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George H.W. Bush: “I pray that it will not be my sad duty to commit American fighting men again into combat.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1990
I pray that it will not be my sad duty to commit American fighting men again into combat.
Said by
George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Luncheon Hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California

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