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George H.W. Bush: “I have great confidence in them. And if I didn't have confidence in them, they wouldn't be in their jobs. It's not a…”

On the recordJune 15, 1991
I have great confidence in them. And if I didn't have confidence in them, they wouldn't be in their jobs. It's not a President's role to second-guess the fine-tuning of the defense. It is his dire responsibility to guarantee to the American people that the national security interests are being met and that our military is second to none in the world. So, I have to look at it that way.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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