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On the recordJuly 5, 2006
We're dealing with a person who was asked not fire a rocket by the Chinese, the South Koreans, the United States, the Japanese, and the Russians. And he fired seven of them.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush outlines the international response to North Korea's missile launches.

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