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George H.W. Bush: “Either we will succeed or we won't succeed. And the definition of success, as I described, is, you know, sectarian…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2007
Either we will succeed or we won't succeed. And the definition of success, as I described, is, you know, sectarian violence down.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush discusses the definition of success in Iraq, focusing on reducing sectarian violence.

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