CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE FIFTH SHIFT

In January 1991, nearly eleven months prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, the administration of Bush-41 unveiled a military operation within the context of what would become the Persian-Gulf War. The mission, dubbed “Operation Desert Storm,” aimed to curb Iraqi influence and expel the occupying forces which had invaded the nation of Kuwait …

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: TIDES OF CHANGE, REAGAN-BUSH

Having served his first term in office, Reagan, along with vice-presidential candidate George H.W. Bush sought re-election in 1984. Remaining steadfast in his conviction of a strong military and economic plan, the duo was successful in returning to the White House. The Reagan administration’s policy of widespread freedom and democracy, known as “the Reagan doctrine,” …