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Franklin Pierce supported the Compromise of 1850 in an effort to resolve the slavery issue.
Later, as president, he gave his support to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed slavery to
spread west.
An astute statesman would have seen the political peril of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, but
President Pierce supported it and seriously damaged his political stature.
George Bush launched the Desert Storm attack against Iraq with the support of allies and their
troops from several nations.
Beyond his victory of the war against Iraq, President Bush demonstrated great mastery in his
diplomatic unification of a politically diverse group of allies.
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