George H.W. Bush: “Well, do you think it looks funny to the British people, the French people, the Saudi people? The answer is no. I'm not…”

“Well, do you think it looks funny to the British people, the French people, the Saudi people? The answer is no. I'm not concerned about that in the least. I don't think the other side will try to put a political spin on this. We're talking about something that's very serious here. General Scowcroft notified Governor Clinton of what it is we're doing. I'm not worried about the politics of it at all. On the separation, I'd like to leave that question to Ed to answer as to whether these Shiites are pro-Iran. They're Iraqi, and we do not want to see the partition of Iraq. Yes, John [John Mashek, Boston Globe]. This is the last question. Presidential Campaign”