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Iraqs invasion of kuwait in august, 1990. at first, bush seemed to hesitate but he soon drew a line in the sand. >> this will not stand. this will not stand, this aggression against kuwait. ive got to go. i have to go to work. >> this will not stand, bush said, committing himself to reversing saddam husseins invasion and rallying an international coalition to help him do it. u.s. and allied forces gathered in the desert and when diplomacy failed, the commander in chief launched operation desert ...

>> let me just say a word about the moment to us events in east germany. i was moved as you all were by the pictures of berliners from east and west standing atop the wall with chisels and hammers celebrating the opening of the most vivid symbol of the iron curtain and to be honest with you, i doubted that this would happen in the very first year of this administration. 28 years after the desperate days of 1961, when tanks faced off at checkpoint charlie and that terrible barrier was built, now ...

The pictures of berliners from east and west standing atop the wall with chisels and hammers, celebrating the opening of the most vivid symbol of the iron curtain and to be honest with you, i doubted that this would happen in the very first year of this administration. 28 years after the desperate days of 1961 when tanks faced off at checkpoint charlie and that terrible barrier was built, now the east germany government has responded to the wishes of its people. >> reporter: less than a year lat...

>> my mother had his office across the street. i just saw her one day and just kind of evolved from there. >> what attracted the two of you to each other? >> she was very outgoing and very attractive and good personality. >> she was a knockout. she was funny. she was vibrant. >> his aunt merry harris was also taken by cals new girl. michele, she said, was a woman up for anything. >> athletic. lets have a good time. jump on the jet ski. jump on the four wheeler. >> wasnt a dainty wee thing as it ...

I just saw her one day and just kind of evolved from there. >> what attracted the two of you to each other? >> she was very outgoing and very attractive and good personality. >> she was a knockout, she was funny, she was vibrant. >> his aunt mary harris was also taken by cals new girl, michele, she said, was a woman up for anything. >> athletic, lets have a good time, you know, jump on the jet ski, jump on the four wheeler. >> wasnt a dainty wee thing as it were? >> right. >> not a shy, retiring...

She was vibrant. >> reporter: his aunt merry harris was also taken by cals new girl. michele, she said, was a woman up for anything. >> athletic. lets have a good time. jump on the jet ski. jump on the four wheeler. >> reporter: wasnt a dainty wee thing as it were. >> right. >> reporter: and not a shy, retiring type either? >> no. thats part of why their personalities to me seemed to really mesh. >> reporter: michele fell hard, too, for the man and his lifestyle. gary taylor is her dad. >> he wo...

Washington. >> just briefly on august 1990 i actually think saddam was quite rational in invading kuwait. the assess that termed out to be wrong is how the world would react, he could be forgiven if you will. whats harder now is you have the personalization of policymaking and a deinstitutionalization of policymaking whether its trump in this country, a putin in russia, a xi jinping in china. each one of these leaders in some way has detached himself from his own bureaucracy, from if you will th...

Happening with north korea leads to a question i want to ask president haus which is to what extent is the classic foreign poll se rational actor theory in play here. and im not asking this to be clever. >> right. >> if you look at the stability of the decision making, how rational are the decision makers. one of the reasons you were there in august 1990, one of the reasons you all responded the way you did with the invasion of kuwait is saddam did not seem rational to go into kuwait. he overrea...

>> reporter: what attracted the two of you to each other? >> she was very outgoing and very attractive and good personality. >> she was a knockout. she was funny. she was vibrant. >> reporter: his aunt merry harris was also taken by cals new girl. michele, she said, was a woman up for anything. >> athletic. lets have a good time. jump on the jet ski. jump on the four wheeler. >> reporter: wasnt a dainty wee thing as it were. >> right. >> reporter: and not a shy, retiring type either? >> no. that...

>> she was very outgoing and very attractive and good personality. >> she was a knockout. she was funny. she was vibrant. >> reporter: his aunt merry harris was also taken by cals new girl. michele, she said, was a woman up for anything. >> athletic. lets have a good time. jump on the jet ski. jump on the four wheeler. >> reporter: wasnt a dainty wee thing as it were. >> right. >> reporter: and not a shy, retiring type either? >> no. thats part of why their personalities to me seemed to really m...