George Bush actually said...

"Legitimacy is not built by force; it's earned by the consensus of the people, by openness, and by the protection of basic human and political rights."

"I hope the crackdown will not continue."

"I still feel that it would be very helpful to the last step for peace if the Congress would move and would support the so-called U.N. resolutions that are before the House now and will be before the S..."

"I had every opportunity to express the forcefully and long-held view of the United States on that question."