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George H.W. Bush: “What they're trying to do is they're trying to shake our will and our confidence. They're trying to get us to withdraw…”

On the recordJune 21, 2004
What they're trying to do is they're trying to shake our will and our confidence. They're trying to get us to withdraw from the world so that they can impose their dark vision on people.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Bush condemns the murder of a South Korean hostage and discusses the intentions of terrorists.

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