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Robert C. Byrd: I have designated that, in my own public statements and in my own mind, as 'Mr. Bush's war.' He took us to war.

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
I have designated that, in my own public statements and in my own mind, as 'Mr. Bush's war.' He took us to war.
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Robert C. Byrd
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Sep 22, 2003

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Criticism of President Bush's decision to go to war.

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