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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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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry challenges Cheney and the president regarding their service and leadership.

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