On the recordSeptember 5, 2006
Victory in Iraq will be a crushing defeat to our enemies who have staked so much on the battle there.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “Victory in Iraq will be a crushing defeat to our enemies who have staked so much on the battle there.”
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Bush links the outcome of the Iraq war to a broader fight against terrorism.
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