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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn the modern Republican era, from Reagan on...
are there any accomplishments by the GOP worth merit?
Don't get me wrong, most of what they did has been terrible for this country. What they want to do is worst.
But I was just musing on whether they did anything redeemable?
I think Medicare Part D was necessary, if very flawed in it's execution. (but then again so is the ACA)
I also think that GHW Bush was good in how he handled the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Not much else comes to mind.
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In the modern Republican era, from Reagan on... (Original Post)
edhopper
Nov 2013
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(2,506 posts)1. Enforcing international law to remove Iraq from Kuwait could be big success
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(37,179 posts)2. Though with that
I believe there was some compelling evidence that GHWB looked the other way at first and gave a tacit approval when he thought it was only going to be about the small disputed territory.
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(2,506 posts)3. Agreed. Isn't clear he didn't set up our former CIA puppet
