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George H.W. Bush: “We're not leaving so long as I'm the president. That would be a huge mistake. Now, if you say are you going to change…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2006
We're not leaving so long as I'm the president. That would be a huge mistake. Now, if you say are you going to change your strategic objective, it means you're leaving before the mission is complete, and we're not going to leave before the mission is complete.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Bush asserts his commitment to staying in Iraq until the mission is completed.

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