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Andrew P. Hunter: “Mentioning the President reminded me of something Saddam Hussein said, because the other day when he got to have his say…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2004
Mentioning the President reminded me of something Saddam Hussein said, because the other day when he got to have his say in court, which is something he never gave the people that he oppressed, he said words to the effect that he would not be there if it were not for George Bush. I will not repeat the adjectives that he used to describe President Bush, but when he said he would not be there if it were not for President Bush, or words to that effect, he was right, George Bush and about 300,000 great Americans in uniform. The point is we have to be the leaders of the free world. If the free world were not led by the United States, I do not think there would be a leader in the free world.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois

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Discussing the role of the United States in leading the free world during a speech.

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