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Donald H. Rumsfeld: “The American people were told by the president of the United States at the U.N. and here in the United States the…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2003
The American people were told by the president of the United States at the U.N. and here in the United States the reasons for going in.

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Secretary Rumsfeld defends the administration's rationale for the Iraq war against Senator Byrd's criticism.

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