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On the recordAugust 6, 2006
they were supposed to do that two years ago. We wouldn't be in this mess if the Lebanese government had deployed their troops, consistent with what the United Nations called for back in Resolution 1559.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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John King criticizes the Lebanese government's failure to deploy troops as previously mandated by the UN.

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