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On the recordSeptember 10, 2006
Osama bin Laden calls this fight the Third World War, and he says that victory for the terrorists in Iraq will mean America's defeat and disgrace forever. If we yield Iraq to men like bin Laden, our enemies will be emboldened.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush warns of the consequences of losing in Iraq and the implications for U.S. security.

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