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Joe Biden: “This ain't an imperial nation. This ain't one who is going to want to hang around there, and the American people…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2003
This ain't an imperial nation. This ain't one who is going to want to hang around there, and the American people understand oil isn't enough.
Said by
Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
congress.gov
Sep 24, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Biden emphasizes that U.S. interests in Iraq are not imperialistic.

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