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George H.W. Bush: “The approach is quite simple: If we cannot get adequate food, medicine, clothing, and shelter to the Kurds living in the…”

On the recordApril 15, 1991
The approach is quite simple: If we cannot get adequate food, medicine, clothing, and shelter to the Kurds living in the mountains along the Turkish-Iraq border, we must encourage the Kurds to move to areas in northern Iraq where the geography facilitates rather than frustrates such a large-scale relief effort.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on Assistance for Iraqi Refugees and a News Conference

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