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George H.W. Bush: “Our long-term objective remains the same: for Iraqi Kurds, and indeed for all Iraqi refugees and displaced persons, to…”

On the recordMay 16, 1991
Our long-term objective remains the same: for Iraqi Kurds, and indeed for all Iraqi refugees and displaced persons, to return home and to live in peace, free from repression.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Situation in the Persian Gulf

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