On the recordFebruary 13, 2007
My hope, however, is that this nonbinding resolution doesn't try to turn into a binding policy that prevents our troops from doing that which I have asked them to do.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “My hope, however, is that this nonbinding resolution doesn't try to turn into a binding policy that prevents our troops…”
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President Bush expresses concern that a nonbinding resolution opposing troop buildup in Iraq could become a binding policy that restricts military actions.
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