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George H.W. Bush: This isn't -- when you see their man standing up at the U.N. and lying, it just takes me back to where things were…

On the recordJune 28, 1991
This isn't -- when you see their man standing up at the U.N. and lying, it just takes me back to where things were before they were wiped out on the battlefield.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine

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