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Black Americans in the armed forces
The disproportionate amount of African Americans serving in the US military, and the Harris poll revealing a gender split in the opposition towards military intervention.
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Fri 14 Dec 1990
21:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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The Gulf War begins, January 1991
Aerial bombs dropping on Kuwait signal the start of the Gulf war.
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US troops enter Bosnia, 1995
Does the power to declare war lie with Congress or, as many assume, with the President?
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- Fri 14 Dec 1990 21:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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