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George H.W. Bush: “If America were not fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere what would these thousands of killers do…”

On the recordJune 1, 2004
If America were not fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere what would these thousands of killers do, suddenly begin leading productive lives of service and charity?
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

President Bush justifies the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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