater worldwide freedom.- Left behind massive budget deficits.

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