07/27/1989
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We could hunker down, retreating behind a false sense of security. Or we could bring the war to the terrorists, striking them before they could kill more of our people."
"Do they want to live in a society that's free? Or do they want to live in violence?"
"I understand her anguish. I've met with a lot of families. She doesn't represent the view of a lot of the families I met with."
"I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. I think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not only Iraq, but the Middle East, would be -- are advocating a policy that would weake..."