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George H.W. Bush: “Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lennon and Hitler before them. The question…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2006
Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lennon and Hitler before them. The question is, will we listen? Will we pay attention to what these evil men say? We're on the offensive. We will not rest, we will not retreat and we will not redraw from the fight until this threat to civilization has been removed.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush asserts the need to heed the threats posed by terrorists and commits to an offensive stance in the fight against terrorism.

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