On the recordSeptember 22, 2004
Let's say you tried to have an election, and you could have it in three quarters or four fifths of the country, but some places you couldn't, because the violence was too great.
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transcripts.cnn.comDonald H. Rumsfeld: “Let's say you tried to have an election, and you could have it in three quarters or four fifths of the country, but some…”
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Rumsfeld discussed the potential challenges of holding elections in Iraq due to violence, suggesting that imperfect elections are still better than none.
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