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George H.W. Bush: “We're facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives, to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2005
We're facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives, to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

President Bush discusses the nature of the threat posed by radical ideologies in the context of the war on terror.

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