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On the recordJuly 21, 2005
our government has the solemn responsibility to protect our Nation from terrorism, as today, again, we pray for the people of London. Our ability to do that was undermined, quite frankly, 2 years ago when the identity of one of our CIA agents whose work helps keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists was exposed. This breach of our national security was not really an accident. This agent's name was leaked in an act that an unnamed administration official described as revenge, political retribution against her husband for having dared to point out that the administration had knowingly distorted the evidence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. It is now clear that President Bush's close adviser, Karl Rove, was involved in this breach of our Nation's security, and he should go. If the administration wants to have any credibility at all when they say that they want to protect the American people, then they should fire Karl Rove and anyone else who was involved in compromising our national security for petty political gain. ____________________
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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