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Jack Kingston: “Okay, let's say just for a moment you bunch of pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the USA did not…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2003
Okay, let's say just for a moment you bunch of pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the USA did not go into Iraq. Let's say that you really get your way and we destroy all of our nuclear weapons, stick daisies in our gun barrels and sit around with some white wine and cheese and pat ourselves on the back, so proud of what we have done for world peace. Let's say that we cut the military budget to just enough to keep the National Guard on hand to help out with floods and fires.…
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. military intervention in Iraq and addressing criticism from Hollywood.

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