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George H.W. Bush: “As the chief weapons inspector said, we have not yet found the stockpile of weapons that we thought were there. Knowing…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
As the chief weapons inspector said, we have not yet found the stockpile of weapons that we thought were there. Knowing what I knew then and knowing what I know today, America did the right thing in Iraq.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Bush defends the decision to go to war in Iraq despite not finding expected weapons.

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