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Perhaps a president should not be held responsible for foreign policy decisions made by his predecessor. Perhaps Reagan does not feel obliged to adhere to the spirit of Camp David or the quid pro quos attached to the F-15 sales. But since the strategic advantages of the AWACs sale do not spring readily to mind, the biggest benefit Reagan has gained is a strengthening of his primacy in the shaping of foreign policy. That the Senate was willing to surrender authority on such a questionable decision casts sharp doubt on American credibility abroad--not only in Israel. Reagan...
...apparent; last week he succeeded his slain mentor as President of Egypt. As the People's Assembly chanted, "Long live the Arab Republic of Egypt," Hosni Mubarak, 53, took the oath of office and pledged, as he had done immediately after Sadat's death, to follow his predecessor's policies. "This is my fate," he said, "to stand before you in his absence. Egypt is stable. The greatest tribute we can pay him is to follow his course." Mubarak affirmed Egypt's support of the peace treaty with Israel, assured his countrymen that the Israelis would...
...Democratic [Communist] Party that hewed closely to Moscow's line. After the 1978 coup that brought rivals in a more in dependent party faction to power, he was sent off into diplomatic exile as Ambassador to Czechoslovakia. In December 1979, when the Soviets invaded and killed his predecessor, Hafizullah Amin, Karmal emerged as the new leader...
...first day of the October War. Dressed as Egypt's Supreme Commander in a field marshal's gold-braided blue uniform festooned with a green sash, Sadat made a traditional stop on the way to the parade, paying his respects and praying at the grave of his predecessor, Gamal Abdel Nasser, in nearby Heliopolis. Then the President climbed into an open-roofed limousine, accompanied by eight bodyguards, to join Mubarak and Defense Minister General Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala for the short ride to Nasr City...
...sooner had he moved into the Elysée Palace than he set about reflating the economy to fight France's record 7.7% unemployment. True to his campaign promises, he reversed predecessor Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's cautious policy by introducing a budget calling for 27% higher public spending and a $17 billion deficit. He made good on a longstanding pledge to take over private banks and key industries. He increased welfare benefits to families, the aged and the handicapped. But last week President François Mitterrand was forced to administer a dose...