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On the recordApril 7, 2004
You said the president was tired of swatting flies. Can you tell me one example where the president swatted a fly when it came to al Qaeda prior to 9/11?
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Kerrey challenged Rice on the effectiveness of the president's actions against al Qaeda before the 9/11 attacks.

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