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Joe Biden: “We don't need, as a commander in chief, a war hero. John's a war hero. We need someone with some wisdom.”

On the recordAugust 14, 2008
We don't need, as a commander in chief, a war hero. John's a war hero. We need someone with some wisdom.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden argues that wisdom is more important than military heroism in a president.

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