Chief-Dole, Bob (Robert Joseph)-[Republican], 1988

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George Bush led the Terrorism Task Force, which said America would never sell arms for hostages. As he was saying those words, Bush approved selling arms to the Ayatollah. When the scandal broke, Bush said he was out of the loop or missed the meeting. But the sworn testimony of Bush's own chief of staff seems to directly contradict Bush. Bush has changed his story nine times. Doesn't a candidate who campaigns on foreign policy experience owe us an honest answer?

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In this 1988 political advertisement, Dole, Robert Joseph (Bob), criticizes George H. W. Bush’s integrity and foreign policy experience. It alleges that Bush approved arms sales to the Ayatollah while publicly denying such actions, changed his account multiple times, and contradicted the testimony of his staff, thereby calling his honesty in politics into question.