we meet at grosz in west berlin. though promised 1920s-style classic fare, i was, in this regard, disappointed. the food was excellent, though. germany's cool with, you know, "come to our country, get high and party." >> else: it's not germany, it's berlin. >> anthony: it's berlin. >> else: and in berlin, we say, "berlin is not germany," you know? i remember the first time i was in berlin when i was 14 years old, and i remember exactly coming here and having this almost physical feeling of freedom. like, i was a goth girl at that time, like i started to only wear black and listened to dark music. and when i came to berlin, i was like, yes, here i can be who i want to be. and it almost felt a little bit magical. >> anthony: do you think that people who came here from other countries, back in weimar era and now, people are looking for a dark side, do you think? >> brendan: certainly, the people are looking for things that they couldn't do at home. >> le pustra: exactly. >> brendan: they're looking for -- >> le pustra:

. >> i went over to west berlin as we called it in those days to do research. first stop is at the berlin wall, and over here is the german parliament building. standing there, if you close your eyes, you can hear the incoming shell fire from the battle of berlin. you can still feel the horrors of the second world war, and then you open your eyes and can you see the free world and turn and look at the communist world. >> in west berlin, where democracy rules, these pictures speak for themselves. the citizens, well clad, walk freely. east berlin too reveals itself to the camera, citizenry stealthy, streets empty, drab is the word it describes, it seems. >> it's color and gray, it's motion and nothing. bret: nervous west german officials appealed to the white house to pick another location. they worried reagan might provoke gorbachev. reagan's own state department worried too. >> i paid a visit on the ranking american diplomat in west berlin. he was full of ideas of what ronald reagan should not say. don't have ronald reagan come here and sound like an anti-commu

wall, cutting off east and west berlin. the commonest called it the anti-fascists protective wall. it was meant to prevent escaping east germans. it is what communist communists do. kennedy renewed american commitment to the freedom of west berlin. this became another cold war standoff. khrushchev was looking for a way to advance the soviet position and the cold war. some surprise move that would change the strategic balance in moscow's favor. as we all know, and this is the accelerated history of that, he did that by putting soviet missiles in cuba, secretly believing by the time that americans would discover them, it would be too late. but the american government did discover them. early. kennedy told him to take them out or else. after some tense days, khrushchev backed down. nuclear war was diverted. kennedy was a hero. this dramatic story is largely an intelligent story. it begins with a soviet military intelligence officer who volunteered to work and provide intelligence for cia and the bridges service, mi six. his in

but i always listen to west berlin radio and for me it was the only connection to the outside world when this for me should be i'm singing for britain so i was invited to my be early ninety's shortly after jim and we unification and the techno club pull vandyke find his vocation electronic music. still goes on professionally because i'm a d.j. because i love music and because i'm a total freak and a total fanatic when it comes to this kind of music the name becomes the center of the techno movement called bundling delivers the soundtrack to major events such as the love her. he starts producing his own tracks with success his single tell me why reach is number seven in the british charts. one of his albums is nominated for a grammy and. hold on tight then sets up his own record label bondage records and presents radio shows in germany and is the usa. but in spite of selling five million albums from twenty thirteen almost none of his singles make it to the challenge. of the early twenty's for music or what was different about electronic music or in the whole scene was that although it was

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as you know, berlin was divided into east and west. kruschev said west berlin was a threat to east germany. cavity blamed the cia purporting him into that position. forennedy blamed the cia putting him into that position. he considered breaking up the cia and distributing it through the government. that was justifiable anger. he considered replacing alan dulles with his brother robert. robert light working with the agency but he was savvy enough to realize that would not work well. it is not career enhancing for politicians to be cia director. he turned that down. just a few months after the bay of pigs, kennedy is meeting with the soviet premier. at their summit, kruschev berated kennedy and said the soviets are going to get tough regarding berlin. germans,, the east acting on orders from moscow, directorate -- directed the berlin -- erected the berlin wall. it was meant to prevent east germans from escaping to freedom in the west. it is what communists do. the u.s. considered this illegal but did not risk war to stop it. interest inw

berlin. he resisted that urge. he knew it could be a provocation to the soviets who were slowly becoming the russians. in behihindsight, everyone saidt was the right thing to do. he did do the right thing and the world and america are better off for it. >> all right, thank you. thank all three of you for your perspective on this important day. >>> our other big story we are watching here on a busy "newsday," the g-20 summit in argentina. president trump is set to talk trade in just a few hours at a dinner with chinese president xi jinping. i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> president trump today paying tribute to former president george h.w. bush while in argentina for the g-20 summit. take a listen. >> best wishes and he was a ver

. >> the iron curtain between east germany and west berlin has come tumbling down. >> i'm 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 peoples of the soviet union and the united states. >> we began to realize that the best way to get a message to a foreign leader was to have the president go in the rose garden and make a statement because everybody was watching cnn. >> cnn was a breakthrough. it changed the whole world. >> it changed quickly. the network news business. that business that we weren't the only ones. and it was hard. you know, it's hard to be on the top little perch and have to come down off it. >> on "special segment" tonight, the network news. the first in a two-part series on the profound changes taking place in television news. changes being brought about by business, competition and technology. >> there were a variety of reasons why people who worked at the broadcas

wall fell and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had a waited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened . hebert called the chancellor who oversaw over unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the front after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc. and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall cole and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion the war could never erase your dream our green. one germany. a free germany a proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among the leading nations of the earth. when news of

wall fell and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of the vision. it was the moment germans had awaited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be torn down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened we had called the chancellor who oversaw the unification once described push as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help bring were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall bush coal and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion . the war could never be reduce your dream our green. one germany. a free germany. the proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful close among the living nations of the earth.

. >> it's interesting, we now live a generation later, we go to germany and west and east berlin seem almost indistinct, when two generations ago this was the front line of the confrontation in many ways, and france and britain were anxious about a reunified germany, for good reason. remember, geography is everything. the legacy of the world wars of the 20th centuries still lingered very hard. there was a great deal of lingering anxiety about german political and military ambition in the history of the 20th century. george bush got the reassurances that he into edd e-- needed fro our own intelligence agencies and helmet cole and other officials and allowed this to happen. it would not have happened, it would not have happened without american leadership, but again, this was something that caused enormous anxiety in moscow, too, and to this day, it's seen as a betrayal. this is a very controversial piece of business in russian politics right now. did america promise, make promises having to do with nato enlargement, that they would prevent it. germany reunification was something that m

wall fell and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had a waited for decades and while it was ronald reagan who famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened we. had called the chancellor who oversaw re-unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that a real united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help for him were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first u.s. president to help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he focally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall bush kohl and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion. the war could never erase your dream our dream. the one germany. a free germany a proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among the living nations of the

for supers star status, the cold war in swing, the berlin wall divided east from west. when ended four years later, the world order rearranged, something bush recognized before it manifested itself. he helped move the free world forward through transition. >> the biggest thing that happened in the world in my life, our lives is this, by the grace of god, america won the cold war. >> reporter: his foreign policy challenges spread across the world, he worked with the african national congress led by nelson mandela after apartheid was shattered. he had a relationship with china, anti-communist protesters went out on the square. his most formidable overseas challenge came when he faced the decision point of whether to leave -- lead the country into war. >> five months ago, saddam hussein started this war against kuwait. tonight, the battle has been joined. >> reporter: he put together one of the most successful military coalitions of the 21st nations 30 nations backed by that expunged saddam from kuwait within 100 hours. jillian turner in washington with fox news. >> george

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 east german government has responded to the wishes of its people. >> less than a year later came george bush's biggest chal as president. and his defining hour. iraq's invasion of kuwait in august, 1990. at first, bush seemed to hesitate but he soon drew a line in the sand. >> this not stand. this will not stand this aggression against kuwait. i've got to go. i have to go to work. >> this will not stand, bush said, committing himself to reversing saddam hussein's 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 storm. >> just

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 east german government has responded to the wishes of its people. >> less than a year later came george bush's biggest challenge as president, iraq's invasion of kuwait in august 1990. 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. i've got to go. i have to go to work. >> this will not stand, bush said, committing himself to reversing saddam hussein's 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 storm." >> just two hours ago, al

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 east german government has responded to the wishes of its people. >> less than a year later came george bush's biggest challenge as president, iraq's invasion of kuwait. 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. i've got to go. i have to go to work. >> this will not stand, bush said, committing himself to reversing saddam hussein's 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 storm." >> just two hours ago, allied air forces

this is good news live from berlin a star reporter exposed for fortunately adding dramatic details to cues west german journalist class of losses from news magazine dish spiegel has admitted to falsifying information bringing down his own korea and tarnishing the name of his entire organization also coming up our shutdown is nothing we can.

wall fell in one thousand nine hundred nine and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had awaited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be torn down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened. hebert called the chancellor who oversaw a unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help bring were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the front after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he focally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall those cold and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion . the war could never be raised your dream our green. one germany. a free germany a proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among the le

wall fell in one thousand eight hundred nine and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had awaited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be torn down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened. hebert called the chancellor who oversaw a unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help bring were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first u.s. president to help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he focally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall those cold and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion the war could never erase your dream our green. one germany. a free germany. the proud german that is thankfully regained his rightful place among the

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wall divided east from west and eastern europe hominis block was poised to expand. when it ended for years later the world order had been rearranged and bush recommended before it manifested itself. he helped steer the free world forward through the transition. >> the biggest thing that happened in the world in my li life, in our lives, is this. by the grace of god america won the cold war. reporter: but foreign policy challenges spread wide across the globe. he worked with south africa national congress led by nelson mandela is the apartheid government was shuttered after half a century but he navigated foreign relations with china and anti-communist imitators took to tiananmen square and the fallout in the wake of the governments agreed us human rights violation. his most formidable overseas challenge game when he faced the decision point of whether to leave the country into war. >> five months ago i sat in the same darted this cruel war against kuwait and tonight the battle has been joined. reporter: he put together one of the most successful international milita

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wall fell in one thousand nine hundred nine and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had a way to for decades and while it was ronald reagan who famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened we. had called the chancellor who oversaw reunification once described push as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help bring were described as the tieless diplomat the forty first u.s. president to help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc. and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall the cold and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion. the war could never be ropes your dream our green. one germany. a free germany a proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among

this is either we news line from berlin china strikes a defiant tone as it marks an economic milestone in a veiled jab at the west prison judging thing warns other nations not to dictate the rules to beijing this as china celebrates forty years of market reforms. also coming up in sports english premier league giants manchester united fire coach jersey morning new york the football club pulled the plug on the controversial manager after the worst start to the season in nearly thirty years and thousands of anti-government demonstrators in budapest rallies for a fifth night in a row the protesters want controversial overtime waiver loss drops in a return to an independent state media. thank you so much for your company everyone china's president xi jinping has told rivals to respect beijing's growing role in the world in a speech marking forty years of market reforms she warned the west beijing would not be dictated to even as he tried to play down fears of china trying to become the world's dominant superpower while i was a defiant message at a time of heightened tensions with major tra

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 east germany government has responded to the wishes of its people. >> reporter: less than a year later came george bush's biggest challenge as president and his defining hour. iraq's 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. i got to go. i have to go to work. >> reporter: this will not stand, bush said, committing himself to reversing saddam hussein's 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 oper

the berlin wall fell in november 1989, less than one year into his presidency. triumph forarkable american foreign-policy, as joyous east and west germans danced on the remains of that hated wall. could have joined them, metaphorically, and ,laimed victory for the west for america, and for himself. he did not. he knew better. he understood that you mail it he -- humiliate -- humilityhe k. for a formerumiliation for adversary is the best path to reconciliation. to unify germany as a member of the north atlantic treaty organization, notwithstanding the reservations of france, the united kingdom, and soviet union. ended, notold war with a bang, but with the sound rattling over a pulley as the flag of the soviet union was lowered for the last time. need we ask about george bush's court -- courage during world war ii -- courage? during world war ii you risked your life in defense of something greater. decades later, when saddam hussein invaded kuwait's and andn to -- invaded kuwait began to brutalize people, george bush never wavered. stand, he said, and he got the r

is up to eleven but sammy get to sunday afternoon and to the west of that it's just wet and windy and really quite mild fifty in paris eighteen zero bestow on the southern alps and that's about it otherwise right but this cold stays kids at minus six and book rest at minus two part time to get to monday we haven't really seen the cold that much but we have if the temperature in vienna to for maybe some snow for the mountains in sudden germany and the middle of austria now listed in the center of the mediterranean is seasonal developing system try and produce yet more big showers for southern italy but more especially catching tunisia and libya that circulation of course will move east towards eventually end up probably again in the levant. ard. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. and china have agreed to hold off on imposing new trade tariffs on each other donald trump jinping made the announcement after meeting on the sidelines of the g. twenty summit the french prime minister has canceled his trip to poland for a key summit on climate change following the third week o

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for superpower status, the cold war was in full swing, the berlin wall divided east from west, and eastern europe's communist bloc seemed poised to expand. when it ended four years later, the world order had been rearranged, something bush recognized even before it had manifested itself. and he helped steer the free world forward through transition. >> the biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives is this: by the grace of god, america won the cold war. >> reporter: but his foreign policy challenges spread wide across the globe. he worked with south africa's african national congress led my nelson mandela as the apartheid government was shuttered after half a century. anti-communist demonstrate theres took to tiananmen square in the fallout of the e egregious human rights violations. his most formidable overseas challenge when he faced the decision point of whether to lead the country into war. >> five months ago saddam hussein started this cruel war against kuwait. tonight the battle has been joined. >> reporter: he put together one of the most successful intern

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this is an actual piece of the berlin wall, not a replica. this was given to him by west germany's prime minister as a token of gratitude. now, we have been speaking with people all day who have been here paying their respects. this is andy, and andy, you told me you have a very special connection to president bush. >> i do. as president bush went to the hospitaler and -- helicopter and waved, lifted off from the white house, i made phone calls already to find out where he lived. and i waited for him for hours to tell him how much i loved him, and how much we appreciate him. >> you thought it was important today to come out here and pay your respects. >> absolutely, and take my children here, my wife, and make sure they understood that this is how much he meant to me and this country. >> thank you very much, andy, appreciate it! thank you. >> and richard, people have been coming out here, thousands of people all day lining up even before the museum opened and as i mentioned, ultimately this is where he will be laid to rest, and people will be

wall fell in one nine hundred eighty nine and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after four decades of division. it was the moment germans had a waited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down to which bush sr was in office when it finally happened we. had called the chancellor who oversaw re-unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that to reunite a gemini wouldn't have been possible without his help framework described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president helped suffern the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he focally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed on the twentieth anniversary of the full of the berlin wall the cold and fullness of it leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion . the wall could never be race your dream our green. one germany. a free germany the proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among

wall fell in one thousand nine hundred nine in that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division and will be carrying the funeral service live that's at five pm central european time right here in. now just time for a bit of sports after liverpool's european clock and manchester city's pep guardiola wasn't hurdle has become the latest former bundesliga coach to take the helm at an english premier league side the austrian has been confirmed as the new boss at struggling southampton recently sacked boss mark hughes wasn't at all spent just under two years at rb like singh finishing second in the club's first ever season in the german top flight. now it took over six years but christine girard has finally been awarded her gold medal in weightlifting from the twenty twelve london olympics the canadian was initially awarded the bronze medal but urine samples from the two athletes ahead of her failed doping retests they were disqualified and gerard has been confirmed as the gold medalist at a special ceremony. you're watching news a still to come on the pr

out west. america's 41st president, george herbert walker bush has died. over this next hour, his defining moments in the oval office, chaperoning the fall of the berlin wall and soviet union. swift victory in the gulf war and one big promise that he could not keep. to his post presidency a further life of public service through his foundation plus the heroism in his early years. the pub luck servant, the statesman, the family man, this morning president george h.w. bush remembered. >> prudence, humility and a lifetime devoted to public service, the country is mourning george h.w. bush. he passed away last night at age 94. his values and ideals now being honored across the political spectrum. the 41st president helped end four decades of cold war. his popularity soured after a coalition victory in iraq and a weak economy but he entered the white house with one of the most impressive resumes of any u.s. president. lester holt has more on the life, career and legacy of president george h.w. bush. >> i come before you and assume the presidency at a moment ric

the victory of so i can even one liberty over the berlin wall and barbed wire. this was the overcoming of the cold war we as germans must always be grateful for me u.s. president george bush and. to helmut kohl who was the german chancellor of liberty. thank you one is the only here appointed to you that would be i managed without their policy we would not be the united states you do you generally from. but i am somebody i mean hamburg. north rhine-westphalia. saxena i. actually used to coach dime and boxing are long for eighteen years now from the tenth of april two thousand and one till today the seventh of december twenty eighth here in the city of my birth hamburg. where in one thousand nine hundred we had our unified party congress i was able to be share of this wonderful party christian democratic union and i'm germany this was a challenge that i gave my whole heart to i tried to give it my whole commitment i wasn't born a chancellor and i wasn't born a party chair i really wasn't like a bunch of form and i always wanted to be just about that and we tried

for american foreign policy as joyous east and west germans danced on the remains of that ha d wall, george bush could have joined them metaphorically and claimed victory for the wey,, for america, and, fran for himself. but he did not. he knew better.at he understood umility toward and not humiliation of a fall adversary was the very best path to peace and. reconciliati ofd so he was able to unify germany as a membehe north atlantic treaty organization, notwithstanding the initial reservations of france, the united kingdom, and the soviet union.us the cold war ended. not with a bang, but with the sound of a halyard over the kremlin on a cold night in december 1991 as the flag of the soviet union was lowered for the very last time. need we ask about george bush's courage? during world war ii, he risked his life in defense of something eater than himself. decades later when saddam hussein invaded kuwait in august 1990 and began to brutalize kuwaitis, george bush never wavered. this will not stand, he said, and he got the rest of the world to join him in reversing that aggression. yes,

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i remember talking to jim baker afterwards and i said, i was a little surprised that when the berlin wall came down that the president didn't go on television that night to acknowledge what had happened and claim a great victory for the west. and he said we didn't want to make it harder on gorbachev and it was already going to be. and there is not a full appreciation, i think, of the scope of work that the president and jim baker did in cobbling together the new west, united germany after that time for example. working out the role of russia in its relationship to the west. it was very, very sensitive and tricky and they pulled it off. but there was not a full appreciation of that when it came to american politics. when he ran for re-election, he not only had to run obviously against bill clinton, but people overlooked the fact that almost 20% of the vote was taken, so much of it would have been his from somebody also -- from texas and that was ross perot. and that wound never healed. but he never, ever, publicly complained about it. he lost and he went on with his life. as we look a

the berlin wall fell in november, 1989, less than one year into his presidency. it was a remarkable triumph for american foreign policy, as joyous east and west germans danced on the remains of that hated wall, george bush could have joined them, metaphorically, and claimed victory for the west, for america, and frankly, for himself. but he did not. he knew better. he understood that humility toward and not humiliation of a fallen adversary was the very best path to peace and reconciliation. and so he was able to unify germany as a member of the north atlantic treaty organization, notwithstanding the initial reservations of france, the united kingdom and the soviet union. thus, the cold war ended, not with a bang, but with the sound of a halyard rattling over a pulley over the kremlin in 1991 as the flag of the soviet union was lowered for the very last time. need we ask about george bush's courage? during world war ii, he risked his life in defense of something greater than himself. decades later, when saddam hussein invaded kuwait in august, 1990, and began to

the berlin wall fell in november 1989, less than one year into his presidency. it was a remarkable triumph for american foreign policy, as joyous east and west germans danced on the remains of that hated wall, george bush could have joined them metaphorically and claimed victory for the west, for america, and frankly, for himself, but he did not. he knew better. he understood that humility toward and in the humiliation of a fallen adversary was the very best path to peace and reconciliation, and so he was able to unify germany as a member of the north atlantic treaty organization. notwithstanding the initial reservations of france, the united kingdom, and the soviet union. thus, the cold war ended not with a bang but with the sound of a halliard rattling over a pulley on a cold night in december 1991 as the flag of the soviet union was lowered for the very last time. need we ask about jorgeorge bus courage during world war ii? he risked his life in defense of something greater than himself. decades later when saddam hussein invaded kuwait in august 1990 and bega