08/15/1989
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"I think he's probably going to say the war on terrorism will end in a tie. I think that's what he's going to say, he's going to take the middle ground."
"We meet today at a time of war for our country, a war we did not start, yet one that we will win."
"In this different kind of war, we may never sit down at a peace table. But make no mistake about it, we are winning, and we will win."
"We can't win the war on terror."