George H.W. Bush: “Absolutely not. There is no linkage. No, I'm glad you raised that one.…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 1992

Absolutely not. There is no linkage. No, I'm glad you raised that one. That's the last question. I am glad you--there is no linkage. What some Senator says over there, that's his business. I'm selling what the policy of the United States Government is. And there is no linkage, and we will have a strong presence in NATO. Those are the two givens. And that's it. Thank you very much, Helen [Helen Thomas, United Press International]. Thank you very much. [At this point, one group of journalists left the room, and another group entered.] Turkey-U.S. Relations

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