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George H.W. Bush: I haven't discussed military option or any other option. I'm just leaving it where it is. And as I say, in our view, the…

On the recordJune 29, 1991
I haven't discussed military option or any other option. I'm just leaving it where it is. And as I say, in our view, the United Nations resolutions, existing resolutions, clearly give sanction to that. But it's premature to discuss what might be done by the United States and others. We've got some consultation to do, just as we did leading up to Desert Storm on the diplomatic front. But it's a troubling matter, and there's no question about it. This isn't--when you see their man standing up at the U.N. and lying, it just takes me back to where things were before they were wiped out on the battlefield.
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George H.W. Bush
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