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George H.W. Bush: “None of the Andean nations have asked for U.S. troops, and there is no contemplation of the use of American Armed Forces…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1989
None of the Andean nations have asked for U.S. troops, and there is no contemplation of the use of American Armed Forces in any combat role there.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Ceremony Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Department of the Treasury

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