US presidents, as a rule, affect all countries of the world. Among them, there are individuals special for the post-Soviet space. Do you know the name Bush Sr. This was the name of the leader of the democratic world, who played a major role in the collapse of the great power - the USSR.
He made himself
George W. Bush was born in 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. His family did not live in poverty. My father was a banker and a senator. Mother was engaged in children, as it was then accepted. When George was seventeen, he joined the army, impressed by the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served until 1943. Returning home, he married and went into the oil business. His career, with the support of relatives, went uphill. By the age of forty, Bush Sr. has become a very influential person and a millionaire. By this time, he began to set more serious goals. To achieve them, it was necessary to acquire political influence. He ran for senators and won in 1966.
Domestic Political Views
The older generation knows this person as an enemy. After all, he did not hide his intention to ruin their country. But Bush Sr. was also actively involved in US domestic politics. Despite the unpopularity of the ideas put forward, he successfully promoted his initiatives. For example, the abolition of compulsory military service. He also spoke in favor of an open vote, which turned away some voters from George W. Bush. But he believed that integrity should not be compromised in favor of political ambitions. For which, incidentally, paid in 1970. He again ran for the Senate and lost. This was not the end of his political career. Only the sphere of application of forces has changed a little. He was appointed United States Representative to the United Nations. In 1976, George W. Bush was appointed director of the CIA. In this position, he worked for less than a year. And he quit public service, as he did not want to have a relationship "to this booth." So Bush Sr. described the policies of the then President Carter, who listened to the ideas of Russophobe Brzezinski.
President Bush Sr.
He took the highest position in the state in 1988. Bush became the 41st president of the country. His foreign policy views have always been aggressive. He also supported President Nixon’s Vietnam campaign. Having stood at the helm, initiated military intervention in Panama, sent a fleet and gave permission for bombing in the Persian Gulf. But he considered the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the USSR to be his most important achievement. For residents of these countries, he became both a benefactor and a devil all rolled into one. Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall began to develop, moved to prosperity. Another thing happened with the republics previously united in one state. The peoples of the newly created countries had to go through difficult trials, poverty, losses, wars. And not everyone survived this “experiment”. But the most amazing thing is that George W. Bush himself regretted the deed. And frankly told the world about it.
Bush Senior Interview
In 1992, George was not elected for a new presidential term. And he gave his famous interview in which he spoke about the mistakes, calling them fatal for his country. In particular, Bush called the collapse of the USSR his main defeat . This is a real foreign policy disaster for the States, he assured. After all, Russia, having lost its “weights on its feet” (fraternal republics), will become much stronger. She will certainly pass all the tests and become a very powerful power. In addition, Bush said, the Russians will never forget who is responsible for their troubles. The former president surprised the whole of America, saying that he wants to be friends with Russia. He provided assistance to this state from his own means and sent food. He saw Russia as powerful, stronger than the former Union.
And in that memorable interview, Bush Sr. criticized Bzezhinsky’s idea that without Ukraine the Russians would not build an empire. His approach was purely economic. He pointed out that in the twenty-first century there is no longer any need to feed a large army. It should be made professional and mobile. And this is within the powers of that Russia, which he himself freed from "weights." These ideas in 1992, when the post-Soviet space was a ruin, seemed strange to many. 2015 is another matter. Volley of cruise missiles from the Caspian basin demonstrated the revival of Russian weapons. It was the day when Russia again took its rightful place in the international arena. Mr. Bush turned out to be a visionary and wise politician. And interestingly, a fair person. After all, he had the strength to admit defeat at a time when everyone else was celebrating the victory!