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Pete Hoekstra: “Everybody would say, of course, that is George Bush, January 2002. No. We have made it clear that it is our policy to…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2004
Everybody would say, of course, that is George Bush, January 2002. No. We have made it clear that it is our policy to see Saddam Hussein gone. "If entrusted with the presidency, my resolve will never waver." Al Gore, May 23, 2000. These people are now revealing these secrets that the President had this secret plan to get rid of Saddam when he came into power. Excuse me. This was the policy of Bill Clinton in 2000, forcefully articulated by then-Vice President Al Gore saying, "We have made it clear that it is our policy to see Saddam Hussein gone."
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. policy towards Saddam Hussein and referencing statements by Al Gore and Bill Clinton.

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