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George H.W. Bush: “Well, I don't think it's closing, but with this respect and credibility that we properly have in that part of the world…”

On the recordMay 2, 1991
Well, I don't think it's closing, but with this respect and credibility that we properly have in that part of the world, I think we're better positioned than we have been anytime in the last years to be this catalyst for peace. But I don't feel that time is running out in that sense, that we won't have any time after a week, or 2 weeks, or 3 weeks, or something of that nature. But one of the reasons Jim traveled as extensively--he did is to take the opportunity, based on the support we had in Israel and in these Arab countries, to try to bring them together.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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