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George H.W. Bush: “I'm not going to easily thrust them into a battle unless I feel comfortable with it.”

On the recordOctober 12, 1989
I'm not going to easily thrust them into a battle unless I feel comfortable with it.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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