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George H.W. Bush: “We were there under the United Nations resolutions. We're now trying to finalize the cease-fire, and that will take care…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1991
We were there under the United Nations resolutions. We're now trying to finalize the cease-fire, and that will take care of the U.S. role. Of course, we'll have an interest in seeing that those U.N.--the new U.N. provisos are complied with. It's a fairly--fairly stringent requirements, not too stringent because of what he's done. But there are some things that he'll have to do to comply. And that we'll be watching. But I want to get our forces back home as soon as I can, and I want to get them out of Iraq as soon as I can. And I think you'll see that they'll come out very fast when we get this cease-fire.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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