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George H.W. Bush: “The program is legal and justified and is meant to thwart another attack by al Qaeda.”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2006
The program is legal and justified and is meant to thwart another attack by al Qaeda.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush defends the eavesdropping program aimed at preventing terrorist attacks.

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