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On the recordAugust 29, 2004
The president himself said on television today that he had serious doubts about winning the war on terrorism. John Kerry and I know we can win the war on terrorism, and we know how to win it.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards counters the president's doubts about winning the war on terrorism.

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