<span>A) war on poverty
B) women's issues
C) the energy crisis
D) deregulation of industries
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Answer
C) the energy crisis
This quote makes clear that there is a very clear hierarchy at the Executive Branch.
Only the truly hard decisions are left to the President. Most decisions in the Executive Branch are taken care of by people who are, as President Obama put it, "down the food chain".
The Gulf War , code-named Operation Desert Shield for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War or Iraq War,before the term "Iraq War" became identified instead with the 2003 Iraq War. The Iraqi Army's occupation of Kuwait that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council.