On the recordAugust 10, 1991
I just hope that we soon wake up in this world and recognize that holding hostages is a counterproductive way to make a statement of policy or for any other reason.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge H.W. Bush: “I just hope that we soon wake up in this world and recognize that holding hostages is a counterproductive way to make a…”
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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy
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