09/18/1989
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"But I'm the decider."
"President Bush saying that they will be delaying -- a President Bush spokesman saying that they will be delaying making any kind of announcement about a way forward."
"If the American troops leave Iraq, the Saudis might -- they say might -- throw their support behind the Sunni insurgency."
"I appreciate the advice I got from those folks in the field. And that advice is an important part and an important component of putting together a new way forward in Iraq."