“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordJuly 6, 2006
You can't be successful if the United States is sitting at the table alone with North Korea.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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President Bush discusses the need for a collaborative approach to dealing with North Korea.

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