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George H.W. Bush: He could be right. There's certainly a stepped up level of violence, and we're heading into an election.

On the recordOctober 17, 2006
He could be right. There's certainly a stepped up level of violence, and we're heading into an election.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush acknowledges the possibility of comparisons between the current situation in Iraq and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.

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