Radio Address to the Nation on Administration Accomplishments
12/26/1986
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I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Kenneth S. George.
Probably no one—or no country was more at war with Israel than Egypt, and yet we saw Egypt and Israel come to a peace treaty.
The option that we cannot consider is withdrawing while their mission still remains.
I know there are no words that can express our sorrow and grief over the loss of those splendid young men and the injury to so many others.