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John Kerry: “If any of you in New Hampshire believe that with my record I would have taken the authority that we were given in order…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2004
If any of you in New Hampshire believe that with my record I would have taken the authority that we were given in order to get the inspectors in and have a legitimate threat of force and go to war as a last resort, if you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Kerry addresses concerns about his vote for the Iraq war resolution.

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