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On the recordDecember 19, 2004
He's a good, decent man. He's a caring fellow. You know, sometimes perhaps his demeanor is rough and gruff, but beneath that rough and gruff, no-nonsense demeanor is a good human being, who cares deeply about the military and deeply about the grief that war causes.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush defends Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amidst criticism.

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