On the recordNovember 2, 2007
The only mission ever accomplished was using fear and falsehoods to take us to a war that should've never been authorized and never been waged.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“The only mission ever accomplished was using fear and falsehoods to take us to a war that should've never been authorized and never been waged.”
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