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Americas space program. >> i am lou dobbs along with financial editor myron kandel. >> jessica mcclure trapped for almost three days now in a dry artesian well. >> the iron curtain between east germany and west berlin has come tumbling down. >> im pat buchanan, the conservative on "crossfire." >> the american people appreciated the new television. they certainly came to cnn in droves. >> mr. gorbachev and i both agree on the desirability of freer and more extensive personal contact between the p...

A different era and transatlantic relations and would call quentins a home that cold could always rely on his ally in the white house during george h.w. bushs presidency we experienced reliability and strength in the german american relationship and well never forget this experience you forget. george bush legacy isnt viewed without controversy in germany many citizens were deeply opposed to his war on the gulf of all that was co financed by their government. nevertheless most will remember habi...

Both countries were allowed to expect the others installations. what is significant in terms of what vladimir putin is talking about right now? >> yesterday and today we celebrated the life and leadership of president george herbert walker bush. it was noted it was on his watch the soviet union dissolved, communism collapsed in europe. the context of that was years earlier. we saw under gorbachev, reforms happening in the soviet union, the soviet union was brutal to its own people as the united ...

Thought this was an amazing diplomatic triumph. >> remains singular. what were seeing now are challenges for the united states for a variety of reasons building stable coalitions. and when you saw the restraint that george h.w. bush had as president in not lording it over the russians, over gorbachev. not seeking to say he won germany or to say he had won the gulf war. there were all victories for people and for nations. not victories for the united states. though, of course, they precisely were...

A kid who was beelgiing bullied pulled a kid out of a barrel who was stuck in it because he didnt want to embarrass the kid by running past him, that boy was the man who knew that gorbachev needed room to both because gorbachev needed room to breathe that didnt want to see russian greatness go away. if you doubt me, i refer you to vladimir putin who was one of those folks. and so his failure to get up and give the big speech and declare victory in what kennedy called the long twilight struggle, ...

Foreign affairs columnist and editor at large for "time" magazine ian bremmer. hes also host of his show on public television. >> talk about george bush and europe, 1989, 90, 91, just what a difference george h.w. bush made in the world. >> how extraordinary it was that we had these massive transitions, and there was strategic patience on display. we talk about that with north korea today, for example. but gorbachev was engaged forums and they werent going well and the empire was falling apart, ...

Reunification of germany, its something that bush 41 really nudged before some other leaders were quite ready for it. >> not only leaders but his staff. i remember when he said well germany ought to unify. we didnt have a position as a government on germany but then we did now and we worked to bring others along. for margaret thatcher or the french president who were children during the war it was hard to imagine a unified germany that could be a peaceful and democratic germany. george h.w. bush...

For new shorter range nukes. >> their next step is to see who they can put the blame on. the simplest explanation that western people used to is this is russias fault. its not true. were against the destruction of this agreement. >> the landmark cold war arms control treaty was signed by ronald reagan and gorbachev. it bans all land-based cruise missiles with 3500 miles. the u.s. became aware that russia of the testing the missiles under the obama administration. at nato headquarters, secretary ...

Presence here. the humility of this man was such that he rarely made it about himself. he never did. and he rarely even acknowledged how important his role had been in ending the cold war peacefully. i remember the story when we went to the oval office after the berlin wall fell and we said you have to go to germany. he said this is a german moment, not an american moment. thats what the germans appreciated was his faith in their democracy and friendship and our alliance and he managed to ease a...

Some days. >> we see new people trying out for political life now. its not only the mayors and governors and recent election where new members of congress very encouraging. >> a moment of real optimist here. i think a great leader recognizes the moment but ronald reagan recognized someone much different. a real hue being he recognized. gorbachev was a human being. it was caught in way that really mattered. he said this is the guy were going to end the cold war with. in the same way i think georg...