Word: gelb
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gelb also voiced concerns that the Bush administration's post-war policy was not very well-formulated...
...Bush was so focused on winning," Gelb said. "It's very clear that he gave very little thought to any post-war policy...
...What made the Persian Gulf War a military success was not the brilliance of the strategy, but the personal skills and character of the people who implemented it," Gelb said...
...Gelb said that in order to achieve any new order, there must be a change in priorities in foreign policy. He said he believed the United States should not only focus on its old enemy, Iraq, but also keep watch over the activities of Syria and Israel...
...Gelb concluded that the United States should adopt a greater domestic focus than in the past, cautioning the audience that victories in foreign policy are often escapes for leaders from domestic troubles...