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"I will never apologize for the United States — I don't care what the facts are... I'm not an apologize-for-America kind of guy." - George H.W. Bush, Aug 2 1988

This was in response to the US Navy cruiser USS Vicennes using a cruise missile to destroy Iran Air 655, an Airbus A300 with 290 civilians on board. There were no survivors.

Remember this when you demand decorum from people criticizing GHWB in the wake of his death last night.