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Barbara Boxer: “I thank the Senator for putting this debate in the proper context and for pointing out what the solemn duty really is in…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2002
I thank the Senator for putting this debate in the proper context and for pointing out what the solemn duty really is in the Senate. I want to ask my friend a couple of questions. Has my friend heard, as I have, the President himself and many of his representatives, including Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Ari Fleischer, repeat over and over again that the President has not yet made a decision to go to war? Has my friend heard that?
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the President's stance on the decision to go to war.

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