On the recordJuly 3, 2007
It's a tough fight. But I wouldn't have asked those troops to go into harm's way if the fight was not essential to the security of the United States of America.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “It's a tough fight. But I wouldn't have asked those troops to go into harm's way if the fight was not essential to the…”
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President Bush defends the necessity of the war in Iraq and the sacrifices required from troops.
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