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George H.W. Bush: “No, I think because of what has happened, we won't have to use U.S. forces around the world. I think when we say…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1991
No, I think because of what has happened, we won't have to use U.S. forces around the world. I think when we say something that is objectively correct, like don't take over a neighbor or you're going to bear some responsibility, people are going to listen because I think out of all this will be a newfound--put it this way, a reestablished credibility for the United States of America. So, I look at the opposite. I say that what our troops have done over there will not only enhance the peace but reduce the risk that their successors have to go into battle someplace.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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