On the recordSeptember 19, 2008
It is intolerable for us to have Al Qaeda base camps maintained in their territories that are planning to attack the U.S. homeland.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“It is intolerable for us to have Al Qaeda base camps maintained in their territories that are planning to attack the U.S. homeland.”
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