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Bill Delahunt: “The President, while meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, accused both Syria and Iran of continuing to harbor and…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2003
The President, while meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, accused both Syria and Iran of continuing to harbor and assist terrorists; and he warned those two nations that they would 'face consequences.' I do not know what that means, but I am definitely concerned when I hear that language. ... I do not know if you are aware, but recently an Under Secretary of State by the name of John Bolton was to testify before the House Committee on International Relations... There was a report in the Miami Herald, and let me read certain excerpts from that report, because we are talking about credibility, the credibility of the President of the United States and the credibility of the administration. ... It was withdrawn because of the CIA insistence that it was exaggerated testimony.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the President's comments on Syria and Iran and the credibility of the administration.

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