PSCI 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Torrijos–Carter Treaties, Vietnam Syndrome, Arms Control
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Formally ends the process of detente: continues increase in defense spending. Saddam hussein invades kuwait: operation desert storm/desert sheild, wmd program in iraq, us decides not to take down saddam, vietnam syndrome, powell doctrine. If the us is going to use military force, it should be overwhelming and in support of a clear objective: encourages domestic opposition but does not provide military aid. Limits to the new world order: hard to prioritize everywhere, tiananmen square, massacre in 1989, broader constraints, coup in russia, last gasp of su, demonstrates us limits, peace dividend, 1992 us presidential election, taxes and economy key issues. Shift in worldview: we no longer need an experienced in fp president, economics front and center, transition to clinton, peace dividend, democrats have been out of power since carter, inexperienced, rise of the vietnam generation in politics. Skeptical of the military: clinton saw fp as a distraction, believed in american leadership, trouble bridging the gap, black hawk down.
