06/05/1989
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"The road ahead is going to be difficult, and it will require more sacrifice."
"Most recently they attempted to strike again in the most ambitious plot since the attacks of September the 11th."
"For al Qaeda, Iraq is not a distraction from their war on America; it is the central battlefield where the outcome of this struggle will be decided."
"President Bush today called the war on terror the great struggle of the 21st century."