George Bush actually said...

Tens of thousands of Soviets have had contact with Americans now, and the numbers are growing.

New Year's Message to the People of the Soviet Union

12/31/1990

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Under your leadership, Argentina has become one of the hemisphere's strongest defenders of democracy.

I just want you to know that I have been interested in this for a long time, and I want to help as much as I possibly can.

I'm a little embarrassed that it's taken a long time to get -- longer than I would have liked to get this going.

We will have, but I want all that to come out properly.