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George H.W. Bush: “What I want to do--I'm not pressuring anybody. What I want to do is get people to talk in that part of the world where…”

On the recordMay 23, 1991
What I want to do--I'm not pressuring anybody. What I want to do is get people to talk in that part of the world where they haven't talked before. And what I want to do is take the credibility that I believe the United States has now in Israel and in the Gulf countries and in the other countries in the Middle East to try to be a catalyst for peace. So, we're not talking about pressure. And what Secretary Baker was doing was reiterating a long-standing policy of the United States. Thank you all very much. A follow-on; no more new ones.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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