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Originally posted by Spanky
Clinton critisized GHWB for his actions in Somalia, his giving China its MFN status and for his nation building in Haiti. And then when he took office, he continued all three polcies.
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As I recall, Bush I wasn't attempting to do nation-building in Somalia -- it was a humanitarian mission that later expanded into combat operations agains warlords. I can't find any suggestion on the internet that Clinton criticized GHWN for Somalia, but since Wikipedia (hi Penske!) says that the US Army's involvement began on December 3, 1992, a month after the election, it seems unlikely that Clinton did what you say. If you can point me to something else about it, I'm happy to take a look.
I take your word for it on China's MFN's status.
On Haiti, I can believe that Clinton criticized aspects of Bush's Haiti policy. But given the Democratic constituency to which he was pandering, I find it hard to believe he was criticizing nation-building, rather than specific policy choices. I can't find anything on the internets about Clinton criticism of Bush on Haiti. Wikipedia says that Aristide was elected in 1991, and I don't recall U.S. nation-building there in 1991 or 1992 -- Aristide did not get a lot of support from the GOP, to my recollection, maybe rightly so. Again, maybe you could point me to something specific.
