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On the recordJuly 28, 2004
The great United States of America, our beloved country, never goes to war because it wants to. We go to war because we have to.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John Kerry discusses the reasons for going to war, framing it as a necessity rather than a choice.

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