President Bush’s Successful War
- Share via
As a former “Outstanding Young Democrat in the Nation” in 1967 while serving as president of the Las Vegas Young Democrats, I’m not inclined to praise Republicans, but George Bush deserves kudos for his accomplishments on the international scene; in particular the building of consensus in the spectacular prosecution of the Gulf War.
I’ll have to admit Ronald Reagan would probably have bumbled charmingly to the same result but without being as “connected” as Bush. That connectedness is important. The President Bush that has emerged since his election would not have blundered as Reagan did in the Iran-Contra debacle.
Hopefully, the current momentum can lead to some assuagement of the implacable geopolitical differences in the Middle East. Fortunately, the Palestinians should gain new, improved leadership that could help.
More important, Bush may even be able to repair some of the damage Reaganomics has done to the economy and to our national wellness.
LINCOLN LING
Los Angeles
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
In our first episode, the L.A. Times columnist George Skelton sizes up the governors he’s known, what made them successful and whether the next one can measure up.
On screen, Errol Flynn played a series of daredevils, fortune hunters, and suave romantics. Off screen, he lived a life of outsize debauchery and recklessness, including a persistent interest in underage girls. In 1943, at the height of his fame, he faced trial in Los Angeles on charges of statutory rape.
How do you get more people to care about climate change — and tell riveting stories along the way? Boiling Point explored that question at a live event during this year’s New York City Climate Week at Columbia University’s Climate School.
