On the recordSeptember 1, 2004
I am not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have, and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq.
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transcripts.cnn.comI am not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have, and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq.
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