05/01/1990
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"the Bush administration saying it welcomes the Arab League making its case."
"they were supposed to do that two years ago. We wouldn't be in this mess if the Lebanese government had deployed their troops, consistent with what the United Nations called for back in Resolution 155..."
"President Bush spoke by phone today with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. The two talking about ongoing efforts to hammer out a U.N. cease-fire resolution."
"This is like the end of an old era. And let me just say we felt your pain."