President Reagan's Watergate Scandal

As President Reagan’s term was coming to an end, the American public saw little need for change. Therefore, George Bush became elected and was determined to follow Reagan’s legacy. However, due to the recession Reagan started and Nixon’s Watergate Scandal, majority of people had little faith in their government and believed Bush’s promise to not create new taxes and make America a “kinder, gentler nation” was just an excuse to separate himself from Regan’s legacy. However, the people’s skepticism would be proven right as Bush would not only increase taxes in 1990, but he would also make some very questionable decisions with America’s foreign policy in the early 1990’s.

After Reagan’s famous “Tear Down this Wall”, speech, the Berlin Wall had officially been torn down by 1989, officially reuniting East and West Germany after 45 years of communist intervention. This was a very
On February of 1991, Operation Desert Storm commenced which sent in thousands of American troops to take the offensive against the Iraqi forces. Just after a few days of fighting and 40,000 Iraqi deaths, they retreated back to Iraq. However, this caused a dilemma upon America’s foreign policy. However, Bush refused to go against the United Nations and not invade Iraq.

As the next election came around, Bill Clinton gained the most popularity due to his “New Democratic” campaign which focused on economic growth by supporting private businesses and spending less on social programs. However, many people began to question Clinton as he had not yet developed a focus of America’s post-Cold War foreign policy. This issue especially exploded when a mission to send aid to Somalia resulted in 18 American deaths in 1992. This led to a debate about what role the military has in foreign