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Frank Pallone: “And also they continue to deny the reality. I mean, after the CIA report came out, it was either today or yesterday…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2004
And also they continue to deny the reality. I mean, after the CIA report came out, it was either today or yesterday, that the President, President Bush was out there saying that the war has resulted in the U.S. being in less danger of attack and terrorism is down, the whole thing. And the Democratic candidate, Senator Kerry dispute that and said, Where are the facts to back this up? In the last few years we know that North Korea has more nuclear weapons than it had before, 3 or 4 times as many. There is no question that Iran is developing nuclear capability, I mean, the list goes on. Afghanistan, I think Kerry said, has basically been made into a sideshow. We do not even hear about what is going on there.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing national security and the implications of the Iraq war during a floor speech.

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