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Donald H. Rumsfeld: “Our goal is to defend the American people and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and to liberate the Iraqi…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2008
Our goal is to defend the American people and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and to liberate the Iraqi people.

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Rumsfeld outlines the objectives of the U.S. military action in Iraq.

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