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George H.W. Bush: There was one battalion he wanted to have--this was before yesterday's request--and we were not able to do it because…

On the recordAugust 28, 1992
There was one battalion he wanted to have--this was before yesterday's request--and we were not able to do it because those people had served. It was a reserve unit. They had served, and under the law we're not able to mobilize them. But perhaps that's what's causing some of the concern. But the Governor and I are looking at this, I think, the same. I'm not going to--you can ask him. But we want to give full cooperation to what's happening there. You just turn on the set, and you can see these planes rolling in there. That's the main thing. Look forward, try to help, and try to wipe out these little differences that some people want to talk about. I want to dwell on how we're going to help the people in Florida.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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