LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

George Bush’s road to war in the gulf

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

25 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:57

Description

Nick Peters reports from Washington for LBC Newstalk looking at US President George H. W. Bush’s road to war in the Gulf despite previously being seen as a wimp. Includes archive speeches by Bush during Presidential election campaign claiming to love peace; from inauguration speech; announcing invasion of Panama to capture Manuel Noriega; on atrocities in Kuwait; CIA Director William Colby on Bush’s time there; wife Barbara Bush on his limits.

Contributors

Nick Peters; William Colby; George H. W. Bush; Barbara Bush; LBC Newstalk

Keywords

USA; CIA; War (concept); Ronald Reagan; Kuwait; Iraq; Panama; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; George H. W. Bush; Manuel Noriega; War (events)

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