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On the recordDecember 13, 2005
My decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision. Saddam was a threat. And the American people and the world is better off because he is no longer in power. I strongly believe a democratic Iraq is a crucial part of our strategy to defeat the terrorists, because only democracy can bring freedom and reconciliation to Iraq and peace to this troubled part of the world.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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Bush defends his decision to invade Iraq and emphasizes the importance of democracy in the region.

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