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On the recordMay 30, 2004
In places like Kabul and Kandahar and Mosul and Baghdad we have seen their decency and their brave spirit. Because of their fierce courage America is safer. Two terror regimes are gone forever and more than 50 million souls now live in freedom.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush speaks about the impact of U.S. troops in the war on terror.

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