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On the recordDecember 4, 2005
Quitting is not a strategy. Quitting is an invitation to more attacks and more terrorist violence here at home.

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Donald Rumsfeld argues against the idea of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, stating it would lead to increased violence and instability.

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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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