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Representative Heather Wilson: “I think the White House has made clear and made statements with respect to Africa. And they've also said, and they said…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2004
I think the White House has made clear and made statements with respect to Africa. And they've also said, and they said at the time actually, that there were differing interpretations about aluminum tubes and so forth. But I got to tell you one thing, we did the right thing to remove Saddam Hussein from power.

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Representative Wilson defends the decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power, emphasizing the threat posed by his biological weapons program.

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