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George H.W. Bush: “Well, I don't think so, but we're having negotiations still going on, but it's still no deal. And we've made clear the…”

On the recordMay 4, 1991
Well, I don't think so, but we're having negotiations still going on, but it's still no deal. And we've made clear the limits beyond which we are certainly not prepared to go. I think the Philippine leaders understand that. But this isn't any carte blanche operation. This isn't any blank check. And we've gotten a very strong negotiator in Rich Armitage there, who has made clear to the Philippine leaders what the United States position is. But it's too early to say. They go up and down in these negotiations.
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George H.W. Bush
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