G. H. Hardy

The strategic objectives for the United States during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom compare and contrast widely when viewed through the three strategic lenses of suitability, feasibility, and acceptability. To consider the success or failure of national strategy as it pertains to warfare, the strategist must assess the nature of the conflict. Art Lykke presents an appropriate theory for national strategy that asks central questions for the national strategist based on…

George W. Bush: Presidential Ignorance Third Draft Grace Mullhatten George W. Bush was arguably one of the worst presidents the United States has ever known. He lived a lavish childhood and had even more wealth as an adult. George had wonderful schooling in addition to his childhood wealth, and gained even more riches from his oil business as an adult before his presidency. The only hiccup he received during his presidential term was the 9/11 attacks, which he handled poorly by starting a…

The Cold War long defined American foreign policy. American foreign policy was forced to embody American national identity by advocating for economic freedom and countering the Soviet Union across the globe. Once the Cold War ended, the U.S. faced a world with new actors and new challenges. This new world necessitated a new foreign policy as well. After the Cold War, U.S. foreign policy struggled to meet different challenges, but its core objective of spreading American ideology remained. The…

Macbeth and George Bush: Problems with Power A leader’s job is to leave his country with hope and inspiration so that it can endure hardships and enjoy prosperity. However, when a leader fails their country, tragedy and utter chaos can follow. George Bush’s tragic decline from public favor is similar to Macbeth’s from The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Centuries apart, George Bush’s failures after his 2001 election are comparable to Macbeth’s failures in the 16th century Scotland.…

George W Bush was the former president of America from 2001 to 2009, he worked for 8 years in the white house, serving the country. George W Bush was the forty-third president, whilst his Father was the Forty-First president from 1989 till 2003. George W Bush’s brother, Jeb bush was a governor of Florida. The Bush family was a political family, who were members of American plans for example, they used to send soldiers to different countries to fight for America. George W Bush family was known as…

The modern United States presidents that Richard M. Pious used for his case study, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower and ending with George W. Bush, each had their own failures stemming from a variety of causes. The following four conclusions provided by Pious are poor risk management, gamesmanship, command and control, and prerogative power. They are more important than the other conclusions because all of the studied presidents exhibited these traits, in varying degrees, and each factor…

As our 40th president, Reagan was someone to look up to. Conservatisms began to take hold and republicans began to be the majority in the government. Many people had renewed hope in President Reagan and his policies he promised to enact during his campaign for presidency in 1980. President Reagan was known for many things including the way he stood up against the Iranian/American hostage crisis under the Carter administration and most importantly his economic policy. The President’s economic…

The grandson of immigrants who were coal miners, and is a prodigy politician who talked his way into a meeting with President Nixon at only eighteen years old, John Kasich is the emblem for a true American president. He has spent over two decades in congress writing bills that helped Ohio have a balanced budget, which hadn’t happened since 1997. Through his sheer dedication of being a better man, he also wrote two best seller novels and lived an adventurous life when he was kicked out of a…

1. The Era of ‘The Bitch’ is Coming by Michelle Cottle In this article, Cottle argues that a Clinton win will lead to a misogynistic backlash. She points out that people often resent cultural change and can act out as a result of this resentment. The behavior of Trump supporters at his rallies and on social media are examples of what might be to come. Farida Jalalzai, a political scientist from Oklahoma State University believes the sexism will become greater when she gains more power because…

Chapter 5: League of Women Voters of California, Yes ERA! (1974), and Phyllis Schafly, “What’s Wrong with ‘Equal Rights’ for Women? Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman wrote the and introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1923 in order to ensure the right that women have identical opportunities as men. This would ensure that women have the same rights as men, thus meaning that women would have to give up certain protections. Labor unions opposed this legislation because they believed it would…