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On the recordApril 2, 1990
What is needed in the Middle East is not inflammatory rhetoric but concrete steps to rid the region of chemical and other unconventional weapons and to move toward peace.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Iraq's Threat To Use Chemical Weapons

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