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Paul Wolfowitz: “Well, I think first of all, we'd be looking at a much worse situation today if we had Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Assad…”

On the recordJune 12, 2014
Well, I think first of all, we'd be looking at a much worse situation today if we had Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Assad in Syria and the Iranian thugs in Iran.
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Paul Wolfowitz
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Wolfowitz argues that the current situation would be worse if Saddam Hussein were still in power, emphasizing the need to deal with the ongoing threats.

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